A QUICK INTRO
Are you good with numbers? Does keeping your home budget come naturally to you? If so, a career in Accounting & Finance might be right up your alley! Career opportunities abound at local account firms, regional small businesses and other agencies and organizations.
WHAT YOU STUDY
Course work may include accounting, finance, ethics, business law, computer applications, financial planning, insurance, marketing, real estate, selling, and taxation. Related skills are developed through the study of communications, computer applications, financial analysis, critical thinking skills, and ethics.
WHAT YOU CAN DO
Graduates should qualify for entry-level accounting and finance positions in many types of organizations including accounting firms, small businesses, manufacturing firms, banks, hospitals, school systems, and governmental agencies.
COURSE INFORMATION
Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.
FALL SEMESTER 1
| Prefix | No. | Title | Credit |
| ACA | 111 | College Student Success | 1 |
| ACC | 120 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 4 |
| CIS | 110 | Introduction to Computers | 3 |
| ENG | 111 | Writing & Inquiry | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | |||
| MAT | 143 | Quantitative Literacy | 3 |
| MAT | 152 | Statistical Methods I | 4 |
| Totals | 14-15 | ||
SPRING SEMESTER 1
| ACC | 121 | Prin of Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC | 150 | Accounting Software Applications | 2 |
| BUS | 125 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| CTS | 130 | Spreadsheet I | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | |||
| PSY | 118 | Interpersonal Psychology | 3 |
| PSY | 150 | General Psychology | 3 |
| SOC | 210 | Introduction to Sociology | 3 |
| Totals | 15 | ||
SUMMER SEMESTER
| BUS | 110 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| COM | 120 | Intro to Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | |||
| HUM | 115 | Critical Thinking | 3 |
| HUM | 230 | Leadership Development | 3 |
| Totals | 9 | ||
FALL SEMESTER 2
| ACC | 129 | Individual Income Taxes | 3 |
| ACC | 130 | Business Income Taxes | 3 |
| ACC | 220 | Intermediate Accounting I | 4 |
| ACC | 240 | Gov. & Not for Profit Accounting | 3 |
| Choose one of the following: | |||
| ECO | 151 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| ECO | 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO | 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Totals | 16 | ||
SPRING SEMESTER 2
| ACC | 140 | Payroll Accounting | 2 | ||||
| ACC | 225 | Cost Accounting | 3 | ||||
| BUS | 115 | Business Law I | 3 | ||||
| BUS | 260 | Business Communication | 3 | ||||
| Choose one of the following: | |||||||
| ACC | 227 | Practices in Accounting | 3 | ||||
| WBL | 111 | Work-Based Learning | 1 | ||||
| WBL | 112 | Work-Based Learning | 2 | ||||
| Totals | 12-14 | ||||||
Note: PSY 118 does not transfer to a university.
Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.
FALL SEMESTER 1
| Prefix | No. | Title | Credit |
| ACA | 111 | College Student Success | 1 |
| ACC | 120 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 4 |
| BUS | 110 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| CIS | 110 | Intro to Computers | 3 |
| ENG | 111 | Writing & Inquiry | 3 |
| Totals | 14 |
SPRING SEMESTER 1
| ACC | 121 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC | 140 | Payroll Accounting | 2 |
| ACC | 150 | Accounting Software Applications | 2 |
| BUS | 115 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BUS | 125 | Personal Finance | 3 |
| Totals | 14 |
FALL SEMESTER 2
| ACC | 129 | Individual Income Taxes | 3 |
| ACC | 130 | Business Income Taxes | 4 |
| ACC | 220 | Intermediate Accounting I | 4 |
| Choose one of the following: | |||
| ECO | 151 | Principles of Economics | 3 |
| ECO | 251 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO | 252 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Totals | 13 | ||
Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.
FALL SEMESTER 1
| Prefix | No. | Title | Credit |
| ACC | 120 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC | 129 | Individual Income Taxes | 3 |
| Totals | 7 |
SPRING SEMESTER 1
| ACC | 121 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC | 150 | Accounting Software Applications | 2 |
| Totals | 6 |
This certificate is also offered to high school students through the Career & College Promise initiative.
Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.
| Prefix | No. | Title | Credit |
| ACC | 120 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC | 129 | Individual Income Taxes | 3 |
| Totals | 7 |
SPRING SEMESTER 1
| ACC | 121 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC | 140 | Payroll Accounting | 2 |
| ACC | 150 | Accounting Software Applications | 2 |
| Totals | 8 |
Click on title for course description. For your convenience, the following listing includes only credit hours for each course. For a comprehensive listing of classroom, lab and clinical hours for each course, click on this PDF.
FALL SEMESTER 1
| Prefix | No. | Title | Credit |
| ACC | 120 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC | 129 | Individual Income Taxes | 3 |
| ACC | 130 | Business Income Tax | 3 |
| Totals | 10 |
SPRING SEMESTER 1
| ACC | 121 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC | 140 | Payroll Accounting | 2 |
| Totals | 6 |
