Accounting Associate in Science

Accounting is the study of analyzing, recording, summarizing, and reporting financial information to managers, owners, customers, investors, and other decision-makers inside and outside a business organization. Career paths chosen by students pursuing undergraduate studies in accounting commonly include financial accounting, management accounting, tax accounting, governmental and not-for-profit accounting, and auditing. Careers in the discipline that generally require graduate-level degrees include forensic auditing, management consulting services, and education. Even students who choose not to major in accounting find that coursework in the field can improve their ability to understand the role of accounting as a part of the overall business management team, as well as their ability to comprehend financial information as it pertains to their personal wealth management.

Semester 1

Course Code	Title	Units
BUAC 020A	Financial Accounting	4
BUAC 004A	Income Tax - Individuals / CTEC	4
ENG 001A	English Composition	4
KINE	Kinesiology Activity	1

Semester 2

Course Code	Title	Units
BUAC 003	Accounting for Government & Non-Profit	3
BUAC 020B	Managerial Accounting	4
CIS 010	Computer Literacy	4
BUMA 003 or SOC 003	Business Statistics or Fundamentals of Statistics	3

Summer

Course Code	Title	Units
COD GE Area C1	Natural Sciences	3
ECON 001	Principles of Macroeconomics	3

Semester 3

Course Code	Title	Units
BUAC 005	Income Tax - Corporations / Partnerships / Estates / Trusts	3
BUAC 010	Accounting with QuickBooks	3
BUAC 019	Excel Spreadsheets for Accounting	2
	Major Electives	6
KINE	Kinesiology Activity	1

Semeser 4

Course Code	Title	Units
BUAC 013	Payroll Accounting	3
BUMA 010	Introduction to Business	3
PHIL 014	Introduction to Ethics	3
	Major Electives	3

Please see a Counselor if you need help selecting COD GE Classes.

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