The Accounting program will train individuals for employment in accounting fields and provide employees working in accounting-related fields the knowledge to upgrade job skills. Students are offered opportunities to experience learning environments through service learning that educate, empower, and enable students to be civically engaged—gaining skills that lead to participatory leadership, effective citizenship, and increased volunteerism.
Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):
Upon successful completion of the AS in Accounting program, students will be able to:
Course Sequence by Semester
Program Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs):
Upon successful completion of the AS in Accounting program, students will be able to:
- Describe the steps of the accounting cycle using a computer based program.
- Perform necessary procedures at each step of the accounting cycle for various types of business.
- Discuss skills needed to sustain careers in accounting.
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Course | Course Name | Credits |
| English (Choose 1) | ||
| EN110 | Freshman Composition | 3 |
| EN110A | Freshman Composition with Instructional Lab | 4 |
| Course | Course Name | Credits |
| MA110A | Mathematics Requirement | 3 |
| PI101 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| CS151 | Windows Applications | 3 |
| Social & Behavioral Sciences (Choose 1) | ||
| PY120 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SO130 | Introduction to Sociology | |
| Natural & Physical Sciences (Choose 1) | ||
| SI103/SI103L | Introduction to Marine Biology: Theory & Lab | 4 |
| SI110/SI110L | Environmental Biology: Theory & Lab | |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Course | Course Name | Credits |
| AC110 | Payroll Accounting | 3 |
| AC150 | Federal Income Tax I | 3 |
| AC210 | Intro to Financial Management | 3 |
| AC211 | Accounting Principles I | 4 |
| AC212 | Accounting Principles II | 4 |
| AC233 | Accounting Using QuickBooks | 3 |
| EC110 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| EN111 OR OA211 | Writing for Research OR Business Communication | 3 |
| OA220 | Spreadsheet Systems | 3 |
| SM108 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| SM230 | Business Law Applications | 3 |
| Major Requirements (Continued) | ||
| Course | Course Name | Credits |
| Accounting Electives (choose 2 courses from the following) | ||
| AC225 | Hospitality Industry Accounting | 6 |
| AC240 | Certified Bookkeeper Review | |
| AC250 | Federal Income Tax II | |
| AC280 | Personal Finance | |
| AC292 | Accounting Practicum | |
| Program Total | 60-61 | |
Course Sequence by Semester
| Year 1 | |||||
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 | ||||
| Course # | Course Name | Credits | Course # | Course Name | Credits |
| EN___ | English Composition Requirement | 3-4 | Humanities & Fine Arts | 3 | |
| MA___ | Mathematics Requirement | 3 | AC212 | Accounting Principles II | 4 |
| AC211 | Accounting Principles I | 4 | AC110 | Payroll Accounting | 3 |
| AC150 | Federal Taxation I | 3 | Social & Behavioral Sciences | 3 | |
| CS151 | Windows Application | 3 | AC200+ Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Total | 16-17 | Total | 16 | ||
| Year 2 | |||||
| Semester 3 | Semester 4 | ||||
| Course # | Course Name | Credits | Course # | Course Name | Credits |
| Natural & Physical Sciences | 4 | AC210 | Introduction to Financial Management | 3 | |
| AC200+ Accounting Elective | 3 | OA211 OR EN111 |
Business Communication OR Writing for Research |
3 | |
| AC233 | Accounting Using QuickBooks | 3 | OA220 | Spreadsheet Systems | 3 |
| EC110 | Principles of Economics | 3 | SM230 | Business Law | 3 |
| SM108 | Introduction to Business | 3 | |||
| Total | 16 | Total | 12 | ||
| PROGRAM TOTAL | 60-61 | ||||
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