Program Overview
This 61 credit-hour program is designed to prepare students for employment as junior accountants in business, industry and government.
The curriculum includes the study of accounting theory and practice, corporation accounting, and cost accounting. Required business course work provides for an overview of the corporate community and includes economics, business law and management classes. Computer information skills are essential to today’s accountants and are also required in this degree.
Program Requirements
Plan of Study Grid | First Semester |
|---|
| ACC 101 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ENG 101 | Composition I | 3 |
| 1 | 3 |
| MGT 111 | Introduction to Business Organization | 3 |
| CAS 115 | Spreadsheet Software | 1 |
| CAS 215 | Advanced Spreadsheet Software | 1 |
| | Hours | 15 |
| Second Semester |
|---|
| + | 6 |
| ACC 102 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 112 | Quickbooks | 2 |
| ACC 155 | Payroll Accounting | 2 |
ECO 211
| Microeconomics
or Macroeconomics | 3 |
| | Hours | 16 |
| Third Semester |
|---|
| ACC 201 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 211 | Business Law I | 3 |
| ACC 250 | Individual Tax Accounting | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Semester |
|---|
| + | 3 |
| ACC 203 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| 6 |
| 3 |
| | Hours | 15 |
| | Total Hours | 61 |
Accounting Electives
(students must satisfy prerequisite for each course elected)
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ACC 202 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACC 251 | Business Tax Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 253 | Advanced Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 254 | Auditing | 3 |
| ACC 265 | Fraud Examination | 3 |
| ACC 257 | Ethics and Tax Practices | 3 |
| ACC 295 | Topics in Accounting (limit 4 hours) | 1-4 |
Business Electives
(students must satisfy prerequisite for each course elected)
Course List | Code | Title | Hours |
| ACC 213 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| CIS 101 | Introduction to Computer Information Systems | 3 |
| FIN 215 | Financial Statements Interpretation and Analysis | 3 |
| MGT 205 | Leadership | 3 |
| MGT 218 | Introduction to Finance | 3 |
| MGT 270 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGT 280 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MKT 245 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| PHI 150 | Business Ethics | 3 |
Program Learning Outcomes
Students who successfully complete this program will be able to:
- Apply knowledge of basic accounting and bookkeeping procedures.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of microcomputers and current accounting software including MS Excel and Quickbooks.
- Utilize interpersonal written and oral communication skills.
- Update knowledge of rapid changes in the field, such as new tax laws.
- Perform detailed work with a high degree of accuracy.
