Academic Catalog 2024-2025

Associate of Applied Science-Accounting

Program Overview

The Accounting Program is designed to provide the student the necessary analytical, conceptual, and technical knowledge and proficiency in accounting. It will prepare the student to build a solid foundation of career-specific accounting skills, including basic accounting, cost accounting, taxation, financial statement analysis, and payroll accounting; to prepare for a wide array of professional opportunities.

Program Outcomes

Students who complete the Associate of Applied Science in Accounting should be able to:

  1. Possess the necessary skills to perform basic functions of entry level bookkeeping/accounting positions.
  2. Apply related accounting knowledge such as taxation, payroll, auditing, in performing accounting/bookkeeping functions/work.
  3. Use technology (i.e. computers, accounting software, information data bases) to perform and enhance financial and management reports.
  4. Use clear and concise communication to convey relevant financial and non-financial information so that decision makers can formulate informed decisions.

Career Outlook

Graduates may work in a wide variety of settings such as:

  • Accounting assistant
  • Accounting clerk
  • Accounts payable clerk
  • Billing clerk
  • Billing coordinator
  • Bookkeeper
  • Consultant
  • Junior accountant
  • Loan administrator
  • Payroll clerk
  • Staff accountant
  • Tax advisor
  • Tax preparer

Curriculum

General Education:

EDC 110Intro Higher Education

3

ENG 108College Reading, Writing & Res

4

ENG 109Adv College Writing Research

4

ENG 112Fundamentals of Speech

3

NAS 100Introduction to Ojibwe Culture

3

CPS 101Computer Applications

3

Math Requirements: (Select 4 Credit Hours from the list of courses)

MTH 108Math W/ Busines

3

MTH 146College Algebra

4

Physical or Natural Science w/Lab Requirement: (Select 4 Credit Hours from the list of courses)

BIO 101General Cell Biology

4

BIO 102General Animal Biology & Ecolo

4

CHM 103General Chemistry I

4

CHM 104General Chemistry II

4

NAT 111Environmental Science

3

NAT 314Hydrology

4

BIO 318Fisheries & Wildlife

4

BIO 230Human Anatomy & Physiology I

4

BIO 330Human Anatomy & Physiology II

4

BIO 332Microbiology With Lab

4

BIO 240Ethnobotany

4

Major:

CPS 206Microsoft Excel

2

MTH 213Applied Statistics

4

BUS 110College Accounting 1

3

BUS 200Computerized Accounting

3

BUS 202Managerial Acct

3

BUS 222College Accounting II

3

BUS 113Intro to Economics

3

BUS 236Income Tax Accounting

3

BUS 237Intermediate Accounting I

3

BUS 238Payroll Tax Accounting

3

BUS 239Intermediate Accounting II

4

Total Credit Hours: 66