Accounting AAS Degree
Accountants and auditors prepare and examine financial records. They ensure that financial records are accurate and that taxes are paid properly and on time. Accountants and auditors assess financial operations and work to help ensure that organizations run efficiently. They must have basic math and computer skills, including knowledge of spreadsheets and bookkeeping software.
- Degree Type: AAS
- All required courses available online
- TSI: required
- Capstone course: ACNT-1313 Computerized Accounting Applications
Although not designed to transfer, this AAS degree program leads to an online Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences (BAAS) degree with participating universities. See an academic advisor for more information about the BAAS.
| Term One | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BMGT-1341 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| ACNT-1303 or HRPO-2307 |
Introduction to Accounting I or Organizational Behavior |
3 |
| POFT-1127 | Introduction to Keyboarding | 1 |
| BCIS-1305 | Business Computer Applications | 3 |
| EDUC/PSYC-1300 | Learning Framework | 3 |
| Hours | 13 | |
| Term Two | ||
| BUSG-1301 or BUSI-1301 |
Introduction to Business or Business Principle |
3 |
| POFT-1301 | Business English | 3 |
| ACCT-2401 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ITSW-1304 | Introduction to Spreadsheets | 3 |
| Lang., Phil., & Culture/Creative Arts | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Term Three | ||
| ACNT-1311 | Introduction to Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT-2402 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ECON-2301 or ECON-2302 |
Principles of Macroeconomics or Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
| MATH-1332 | Contemporary Mathematics (quantitative Reasoning) | 3 |
| HRPO-2301 or ACNT-1304 |
Human Resources Management or Introduction to Accounting II |
3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Term Four | ||
| BUSI-2301 | Business Law | 3 |
| ACNT-1329 | Payroll & Business Tax Accounting | 3 |
| ACNT-1313 | Computerized Accounting Applications (Capstone) | 3 |
| ACNT-1331 or ACNT-2382 |
Federal Income Tax or Coop Education, Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping |
3 |
| ENGL-1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 60 | |