Accounting, AAS
Accounting is a crucial part of every business operation and the language that businesses speak. The associate of applied science degree program focuses on practical skills often required for entry-level paraprofessional positions. The internship course gives the graduate on-the-job experience working in an approved business. Two-year graduates may find positions as accounting assistants, accounting clerks and general bookkeepers.
The accounting career program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). For students wishing to transfer to a four-year college accounting or business program, this accreditation makes the transfer a smoother process. For more information, please contact the department chair or a JCCC counselor.
(Major Code 2400; State CIP Code 52.0302)
Associate of Applied Science Degree
First Semester
| Business Electives | 3 | |
| NOTE: Business electives are any courses with the BUS, ENTR, ECON or MKT prefix. | ||
| ACCT 121 | Accounting I | 3 |
| ENGL 121 | Composition I* | 3 |
| ACCT 131 | Federal Income Taxes I | 3 |
| MATH 171 | College Algebra* (or higher) | 3 |
| or MATH 120 | Business Mathematics* | |
| CIS 124 | Introduction to Computer Concepts and Applications | 3 |
| Total Hours | 18 | |
Second Semester
| Business Electives | 3 | |
| NOTE: Business electives are any courses with the BUS, ENTR, ECON or MKT prefix. | ||
| ACCT 122 | Accounting II* | 3 |
| BUS 150 | Business Communications* | 3 |
| ACCT 135 | Computerized Accounting Applications* | 3 |
| BUS 225 | Human Relations | 3 |
| Total Hours | 15 | |
Third Semester
| ACCT Electives (see below) | 3 | |
| Business Electives | 3 | |
| Note: Business electives are any courses with the BUS, ENTR, ECON or MKT prefix | ||
| ACCT 140 | Computerized Accounting Problems* | 3 |
| BUS 261 | Business Law I* | 3 |
| PHIL 138 | Business Ethics | 1 |
| Humanities Elective^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 16 | |
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Fourth Semester
| ACCT Electives (see below) | 3 | |
| Business Electives | 4 | |
| NOTE: Business electives are any courses with the BUS, ENTR, ECON or MKT prefix. | ||
| ACCT 278 | Accounting Internship* | 1 |
| ACCT 285 | Accounting Capstone* | 3 |
| Social Science and/or Economics Elective ^ | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 14 | |
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ACCT Electives
| ACCT 215 | Accounting for Nonprofit Organizations* | 3 |
| ACCT 221 | Cost Accounting* | 3 |
| ACCT 222 | Managerial Accounting* | 3 |
| ACCT 231 | Intermediate Accounting I* | 3 |
| ACCT 232 | Intermediate Accounting II* | 3 |
| ACCT 240 | Fraud Examination* | 3 |
Total Program Hours: 63