Accounting Management, AAS

Campus: Clinton, Muscatine, and Scott Community Colleges

The Accounting Management program provides the fundamentals necessary to be able to solve business-oriented accounting problems. Students obtain extensive hands-on experience working “real-world” accounting problems including payroll, cost and tax. Students learn how to maintain reliable accounting records both manually and in a computerized environment. Perhaps more importantly, students learn how to interpret and communicate accounting information to non-accounting personnel for organizational use.

As an Accounting Management graduate, you will be prepared for a position as an entry-level, junior or paraprofessional accountant. Training in accounting is invaluable for management at all levels.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the Accounting Management program, students will be able to:

Demonstrate knowledge of the principles of financial accounting and the accounting cycle through proper recording of financial transactions and preparation of financial statements.
Apply a comprehensive knowledge of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles that is appropriate in the recording and reporting of financial information.
Perform accounting and reporting functions using Excel spreadsheets and QuickBooks accounting software.
Interpret and explain information presented in financial statements.
Develop business recommendations based upon financial information.
Practice within the professional, ethical, and legal parameters of the accounting profession.
Assess personal occupational qualifications and career options.

Plan of Study

Term 1

ACC 121 - Principles of Accounting I Credit(s): 3.00 OR
ACC 142 - Financial Accounting Credit(s): 3.00
ADM 157 - Business English Credit(s): 3.00 OR
COM 102 - Communication Skills Credit(s): 3.00 OR
ENG 105 - Composition I Credit(s): 3.00
BUS 102 - Introduction to Business Credit(s): 3.00
SPC 170 - Professional Communication Credit(s): 3.00 OR
SPC 112 - Public Speaking Credit(s): 3.00
___-___ Technical or Business Skill Elective Credit(s): 3.00 (from list below)

Term Total: 15.00 Credits

Term 2

ACC 146 - Managerial Accounting Credit(s): 3.00
BUS 110 - Business Math and Calculators Credit(s): 3.00 OR
MAT 110 - Math for Liberal Arts Credit(s): 3.00 OR
MAT 121 - College Algebra Credit(s): 4.00
BUS 185 - Business Law I Credit(s): 3.00
HUM 110 - Changes and Choices Credit(s): 3.00 OR
HUM 105 - Working in America Credit(s): 3.00 OR
SOC 110 - Introduction to Sociology Credit(s): 3.00
MKT 110 - Principles of Marketing Credit(s): 3.00
___-___ Technical or Business Skill Elective Credit(s): 3.00 (from list below)

Term Total: 18.00 - 19.00 Credits

Term 3 - Summer

___-___ Accounting Elective Credit(s): 4.00 (from list below)

Term Total: 4.00 Credits

Term 4

ACC 237 - Intermediate Accounting Credit(s): 4.00
CSC 110 - Introduction to Computers Credit(s): 3.00
ECN 110 - Introduction to Economics Credit(s): 3.00 OR
ECN 120 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3.00 OR
ECN 130 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit(s): 3.00
MGT 101 - Principles of Management Credit(s): 3.00
___-___ Accounting Elective Credit(s): 3.00 (from list below)

Term Total: 16.00 Credits

Term 5

ACC 221 - Cost Accounting Credit(s): 3.00
BUS 106 - Employment Strategy Credit(s): 2.00
BUS 161 - Human Relations Credit(s): 3.00
BUS 180 - Business Ethics Credit(s): 3.00
___-___ Accounting Elective Credit(s): 3.00 (from list below)

Term Total: 14.00 Credits

AAS Total: 67.00 - 68.00 Credits

Technical or Business Skill Electives

Must select minimum of six credit hours total:

ADM 179 - Records Management Credit(s): 3.00
BCA 220 - Integrated Computer Business Applications Credit(s): 2.00
BCA 250 - Desktop Publishing Credit(s): 3.00
MKT 181 - Customer Service Strategies Credit(s): 2.00

Accounting Electives

Must select minimum of 10 credit hours total:

ACC 161 - Payroll Accounting Credit(s): 3.00
ACC 265 - Income Tax Accounting Credit(s): 4.00
ACC 312 - Computer Accounting Credit(s): 4.00
ACC 332 - Computer Accounting - QuickBooks Credit(s): 2.00
BUS 908 - Cooperative Education Credit(s): 1.00 - 3.00 (1.00 Credit for this term)

Non-discrimination Statement / Equal Educational Opportunities

It is the policy of Eastern Iowa Community College District not to discriminate in its programs, activities, or employment on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, creed, religion, and actual or potential family, parental or marital status, as required by the Iowa Code §§216.6 and 216.9, Titles VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. §§ 2000d and 2000e), the Equal Pay Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. § 206, et seq.), Title IX (Educational Amendments, 20 U.S.C. §§ 1681-1688), Section 504 (Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 29 U.S.C. § 794), and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act (42 U.S.C. § 12101, et seq.).

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