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Program Outcomes

Communicate effectively with clients, accounting professional and non-accounting personnel. Communication should be oral as well as written and may require presentation.

Identify careers in the accounting field that may include but are not limited to the following industries:
* Governmental agencies, State and Federal
* Private companies in specific accounting positions
* Not-For-Profit companies

Access information, analyze source documents, and record accounting transactions using common practices.

Prepare and analyze basic and advanced financial statements according to industry standards.

Prepare payroll, access forms and prepare tax reports according to industry standards.

Efficiently organize tasks for timely submission. Work should be organized according to industry standards.

Demonstrate personal and professional accountability to include time management and quality presentations.

Accounting

Prepares students for careers in Accounting with starting positions such as a junior-level accountant, entry-level accounting supervisor, full charge bookkeeper, fiscal technician, accounting assistant, or various other entry-level accounting clerks.

Participate in realistic training through internships. Technical course curriculum is based on current industry standards.

This program is approximately six quarters in length, depending on the time students need to satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements. All courses must be completed with a minimum C grade to graduate.

In addition to the program course requirements, students must also complete the general education requirements for the degree they seek to obtain. The two degree options in this program are the Associate of Applied Technology (AAT) or the Associate in Applied Science–T (AAS-T). The different requirements for each degree are listed below.

AAT Degree General Education Requirements (15 credits):

● ENGL& 101 English Composition or CMST& 220 (or higher)

● MAT 105 Math for Industrial Professions (or higher)

● PSYC& 100 General Psychology (or other social science or humanities class)

AAS-T Degree general education requirements (20 credits):

All AAS-T degrees must have a minimum of 20 credits of transferable general education. These credits replace the academic courses required for the AAT degree. Required credits include:

5 credits in Communication: ENGL& 101
5 credits in quantitative reasoning: MATH 110, MATH& 141, MATH& 142, MATH& 146 or MATH& 151
10 credits in social science, humanities, or science (choose two from the following): PSYC& 100, PSYC& 200, PSY 210, PSYC& 220, SOC& 101, ART& 100, MUS& 105, ASL& 121, BIOL 118, BIOL& 160, BIOL& 175, BIOL& 241, BIOL& 242, CHEM& 121, CHEM& 110, GEOL& 110, PHYS& 114, ECON 101, ECON& 201 or ECON& 202

Students pursuing an AAT or AAS-T degree must complete all college degree requirements prior to graduation. This includes courses that meet the capstone project, diversity, and computer literacy requirements.

Prerequisites: COMPASS Reading 68 and Writing 33, or successful completion of ENG 82, and successful completion of MAT 91 during first quarter.

Admission Dates: Recommended Fall and Spring quarters or by Instructor permission. Course delivery varies between live, hybrid, and online methods. Students with prior learning or experience should contact the Instructor prior to enrolling for individual start dates, class schedule, and options.

AAT Program Requirements

Catalog No.	Course Name	Credits
ACTG 110*	Bookkeeping I	4
ACTG 115*	Bookkeeping II	4
ACTG 120*	Electronic Business Math	2
ACTG 135	Accounting Spreadsheets I	5
ACTG 141	Quickbooks I	2
ACTG 143	Quickbooks II	3
ACTG 160	Payroll & Business Taxes	5
ACCT& 201	Principles of Accounting I	5
BUS& 201	Business Law	5
ACCT& 202	Principles of Accounting II	5
ACTG 222	Fundamentals of Individual Income Tax Accounting	4
ACCT& 203	Principles of Accounting III	5
ACTG 224	Fundamentals of Governmental/Nonprofit Accounting	5
ACTG 211	Principles of Accounting I Lab	2
ACTG 212	Principles of Accounting II Lab	3
ACTG 213	Principles of Accounting III Lab	3
ACTG 235	Accounting Spreadsheets II	4
ACTG 241	Quickbooks III	4
ACTG 260	Business Office I	5
ACTG 262^CAP	Business Office II	5
ACTG 291	Individual Income Tax Accounting	5
ACTG 293	Individual Income Tax Accounting Lab	5
CAS 120^CL	MS Word I	2
CAS 140^CL	MS PowerPoint	2
CAS 150^CL	MS Access	2
Plus select 5 credits from Options (Below)		5
ACTG 271	Internship I	5
ACTG 295	Individual Income Tax Preparation	5
Technical Course Requirements (Total)		101
General Education Requirements (See listing above)		15
Total Credits for Completion of AAT Degree		116

* Articulated courses with High Schools for Dual Enrollment

AAS-T Program Requirements

		Credits
Technical Course Requirements (Same as AAT)		101
General Education Requirements (See listing above)		20
Total Credits for Completion of AAS-T Degree		121

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