Accounting

The need for professionally trained men and women to fill accounting positions in business and industry is a vital concern of the Accounting Program. The Accounting Program has three aims:

• To train students for entry-level career positions in the accounting profession.

• To provide students with an educational foundation to pursue advanced accounting studies at any four-year college leading to a bachelor's degree.

• To provide Spanish-dominant students the opportunity to learn accounting and to make a successful transition to an English-speaking work environment. The program is designed for professional training in two tracks: English dominant and Spanish dominant. A broad and comprehensive introduction to accounting is provided. Upon successful completion of these course requirements, the student is granted an Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in Accounting.

After graduation, a bachelor's degree may be pursued. With appropriate experience, additional credits, and the passing of a state examination, a student may qualify as Certified Public Accountant (CPA).

The following represents the credit distribution and requirements for the program of study leading to the A.A.S. degree in Accounting.

For English-dominant students: The student must be able to register in, or have completed, ENG 91 Core English and MAT 20 Elementary Algebra.

For Spanish dominant students: The student must be exempt from or have completed SPA 121 Basic Spanish Composition I AND must be able to register in, or have completed, ENG 25 Intermediate English as a Second Language or ESL 84 Intensive ESL Reading and Conversation II AND must be able to register for or have completed MAT 20 Elementary Algebra.