Accounting, AAS

Program Description/Purpose: Designed for students who seek full-time employment in the accounting field immediately upon completion of the community college curriculum.

Occupational Outcomes: Upon completion of this degree program occupational objectives include accounts receivable and accounts payable clerks, bank tellers and managers, industry accountant, retail business accountant, self-employed accounting and tax services or service business accountant.

Program Student Learning Outcomes:

1. Apply basic rules of financial accounting to business transactions.
2. Apply principles and practices of accounting to analyze and interpret general purpose financial statements.
3. Apply basic rules of managerial accounting to business decision making.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of compliance in accounting, reporting and tax.
5. Evaluate the legal, ethical, and social implications of business decisions and their impact on various individuals, groups, and societies.
6. Students will demonstrate an overall knowledge of the underlying theory of financial accounting.

• Below is the recommended course sequence for full-time students.
• Courses are listed by the semester they are usually offered.
• Course availability in a given semester may vary.
• You can change the order or number of classes each semester, but taking fewer classes in a semester will mean more semesters to finish the program.
• Please discuss your plan including elective selection with your advisor to ensure it meets your academic goals.