Description

The Associate of Applied Science Business Administration Accounting Specialization degree qualifies graduates for employment as accounting managers, full-charge bookkeepers, staff accountants, accounts payable managers, and accounts receivable managers.

Learning Outcomes

1. Apply effective written and verbal communication skills individually and in groups.
2. Apply analytical, technology, and reasoning skills relevant to the profession.
3. Apply appropriate ethical choices on both a professional and personal level.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of accounting terminology.
5. Perform basic accounting functions, such as complete steps in the accounting cycle, prepare financial statements, and document transactions.
6. Make informed decisions about the operating performance, financial position, and cash flow activities of a company using relevant accounting information.
7. Use managerial accounting tools to provide management with data useful in managing the company’s planning, controlling, and evaluating activities.

Entrance Requirements

Academic Entrance Requirements

• Recommended:
  • High school diploma or GED.
  • Minimum placement scores resulting in WR 121 Academic Composition placement or completion of WR 065 Rhetoric and Critical Thinking II/WR 095 Basic Writing II.
  • Minimum placement scores resulting in MTH 065 Beginning Algebra II placement or completion of MTH 060 Beginning Algebra I.

Course Requirements

Advising Notes

Take as many Level 1 courses as possible before attempting Level 2 courses, and take as many Level 2 courses before Level 3 courses. Level 3 courses may be taken concurrently with Level 4 courses.

This degree is designed for students planning to enter their chosen career upon graduation. Only selected credits are considered transferrable to public or private baccalaureate institutions. See advisor for additional information.

Performance Standards

• Academic Requirements:

  • Students must have a 2.0 cumulative GPA to earn a COCC certificate or degree.

  • All courses in the program must be completed with a grade of C or higher.

• Additional Requirements:

  • None

Sample Plan