Accounting, AAS

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CODE: ACC-AAS | TOTAL CREDITS: 61 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

DESCRIPTION

The Associate of Applied Science Degree in Accounting provides a comprehensive background in the principles, procedures and theories of organizing and maintaining business and financial transactions.

SPECIALIZED ACCREDITATION

This program is accredited by the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP), located at 11520 West 119th Street, Overland Park, KS 66213, (913) 339-9356, (www.acbsp.org).

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Academic Map: AAS Accounting

Student Learning Outcomes

Incorporate accounting principles, procedures and theories of organizing and maintaining business and financial transactions.
Formulate conceptual framework of the accounting cycle with the application of basic assumptions, concepts and guidelines for preparing financial statements.
Enhance proficiency in processing financial information with computerized accounting systems and software.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 22

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{Note: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Recommended: MATH 104B.

MATH 104B - Applied Mathematics or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123).

English Composition (3-5 Credits)

^{Note: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Communication (3 Credits)

Recommended: COM 215.

Human Relations (3 Credits)

Recommended: ALS 101.

Natural Science (3 Credits)

Recommended: ENV 101.

AST 103 - Introductory Astronomy: The Solar System or above
or BIOL 101 - Biology for Non-Majors or above
or CHEM 103 - Preparatory Chemistry or above
or EGG 131 - Technical Physics I
or EGG 132 - Technical Physics II
or ENV 101 - Introduction to Environmental Science or above
or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
or GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
or GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
or GEOL 100 - Earthquakes, Volcanoes and Natural Disasters or above
or HHP 123 - Introduction to the Human Body
or HHP 124 - Introduction to the Human Body Computer Lab
or PHYS 110 - Conceptual Physics or above

Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science (3 Credits)

Recommended: GEOG 106.

any AM prefix course
or any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or any ART prefix course
or any COM prefix course
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any ECON prefix course
or ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above
or GEOG 106 - Introduction to Cultural Geography
or HHP 150 - Living Healthy and Well
or HHP 201 - Stress Management
or HHP 213 - Healthy Aging
or any HIST prefix course
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or any PHIL prefix course
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any PSC prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class
or World Languages 101B or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI).

U.S. and Nevada Constitution (4-6 Credits)

Recommended: HIST 100 or PSC 101.

Four Credit Options
HIST 100 - Historical Issues and Contemporary Society
or PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
Six Credit Options
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
or
HIST 101 - U.S. History to 1877
and HIST 217 - Nevada History
or
HIST 102 - U.S. History Since 1877
and HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
or
HIST 111 - Survey of U.S. Constitutional History
and HIST 217 - Nevada History

Special Program Requirements

TOTAL SPECIAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 39

Core Requirements (30 Credits)

ACC 105 - Taxation for Individuals
and ACC 201 - Financial Accounting
and ACC 202 - Managerial Accounting
and ACC 203 - Intermediate Accounting I
and ACC 204 - Intermediate Accounting II
and ACC 205 - Cost Accounting
and ACC 220 - Microcomputer Accounting Systems
and BUS 273 - Business Law I
and FIN 101 - Personal Finance
and IS 101 - Introduction to Information Systems