Accounting and Finance (A25800)
Associate Degree Program
Career Information
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.
Fall Semester I
| ACA 115 | Success & Study Skills | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| ACC 120 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| BUS 110 | Introduction to Business | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS 121 | Business Math | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| CIS 110 | Introduction to Computers | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 10 | 8 | 14 |
Spring Semester I
| ACC 121 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| BUS 115 | Business Law I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS 125 | Personal Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENG 111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 12 | 2 | 13 |
Summer Semester I
| COM 120 | Intro to Interpersonal Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| COM 231 | Public Speaking | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MAT 152 | Statistical Methods I | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| ART 111 | Art Appreciation | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| HUM 115 | Critical Thinking | 3 | 0 | 3 |
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| MUS 110 | Music Appreciation | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 9 | 2 | 10 |
Fall Semester II
| ACC 129 | Individual Income Taxes | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| ACC 220 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| BUS 137 | Principles of Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| CTS 130 | Spreadsheet | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| ECO 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 13 | 6 | 16 |
Spring Semester II
| ACC 150 | Accounting Software Applications | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| BUS 153 | Human Resource Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS 240 | Business Ethics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS 260 | Business Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ECO 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Semester Total: | 13 | 2 | 14 |