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Accounting
Accounting AAS

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ACCOUNTING

EFC-Deactivated September 1, 2003

Brookhaven, Cedar Valley, Eastfield (see above), El Centro, Mountain View, North Lake, and Richland

(Associate in Applied Sciences Degree, Tech Prep Enhanced Skills Certificate)

(Students pursuing this AAS program are required to meet all TASP requirements.)

Degree Plan Code: AAS.ACCT.03

This degree is designed to prepare students for various career opportunities in accounting. Students may specialize in the areas of financial, managerial, cost, tax, and/or small business accounting. Emphasis is placed on internal accounting procedures and generally accepted accounting principles. This program is intended to provide a foundation on which the graduate can build an accounting career through expanded experience and/or further education.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

+ACCT 2301	Principles of Accounting I OR	3
+ACCT 2401	Principles of Accounting I	(4)
ACNT 1311	Introduction to Computerized Accounting	3
++POFT 1325	Business Math and Machine Applications	3
++POFI 2301	Word Processing	3
Elective¹	Business/Technical	3-4
		15-17

SEMESTER II

ACCT 2302	Principles of Accounting II OR	3
ACCT 2402	Principles of Accounting II	(4)
ACNT 1313	Computerized Accounting Applications	3
ENGL 1301	Composition I	3
SPCH 1311	Introduction to Speech Communication	3
Elective¹	Business/Technical	3-4
		15-17

SEMESTER III

ECON 2301	Principles of Economics I	3
+++MATH 1324	Mathematics for Business and Economics	3
Elective¹	Business/Technical	3-4
Elective²	Accounting Specialty	3
Elective³	Social/Behavioral Science	3
		15-16

SEMESTER IV

ECON 2302	Principles of Economics II	3
ENGL 1302	Composition II	3
Elective¹	Business/Technical	3-4
Elective²	Accounting Specialty	3
Elective⁴	Humanities/Fine Arts	3
		15-16

Minimum Hours Required

60-66

Upon completion of Semester I courses, the Accounting Clerk Certificate will be conferred.

Upon completion of Semester I and Semester II courses, the Accounting Assistant Certificate will be conferred.

Upon completion of Semester I through Semester IV courses, the Associate in Applied Sciences Degree in Accounting will be conferred.

+ACNT 1303 is recommended prior to ACCT 2301 or ACCT 2401 for a student with no accounting background. ACNT 1303 and ACNT 1304 are included in the Elective¹ (Business/Technical) list in this program.

++Any student demonstrating proficiency by previous training, experience, or placement tests may substitute a course from the Elective¹ (Business/Technical) list.

+++Any three-credit mathematics course assigned the MATH rubric may be substituted except students cannot take MATH 1371, MATH 1372, MATH 1373, MATH 1374, or MATH 1375.

Elective¹ -- The Business/Technical elective may be selected from the following fields/courses:

Accounting (ACNT, ACCT), Business (BUSG, BUSI), any computer course (ITCC, ITMC, ITSC, ITSE, ITNW, ITSW, INEW, COSC), ECON 1303, ENGL 2311, Management (HRPO, BMGT), Marketing (MRKG), Mathematics (MATH), Office Technology (POFI, POFT). The practicum courses (ACNT 1366 and ACNT 2366) are recommended for students employed in a general business area. The cooperative education courses (ACNT 1380 and ACNT 2380) are recommended for students employed in the accounting area.

Elective² -- The Accounting Specialty elective must be selected from the following accounting courses:

ACNT 1329	Payroll and Business Tax Accounting	3
ACNT 1331	Federal Income Tax: Individual	3
ACNT 1380	Cooperative Education-Accounting	3
ACNT 1391	Special Topics in Accounting	3
ACNT 2303	Intermediate Accounting I	3
ACNT 2304	Intermediate Accounting II	3
ACNT 2309	Cost Accounting	3
ACNT 2311	Managerial Accounting	3
ACNT 2380	Cooperative Education-Accounting	3

Elective³ -- The Social/Behavioral Science elective may be selected from the following fields/courses:

Anthropology (ANTH), Economics (ECON), Geography (GEOG), Government (GOVT), History (HIST), Human Development (HDEV), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology (SOCI).

Elective⁴ -- The Humanities/Fine Arts elective - must be selected from any three-credit hour course contained in the DCCCD approved list for Humanities/Fine Arts.

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.