Accounting

Details

Field of Interest

Business, Entrepreneurialism and Management

Degree Type

Associate in Applied Science (AAS)

Academic Plan

Accounting (DEG)

Academic Plan Code

3149

Effective Term

Fall 2023

Pathway Map Options

There are multiple options available for this pathway map. These options vary depending on the locations, partners, and available tracks of the award.

These pathway map options may share some common coursework. To explore what additional coursework may be required, select your desired option from the list below. Once selected, the list of courses and any associated details will be automatically updated in the course sequence below. The differences between individual pathway map options may only be a few courses.

Accounting
Accounting Pathway Option 1 (ACC111, ACC112, ACC212 )
Accounting Pathway Option 2 (ACC111, ACC230, ACC240)
Accounting Pathway Option 3 (ACC211, ACC212)

Full-time
Part-time

Full-time Sequence

Full-time status is 12 credits to 18 credits per semester.

Term 1Term 1Term 1Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1Term 1Term 1Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
GBS151	Introduction to Business				3
Accounting Coursework	Accounting Coursework		Critical course Gateway course		3
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).		FYC or FYC	3
CIS105	Survey of Computer Information Systems			CS	3
CIS114DE	Excel Spreadsheet				3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success				1–3
ACC111	Accounting Principles I		Critical course Gateway course		3
ACC111	Accounting Principles I		Critical course Gateway course		3
ACC211	Financial Accounting		Critical course Gateway course		3

Term 2Term 2Term 2Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2Term 2Term 2Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
Accounting Coursework	Accounting Coursework				3
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC or FYC	3
ACC121 or ACC221	Individual Tax Preparation or Tax Accounting	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ACC111 or ACC211 or permission of Department or Division.			3
MA	Mathematics		Critical course Any approved general education course from the Mathematics area.		3–6
ACC115	Computerized Accounting				3
ACC112	Accounting Principles II	Prerequisites: ACC111 with a grade of "C" or better, or permission of Department or Division.			3
ACC230	Uses of Accounting Information I	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ACC111 or ACC211) or [(ENG101 or ENG107) and MAT151 and CRE101] or (appropriate District English, Reading, and Math placement).			3
ACC212	Managerial Accounting	Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in (ACC111 and ACC112), or ACC211, and (CIS105 or permission of Department or Division).			3

Term 3Term 3Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3Term 3Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ACC105 or ACC222	Payroll, Sales and Property Taxes or Payroll Accounting	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ACC111 or ACC211 or permission of Department or Division.			3
Accounting Coursework	Accounting Coursework				0–3
RE	Restricted Electives
GBS120 or GBS233	Workplace Communication Skills or Business Communication	No requisites or Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 with grade of "C" or better, or permission of Department or Division.		None or L	3
RE	Restricted Electives		See program advisor if you wish to apply restricted elective credits toward the Enrolled Agent certificate		3
ECN211 or ECN212 or SBU200	Macroeconomic Principles or Microeconomic Principles or Society and Business			SB or SB or G, SB	3
ACC212	Managerial Accounting	Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in (ACC111 and ACC112), or ACC211, and (CIS105 or permission of Department or Division).			3
ACC240	Uses of Accounting Information II	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ACC230.			3

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ACC219	Intermediate Accounting I	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ACC212 or ACC240 or permission of Department or Division.			3
COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or SB or L or SB	3
GBS205	Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues in Business				3
SG or SQ	Natural Sciences				4
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts & Design			HU	3
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	or Equivalent by assessment	L	0–3

Restricted Electives

A list of additional, alternative, or supplemental courses for this pathway map
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ACC+++	Any ACC Accounting course(s) except courses used to satisfy Required Courses area		Any additional ACC Accounting course(s) except ACC111, ACC112, ACC211, ACC212, ACC230, ACC240
GBS131	Business Calculations				3
GBS220	Quantitative Methods in Business	Prerequisites: (A grade of C or better in MAT150 or MAT151 or MAT152) or satisfactory District math placement.			3
GBS221	Business Statistics	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in GBS220 or MAT217 or MAT218.		CS	3
GBS261	Investments I	Corequisites: Concurrent enrollment in GBS261LL recommended but not required.			3
MGT101 or MGT175 or MGT229	Techniques of Supervision or Business Organization and Management or Management and Leadership I			None or SB	3

Part-time Sequence

Part-time status is 11 credit hours or less.

Term 1Term 1Term 1Term 1

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 1Term 1Term 1Term 1
Course Number	Course Name	Notes	Credits
GBS151	Introduction to Business		3
Accounting Coursework	Accounting Coursework	Critical course Gateway course	3
FYE101 or FYE103	Introduction to College, Career and Personal Success or Exploration of College, Career and Personal Success		1–3
ACC111	Accounting Principles I	Critical course Gateway course	3
ACC111	Accounting Principles I	Critical course Gateway course	3
ACC211	Financial Accounting	Critical course Gateway course	3

Term 2Term 2Term 2Term 2

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 2Term 2Term 2Term 2
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Area	Credits
Accounting Coursework	Accounting Coursework			3
CIS105	Survey of Computer Information Systems		CS	3
ACC112	Accounting Principles II	Prerequisites: ACC111 with a grade of "C" or better, or permission of Department or Division.		3
ACC230	Uses of Accounting Information I	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ACC111 or ACC211) or [(ENG101 or ENG107) and MAT151 and CRE101] or (appropriate District English, Reading, and Math placement).		3
ACC212	Managerial Accounting	Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in (ACC111 and ACC112), or ACC211, and (CIS105 or permission of Department or Division).		3

Term 3Term 3Term 3

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 3Term 3Term 3
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Credits
CIS114DE	Excel Spreadsheet		3
ACC105 or ACC222	Payroll, Sales and Property Taxes or Payroll Accounting	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ACC111 or ACC211 or permission of Department or Division.	3
Accounting Coursework	Accounting Coursework		0–3
ACC212	Managerial Accounting	Prerequisites: A grade of "C" or better in (ACC111 and ACC112), or ACC211, and (CIS105 or permission of Department or Division).	3
ACC240	Uses of Accounting Information II	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ACC230.	3

Term 4

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 4
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ACC121 or ACC221	Individual Tax Preparation or Tax Accounting	No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ACC111 or ACC211 or permission of Department or Division.			3
ACC115	Computerized Accounting				3

Term 5

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 5
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
RE	Restricted Electives		See program advisor if you wish to apply restricted elective credits toward the Enrolled Agent certificate		3
ACC219	Intermediate Accounting I	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ACC212 or ACC240 or permission of Department or Division.			3

Term 6

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 6
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ENG101 or ENG107	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+). or Prerequisites: Writing test score or (C or better in ENG091 or ESL097or WAC101) or (B or better in ALT100) or (ALT100 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+) or (ESL202 & Corequisites: ENG101LL or ENG107LL or WAC101 or ENG100A+).		FYC or FYC	3
RE	Restricted Electives		See program advisor if you wish to apply restricted elective credits toward the Enrolled Agent certificate		3

Term 7

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 7
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ENG102 or ENG108	First-Year Composition or First-Year Composition for ESL	Prerequisites: Grade of C or better in ENG101. or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG107.		FYC or FYC	3
MA	Mathematics		Critical course Any approved general education course from the Mathematics area.		3–6

Term 8

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 8
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
GBS120 or GBS233	Workplace Communication Skills or Business Communication	No requisites or Prerequisites: ENG101 or ENG107 with grade of "C" or better, or permission of Department or Division.		None or L	3
ECN211 or ECN212 or SBU200	Macroeconomic Principles or Microeconomic Principles or Society and Business			SB or SB or G, SB	3

Term 9

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 9
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
COM100 or COM110 or COM225 or COM230	Introduction to Human Communication or Interpersonal Communication or Public Speaking or Small Group Communication	No requisites or No requisites or Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in ENG101, or ENG107, or equivalent. or No requisites		SB or SB or L or SB	3
GBS205	Legal, Ethical, and Regulatory Issues in Business				3

Term 10

A sequence of suggested courses that should be taken during Term 10
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
SG or SQ	Natural Sciences				4
HU	Humanities, Fine Arts and Design			HU	3
CRE101	College Critical Reading and Critical Thinking	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in (ENG101 or ENG107) and (RDG095 or RDG100 or RDG111 or RDG112 or RDG113 or an appropriate district placement or permission of Instructor).	or Equivalent by assessment	L	0–3

Restricted Electives

A list of additional, alternative, or supplemental courses for this pathway map
Course Number	Course Name	Requisites	Notes	Area	Credits
ACC+++	Any ACC Accounting course(s) except courses used to satisfy Required Courses area		Any additional ACC Accounting course(s) except ACC111, ACC112, ACC211, ACC212, ACC230, ACC240
GBS131	Business Calculations				3
GBS220	Quantitative Methods in Business	Prerequisites: (A grade of C or better in MAT150 or MAT151 or MAT152) or satisfactory District math placement.			3
GBS221	Business Statistics	Prerequisites: A grade of C or better in GBS220 or MAT217 or MAT218.		CS	3
GBS261	Investments I	Corequisites: Concurrent enrollment in GBS261LL recommended but not required.			3
MGT101 or MGT175 or MGT229	Techniques of Supervision or Business Organization and Management or Management and Leadership I			None or SB	3

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