The Accounting Program is a career-oriented curriculum preparing students for a variety
of entry-level accounting positions. Students who definitely plan to pursue a degree
in accounting at a four-year school after completion of studies at DCC are instead
encouraged to enroll in the Business Administration Transfer Program.
Program graduates gain employment in private and public sector positions, including
bookkeeper, junior clerk, assistant auditor, cost accounting clerk and assistant office
manager.
Students who successfully complete the Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree
in Accounting (ACC) will be able to:
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Use a variety of accounting and business software.
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Demonstrate knowledge of accounting principles.
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Demonstrate real world experience using simulations.
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Demonstrate a variety of skills needed in the business environment.
Courses should be selected in consultation with an advisor.
First Semester
Course No.
|
Descriptive Title
|
Credit Hours
|
ENG 101
|
Composition I
|
3
|
American History (Appendix D)
|
3
|
ACC 101
|
Principles of Financial Accounting I
|
3
|
|
Math Elective (a)
|
3
|
CIS 111
|
Computer Systems and Applications
|
1
|
ACC 100
|
ACC Seminar (b)
|
1
|
TOTAL
|
|
16
|
Second Semester
Course No.
|
Descriptive Title
|
Credit Hours
|
ENG 102
|
Composition II
|
3
|
ACC 102
|
Principles of Financial Accounting II
|
3
|
ACC 205
|
Computerized Accounting Applications
|
2
|
BUS 102 OR
|
Introduction to Business OR
|
|
CIS 213
|
Advanced Software Applications for Business
|
3
|
BHS 103
|
Social Problems in Today's World
|
3
|
TOTAL
|
|
17
|
Third Semester
Course No.
|
Descriptive Title
|
Credit Hours
|
Science (d) (Appendix B)
|
3-4
|
ACC 204
|
Managerial Accounting
|
4
|
BUS 210
|
Business Communication
|
3
|
ACC 241
|
Income Tax Procedures
|
3
|
Free Elective (f)
|
|
3-4
|
TOTAL
|
|
16
|
Fourth Semester
Course No.
|
Descriptive Title
|
Credit Hours
|
ACC 221
|
Intermediate Accounting
|
4
|
ACC 213
|
Accounting Systems & the Computer
|
3
|
ACC 260
|
Accounting Internship or ACC elective (c)
|
3
|
Gen Ed Elective (e)
|
Appendicies E, F, H, or I)
|
3-4
|
TOTAL
|
|
13-14
|
|
TOTAL CREDIT HOURS
|
62
|
a. MAT 109 or higher. MAT 118 recommended.
b. ACC 100 must be taken in the first semester for full-time students or within the
first 9 credits for part-time students. Students entering the ACC program who have
successfully completed BUS 100 have fulfilled the ACC 100 requirement.
c. ACC Electives are any 200-level BUS course. However, CIS 107, SPE 101, SPE 210, and SPE 219 may also be used.
d. Science courses: Applicable four-credit courses in astronomy, biology, chemistry,
geology, physical sciences, and physics.
e. General Education Elective – Choose any course from Appendices E, F, H, or I.
f. Click here for a full discussion of the free elective requirement. The subject area for Accounting includes all courses labeled ACC.