Business Administration: Accounting, A.A.S.
Entry Time
Fall (recommended), Spring, Summer
Award
Associate of Applied Science degree
2 years (5 terms)
Kirkwood Community College offers several options for students interested in accounting careers. The Business Administration: Accounting AAS degree provides students with the background they need for entry-level positions in general accounting, cost accounting, tax accounting or other specialized areas of financial accounting and financial reporting.
Career Opportunities
- accounting clerk
- accounts receivable/payable manager
- bookkeeper
- payroll manager
- tax preparer
Degree Requirements
| Term 1 | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| ACC-152 | Financial Accounting 3 | 4 |
| BUS-101 | Business Professionalism | 1 |
| BUS-102 or MGT-101 | Introduction to Business or Principles of Management | 3 |
| ENG-105 | Composition I | 3 |
| BCA-213 or CSC-116 | Intermediate Computer Bus Apps or Information Computing | 3 |
| Term Totals: | 14 | |
| Term 2 | ||
| ACC-156 | Managerial Accounting 3 | 4 |
| ACC-313 | Accounting Applications 2,3 | 4 |
| ENG-108 or ENG-106 | Comp II: Technical Writing or Composition II | 3 |
| ACC-161 | Payroll Accounting 2,3 | 3 |
| Term Totals: | 14 | |
| Term 3 | ||
| ECN-130 or ECN-120 | Principles of Microeconomics or Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MAT-156 | Statistics (or approved math course) | 3 |
| Term Totals: | 6 | |
| Term 4 | ||
| ACC-222 | Cost Accounting 1,3 | 4 |
| ACC-231 | Intermediate Accounting I 1,3 | 4 |
| ACC-265 | Income Tax Accounting 1,3 | 4 |
| PHI-105 | Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| Term Totals: | 15 | |
| Term 5 | ||
| ACC-232 | Intermediate Accounting II 2,3 | 4 |
| ACC-362 | Accounting Spreadsheets 2,3 | 4 |
| ACC-491 | Accounting Capstone 2,3 | 3 |
| Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Term Totals: | 14 | |
| Program Totals: | 63 | |
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Courses are offered only in the fall semester.
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Courses are offered only in the spring semester.
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Minimum grade requirement of C- for graduation.
Accounting Electives
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BUS-185 | Business Law I | 3 |
| ECN-120 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECN-130 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| GLS-120 | Education Experience Abroad | 3 |
| MGT-101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| MGT-130 | Principles of Supervision | 3 |
| MGT-121 | Project Management Basics | 3 |
| WBL-145 | Project: Bus, Fin, Mkt & Mgt | 1-3 |
| SPC-101 | Fundamentals of Oral Comm | 3 |
| SPC-112 | Public Speaking | 3 |
| PSY-111 | Intro to Psychology | 3 |
| WBL-305 | Intern: Bus/Finance/Mktg/Mgt | 3 |