Accounting (A.A.)

The Associate of Arts in Accounting provides the foundation of an accounting career with core courses in Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting and Individual Taxation. In addition, courses in Computerized Accounting and Excel will assist with the technology required for an accounting career. Students are also provided course options to enhance knowledge in other accounting and business fields.  This degree serves as a base for further study in a four-year program or prepares graduates to more quickly enter the workforce.

Student Learning Outcomes:

  • Students will be able to apply major concepts in the functional areas of accounting including financial, managerial and tax.
  • Students will be able to apply decision-support tools to business and accounting decision-making.

REQUIRED MAJOR CORE

Complete the following courses.

  • - Accounting I (3 s.h.)
  • - Accounting II (3 s.h.)
  • - Computerized Accounting (2 s.h.)
  • - Individual Income Tax (3 s.h.)
  • - Intermediate Accounting I (4 s.h.)
  • - Intermediate Accounting II (4 s.h.)
  • - Business as a Profession (1 s.h.)
  • - Advanced Excel for Business App (2 s.h.)
  • - Microeconomics (3 s.h.)

ELECTIVE(S) IN MAJOR

Complete 8 s.h. of the following courses.

  • - Cost Accounting (3 s.h.)
  • - Advanced Excel for Business App (2 s.h.)
  • - Accounting Information Systems (3 s.h.)
  • - Financial Statement Analysis and Reporting (3 s.h.)
  • - Special Topics in Accounting (1-4 s.h.)
  • - Internship (1-4 s.h.)
  • - Accounting Practicum (0-3 s.h.)
  • - Accounting Seminar (2 s.h.)
  • - Organizational Tax (3 s.h.)
  • - Gov and Non-Profit Accounting (3 s.h.)
  • - Advanced Accounting (3 s.h.)
  • - Auditing (3 s.h.)
  • - Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Marketing (3 s.h.)
  • - Decision Making Strategies (3 s.h.)
  • - Retail Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Human Resources Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Personal Selling/Sales Mngmt (3 s.h.)
  • - International Business (3 s.h.)
  • - Business Law (3 s.h.)
  • - Finance (3 s.h.)
  • - Consumer Behavior (3 s.h.)
  • - Financial Statement Analysis and Reporting (3 s.h.)
  • - Operations Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Introduction to Understanding and Managing Non-profit Organizations (3 s.h.)
  • - Organizational Theory & Behavior (3 s.h.)
  • - Intercultural Communication (3 s.h.)
  • - Selected Topics (3 s.h.)
  • - Trusts I (3 s.h.)
  • - Trusts II (3 s.h.)
  • - Trusts III (3 s.h.)
  • - Internship (3 s.h.)
  • - Marketing Research (3 s.h.)
  • - Investments (3 s.h.)
  • - Marketing Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Supervisory Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Branding & Promotions (3 s.h.)
  • - Financial Mngmt Applications (3 s.h.)
  • - International Marketing (3 s.h.)
  • - Leadership in Organizations (3 s.h.)
  • - Business Ethics (3 s.h.)
  • - Strategic Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Business Plan Development (3 s.h.)
  • - Project Management (3 s.h.)
  • - Senior Colloquium (1 s.h.)
  • - Independent Study (1-4 s.h.)
  • - Independent Study (1-4 s.h.)
  • - Money & Banking (3 s.h.)
  • - International Economic Relations (3 s.h.)
  • - Managerial Economics (3 s.h.)
  • - The Evolution of Economic Thought (3 s.h.)
  • - Consumer Behavior (3 s.h.)
  • - Intermediate Microeconomics (3 s.h.)
  • - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 s.h.)
  • - Selected Topics (3 s.h.)
  • - Applied Economic Research (3 s.h.)
  • - Internship (3 s.h.)
  • - Environmental Economics (3 s.h.)
  • - Financial Markets & Institutions (3 s.h.)
  • - Labor Economics (3 s.h.)
  • - Industrial Organization (3 s.h.)
  • - International Economics (3 s.h.)
  • - Sports Economics (3 s.h.)
  • - Independent Study (1-4 s.h.)

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