1580 | Accounting Technology

Associate in Science (A.S.)

Description of Program:

This program prepares you for employment as an accounts receivable, accounts payable and payroll supervisor, a small business accountant, an accounting technician in a professional accounting/tax office, and other accounting related positions. You will also learn financial, cost, and managerial accounting principles and procedures; financial statement components and interpretation; management use of accounting information for strategic and operational planning and controlling; and related business issues.

Length: Two (2) years (64 credit hours)
PREFIX NUMBER COURSE NAME CREDIT HOURS
FIRST YEAR
Fall Term
* ENC 1101 Freshman English 1 (G.E.) 3
  GEB 1011 Introduction to Business   3
* MAC 1105 College Algebra (G.E.) 3
  ACG 2001 Financial Accounting I OR   3
+   ACG 2021   Financial Accounting    
  CGS 1100C Introduction to Microcomputers using Windows (G.E.) 3
SLS 1106 First Year Experience Seminar 1
        16
Spring Term
  PSY 2012 General Psychology (G.E.) 3
***+ ACG 2011 Financial Accounting II   3
*** ACG 2450C Accounting for the Microcomputer   3
  OST 2335 Business Communications   3
  CGS 2510C Spreadsheet Applications   3
        15
Summer Term
*** ACG 2071 Managerial Accounting   3
**   Elective   2-3
        5
SECOND YEAR
Fall Term
  SPC 2608 Fundamentals of Speech Communication (G.E.) 3
*** ACG 2170 Financial Statement Analysis   3
  TAX 2000 Personal Income Tax   3
  BUL 2241 Business Law I   3
**   Humanities Elective   3
        15
Spring Term
  APA 2136 Bookeeping Certification Preparation   3
  ECO 2013 Macroeconomics (G.E.) 3
  GEB 2430 Business Ethics   3
  FIN 2001 Principles of Finance   3
  ACO 2807 Payroll Accounting   1
        13
* It may be necessary to first enroll in a lower level English, math, or reading course depending on college placement test scores.
** It is the student’s responsibility to meet with the department chair or counselor to select the proper course to fulfill this requirement.
*** Check the course descriptions for prerequisites.
+ If completing ACG 2021 instead of ACG 2001 and ACG 2011, you must also complete an additional 3 hour Business Elective.