Overview
An associate degree in accounting is your gateway to an exciting professional occupation. With an associate degree, you can graduate with career-ready accounting skills, including basic accounting, cost accounting, taxation, computerized accounting, and managerial accounting. Our students have the option of graduating and going directly into the workforce in this high-demand industry or pursuing a bachelor’s degree at a four-year institution.
Career Opportunities
Students completing the Accounting degree program will have the skills and knowledge necessary to gain entry into careers such as accounts receivable clerk, accounting assistant, billing clerk, bookkeeper, management trainee, and payroll clerk. In addition to an accounting core, students will develop strong business skills by studying business concepts, management, international business, and business law.
For students interested in continuing with their college education, transfer agreements with four-year institutions may be available. Call or email the department chair for details.
First Year
Fall Semester
Course Number | Title | Lecture | Lab | Credits |
ACCT131L | Accounting I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BUS130L | Introduction to Business | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ENGL100L | English Composition | 4 | 0 | 4 |
CIS132L | Software Applications | 3 | 2 | 4 |
ESNT120L | College Essentials | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Total | 14 | 2 | 15 |
First Year
Spring Semester
Course Number | Title | Lecture | Lab | Credits |
ACCT132L | Accounting II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ENGL124L | Business Communications | 3 | 0 | 3 |
SOSC231L | Microeconomics | |||
OR | ||||
SOSC232L | Macroeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Business Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Math Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Second Year
Fall Semester
Course Number | Title | Lecture | Lab | Credits |
ACCT251L | Federal Taxes | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ACCT235L | Managerial Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BUS231L | Principles of Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
BUS238L | Business Law I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Humanities/Fine Arts/Foreign Language Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 15 | 0 | 15 |
Second Year
Spring Semester
Course Number | Title | Lecture | Lab | Credits |
ACCT231L | Cost Accounting | 3 | 0 | 3 |
ACCT273L | Introduction to Computerized Accounting | 2 | 2 | 3 |
CIS235L | Spreadsheets | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Science Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Social Science Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
Total | 13 | 4 | 15 |
Program Goals
Students completing the Accounting degree program will have the skills and knowledge necessary to gain entry into careers such as accounts receivable clerk, accounting assistant, billing clerk, bookkeeper, management trainee, and payroll clerk. In addition to an accounting core, students will develop strong business skills by studying business concepts, management, international business, and business law.
For students interested in continuing with their college education, transfer agreements with four-year institutions may be available. Call or email the department chair for details.
Program Outcomes
Students in this program will be expected to:
- Have a strong command of the English language, including written and oral communications;
- Demonstrate reading comprehension skills appropriate for a college-level class;
- Demonstrate arithmetic and computation skills;
- Have sufficient manual dexterity to produce legible written documents in a timely manner and use a keyboard and calculator;
- Be comfortable using computers and computer application software;
- Be able to sit or stand at a desk or workstation and stay on task for extended periods of time.
Scott Maltzie, Ph.D.
Business StudiesAssistant Professor, BusinessCarlene Rose
Business StudiesProfessor, Business; Department Chair Business Studies
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