ASSOCIATE IN APPLIED ARTS AND SCIENCE DEGREE   Program Code: AASAC

Honors Degree option available

Business Department 810-989-5575

The two-year, non-transfer Accounting Program at St. Clair County Community College prepares students for positions in the fast growing field of accounting.

The program is designed to qualify students for positions as promotable accounting technicians with large and small public accounting firms and industrial firms. Graduates from this program will fill the expanding vacuum between the high school graduate with no accounting training and the university accounting graduate, an area in which the accounting profession has been seeking qualified personnel for years.

Studies continually emphasize that the supply of accountants in the future will fall far short of the need. Positions are available in business, industry, public service, and government.

Students completing this course of study will be able to record and post financial data, prepare financial forms and reports, and assist in the analysis and interpretation of financial data. In addition, graduates will be able to assist in the budgeting process, engage in manufacturing and/or tax accounting routines, and assume responsibility for a section of financial records and reports.

NOTE: Students wishing to transfer should not follow the sequence listed below. Please contact the Business Department or Student Success Center for detailed transfer information specific to each college/university.

Suggested Course Sequence

FIRST YEAR - 1st Semester Semester Hours

ACCT 211 Principles of Accounting I 4

ENG 101 English Composition I WR 3

CIS 115 Microcomputer Applications CL 4

PS 101 Introduction to Political Science GA GP 3

BUS 150 Principles of Business GA 4 18

2nd Semester Semester Hours

ACCT 212 Principles of Accounting II 4

OA 125 Business Communications OC WR 4

MTH 110* Intermediate Algebra CT MA 4

CIS 200 Electronic Spreadsheets CL 4 16

* (or higher)

SECOND YEAR - 1st Semester Semester Hours

ACCT 231 Intermediate Accounting 4

ACCT 241 Tax Accounting 3

BUS 221 Principles of Economics I GA CT 3

BUS 155 Principles of Management 3

BUS 181 Professional Selling OC 3 16

2nd Semester Semester Hours

ACCT 232 Intermediate Accounting II 4

ACCT 251 Cost Accounting 3

BUS 153 Introduction to Business Law CT 3

BUS 222 Principles of Economics II GA 3

Elective* 1-3 14-16 Range Total Credit Hours = 64-66 Range Total Contact Hours = 64-66

* Suggested elective: BUS 259.