Accounting and Finance - AAS Degree
The Accounting and Finance curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge and the skills necessary for employment and growth in the accounting and finance profession. Accountants and finance professionals assemble and analyze, process, and communicate essential information about financial operations.
Course work may include accounting, finance, ethics, business law, computer applications, financial planning, insurance, marketing, real estate, selling, and taxation. Related skills are developed through the study of communications, computer applications, financial analysis, critical thinking skills, and ethics.
Graduates should qualify for entry-level accounting and finance positions in many types of organizations including accounting firms, small businesses, manufacturing firms, banks, hospitals, school systems, and governmental agencies.
Program Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the Accounting and Finance Program, the graduate should be able to:
- List and identify types of unethical behavior in the workplace.
- Analyze and interpret business and personal financial statements
- Assemble and analyze essential information about financial operations.
Accounting and Finance Checklist
Fall Semester I
| ACA-122 | College Transfer Success | 0 | | 0 | 1 |
| ACC-120 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 | | 0 | 4 |
| BUS-110 | Introduction to Business | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-115 | Business Law I | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| ENG-110 | Freshman Composition | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| ENG-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Spring Semester I
| ACC-121 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 | | 0 | 4 |
| BUS-125 | Personal Finance | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-225 | Business Finance | 2 | | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-137 | Principles of Management | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16-17 |
Summer Semester I
| CIS-110 | Introduction to Computers | 2 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 6 |
Fall Semester II
| ACC-140 | Payroll Accounting | 1 | | 0 | 2 |
| ACC-220 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 | | 0 | 4 |
| BUS-121 | Business Math | 2 | | 0 | 3 |
| ACC-149 | Introduction to Accounting Spreadsheets | 1 | | 0 | 2 |
| ECO-251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| ECO-252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Spring Semester II
| ACC-129 | Individual Income Taxes | 2 | | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-260 | Business Communication | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| ACC-150 | Accounting Software Applications | 1 | | 0 | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Total Credit Hours: 64-65
Program Electives:- Take 3 credits from prefixes: ACC, BUS, CSV, CTS, DBA, ECO, ETR, MKT, OST, SPA, WBL.
Communications: ENG-112, ENG-114; COM-110, COM-231.
Natural Science/Math: BIO-111, BIO-168; CHM-151; MAT-110, MAT-143, MAT-152, MAT-171.
Humanities/Fine Arts: ART-111, ART-114, ART-115; ENG-231, ENG-232, ENG-241, ENG-242; HUM-115; MUS-110.
Social/Behavioral Sciences: ECO-251, ECO-252; HIS-111, HIS-112, HIS-131, HIS-132; POL-120; PSY-150; SOC-210, SOC-220.