Accounting Technology & Bookkeeping

Accounting & Bookkeeping

That feeling when your balance sheet balances…

The accounting track emphasizes accounting procedures with other business, communication, and computer courses to complement the needs of today’s employers. Students successfully completing the Certificate of Applied Science – Bookkeeping program will be able to maintain accounting records in journals, ledgers, and other accounting forms, both manual and computerized. In addition to those skills, students completing the Associate of Applied Science – Accounting Technology program will have a general knowledge of financial statement presentation, non-profit accounting, managerial accounting, payroll procedures, and income tax preparation. The Associate of Applied Science – Accounting Technology further emphasizes critical thinking, problem-solving, and communication skills for students with instruction in business law, economics, ethics, finance, and a capstone experience.

Bookkeeping C.A.S.

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First Semester Courses
Course # Title
ACTG101 Accounting Procedures I
BGEN105 Introduction to Business
WRIT101 College Writing I
Choose One of the following:
M108T Business Mathematics
M115 Probability and Linear Mathematics
M121 College Algebra
STAT216 Introduction to Statistics
Choose One of the following:
CAPP156 MS Excel
CSCI172 Introduction to Computer Modeling
Second Semester Courses
Course # Title
ACTG102 Accounting Procedures II
ACTG205 Computerized Accounting
BGEN220 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
CAPP266 Advanced MS Excel
Choose One of the following:
PSYX100 Introduction to Psychology
SOCI101 Introduction to Sociology

Accounting Technology A.A.S.

First Semester Courses
Course # Title
ACTG101 Accounting Procedures I
BGEN105 Introduction to Business
WRIT101 College Writing I
Choose One of the following:
M108T Business Mathematics
M115 Probability and Linear Mathematics
M121 College Algebra
STAT216 Introduction to Statistics
Choose One of the following:
CAPP156 MS Excel
CSCI172 Introduction to Computer Modeling
Second Semester Courses
Course # Title
ACTG102 Accounting Procedures II
ACTG205 Computerized Accounting
BGEN220 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility
CAPP266 Advanced MS Excel
Choose One of the following:
PSYX100 Introduction to Psychology
SOCI101 Introduction to Sociology
Third Semester Courses
Course # Title
ACTG180 Payroll Accounting
ACTG201 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACTG211 Income Tax Fundamentals
BGEN235 Business Law
Choose One of the following:
COMX115 Into to Interpersonal Communications
COMX111 Introduction to Public Speaking
Fourth Semester Courses
Course # Title
ACTG202 Principles of Managerial Accounting
ACTG215 Foundations of Governmental and Not for Profit Accounting
BFIN265 Introduction To Business Finance
Choose One of the following:
ACTG298 Internship
CSCI172 Introduction to Computer Modeling
Choose One of the following:
ECNS201 Principles of Microeconomics
ECNS202 Principles of Macroeconomics
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