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:
- Understand the accounting equation and how business transactions impact the different elements of it.
- Interpret managerial and cost accounting concepts and how these different topics impact decision making.
- Analyze financial statements and their uses, applying FASB's conceptual framework that underlies financial accounting.
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-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Spring Semester I
Select One Course: BUS-125, BUS-225
Select One Communications Course: COM-110, COM-120, COM-231, ENG-112, ENG-114
Select One Science/Math Course: BIO-111, BIO-140, BIO-168, CHM-151, MAT-110, MAT-143, MAT-152, MAT-171
| ACC-121 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 | | 0 | 4 |
| BUS-137 | Principles of Management | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 16-17 |
Summer Semester I
| CIS-110 | Introduction to Computers | 2 | | 0 | 3 |
| ACC-150 | Accounting Software Applications | 1 | | 0 | 2 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 5 |
Fall Semester II
Select One Course:
ECO-251,
ECO-252
| 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 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 14 |
Spring Semester II
Select One Course from the Social/Behavioral Sciences UGETC Courses for 3 credit hours: ECO-251, ECO-252, HIS-111, HIS-112, HIS-121, HIS-131, HIS-132, POL-120, PSY-150, SOC-210, SOC-220, SOC-225
Select One Course from the Humanities/Fine Arts Courses for 3 credit hours: ART-111, ART-114, ART-115, DRA-111, DRA-115, ENG-231, ENG-232, ENG-241, ENG-242, HUM-115, MUS-110, MUS-112, PHI-240, REL-110, REL-211, REL-212, REL-221
Program Elective: Take three credits from prefixes: ACC, BUS, CSV, CTS, DBA, ECO, ETR, MKT, OST, SPA, WBL.
| ACC-129 | Individual Income Taxes | 2 | | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-260 | Business Communication | 3 | | 0 | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 15 |
Total Credit Hours: 64-65