Accounting - Associate of Applied
Science Degree
The
Accounting AAS degree program is a sequence of courses
designed to prepare graduates for entry-level employment
as accounting assistants. The program provides learning
opportunities which introduce, develop, and reinforce academic
and occupational knowledge, skills, and attitudes required
for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Additionally,
the program provides opportunities to retrain and upgrade
present knowledge and skills. Completion of the program
of study leads to an Associate of Applied Science degree
in Accounting.
PROGRAM
LENGTH
A minimum of 102 credit hours is required for graduation. A full time student
can expect to complete the program in 5 - 7 quarters.
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
A
graduate of this program will be qualified for the following
positions: balance clerk, payroll clerk, procurement clerk,
credit clerk, traffic clerk, stock-control clerk, shipping
order clerk, clerk teller, transit clerk, accounting clerk,
billing typist, insurance clerk, bookkeeper, cost clerk,
classification control clerk, traffic-note clerk, general-ledger
bookkeeper, billing-control clerk, audit clerk, account-information
clerk, or related employment.
ADMISSIONS
REQUIREMENTS
Age: Applicant
must be 16 years or older.
Education: A high school
diploma/GED is required.
Program Acceptance/Placement: Applicant
must achieve program ready or provisional
scores on the ASSET placement test (or
submit acceptable SAT/ACT scores.) Applicants
who do not attain the minimum scores
may take refresher/remedial instruction
in order to meet admissions requirements.
CURRICULUM
Course
# Course Title Credit Hrs
General
Core Courses
ENG
191 Composition and Rhetoric I 5
AND
ENG
193 Composition and Rhetoric II 5
OR
HUM191
Introduction to Humanities 5
AND
ENG
195 Technical Communications 5
OR
SPC
191 Fundamentals of Speech 5
AND
PSY
191 Introductory Psychology 5
ECO
191 Principles of Economics 5
MAT
191 College Algebra 5
Occupational
Courses
SCT
100 Introduction to Microcomputers 3
ACC
101 Principles of Accounting I 6
ACC
102 Principles of Accounting II 6
ACC
103 Principles of Accounting III 6
ACC
104 Computerized Accounting 3
ACC
106 Accounting Spreadsheet Fundamentals 3
ACC
152 Payroll Accounting 4
ACC
151 Individual Tax Accounting 4
BUS
101 Beginning Document Processing 5
BUS
108 Word Processing 7
XXX xxx Accounting/Business Program Electives 20
XXX xxx Electives/Outside area of Specialization 5
