Program Description
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:
- Use a variety of accounting and business software.
- Demonstrate knowledge of accounting principles.
- Demonstrate real world experience using simulations.
- Demonstrate a variety of skills needed in the business environment.
Courses should be selected in consultation with an advisor.
For requirements, see Program Map.
| Course Hours Per Week | Semester Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| ENG-101 | COMPOSITION I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-102 | FOUNDATIONS OF BUSINESS | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ACC-104 | FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Math Elective (a) | 3 | |||
| CIS-111 | COMPUTER SYSTEMS & APPLICATNS | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ACC-100 | ACCOUNTING INTRODUCTORY SEM | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 14 | 0 | 17 | |
| Second Semester | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| BUS-210 | BUSINESS COMMUNICATION | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ACC-215 | EXCEL FOR ACCOUNTING | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ACC-205 | COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING APPL | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ACC-241 | INDIV INCOME TAX PROCEDURES | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BHS-103 | SOCIAL PROBLMS IN TODAY'S WRLD | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | 0 | 15 | |
| Third Semester | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| U.S, History & Civic Engagement (D) | 3 | |||
| ACC-204 | MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| CIS-213 | DATA ANALYTICS FOR BUSINESS | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ENG-102 | COMPOSITION II | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Free Elective (f) | 2 | 3-4 | ||
| Credit Hours | 10 | 2 | 16-17 | |
| Fourth Semester | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| ACC-221 | INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| Natural Sciences elective (d) | 4 | |||
| ACC-260 | INTERNSHIP IN ACCOUNTING | 1 | 8 | 3 |
| OR ACC elective (c) | ||||
| Gen Ed Elective (e) (C, F1, H or I) | 3-4 | |||
| Credit Hours | 5 | 8 | 14-15 | |
| Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit | 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 Categories 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.
Program Chair
Irene Hughes