Program Description
The Accounting Associate of Applied Science degree program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in the accounting profession. Learning opportunities develop academic, technical, and professional skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Areas covered in this program include maintaining a set of books for business entities, account classifications, subsidiary record accounting, corporate accounting, cost accounting, payroll, computerized accounting, spreadsheet and database fundamentals, tax preparation, and word processing. The program emphasizes a combination of accounting theory and practical application necessary for successful employment using both manual and computerized accounting systems. Program graduates receive an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Accounting, which qualifies them as accounting technicians.

Length of Program
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.

Curriculum

General Core Courses

Occupational Courses