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

cost accounting
general accounting
office manager

Degree Requirements

Plan of Study Grid
Term 1		Credit Hours
ACC-152	Financial Accounting ³	4
BUS-101	Orientation to 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	Composition 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
Select one of the following:		4
MAT-157	Statistics
Approved Math course
	Term Totals:	7
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
Select one of the following:		3
SPC-101	Fundamentals of Oral Communication
SPC-112	Public Speaking
MKT-140	Principles of Selling
	Term Totals:	14
	Program Totals:	64

¹: Courses are offered only in the spring semester.
²: Courses are offered only in the fall semester.
³: Minimum grade requirement of C- for graduation.