Accounting (AAS)(Plan Code: ATBACAPT)
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| Code | Title | Credits/Units |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | ||
| Communication Skills | ||
| ENGL& 101 | English Composition I | 5 |
| Health & Physical Education | ||
| Course Options | 3 | |
| Humanities | ||
| CMST& 220 | Public Speaking | 5 |
| or CMST& 230 | Small Group Communication | |
| Natural Sciences | ||
| Course Options | 5 | |
| Computational Skills | ||
| BUS 102 | Business Math Applications | 5 |
| Human Relations | ||
| BUS 148 | Business Professional Self Development | 3 |
| Social Sciences | ||
| ECON 101 | Introduction to Economics | 3 |
| Business Core | ||
| ACCT 129 | Basic Accounting Procedures | 5 |
| BUS& 101 | Introduction to Business | 5 |
| BUS 150 | Computer Business Applications | 5 |
| MGMT 101 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Major Area Requirements | ||
| ACCT 136 | Accounting Applications | 3 |
| BUS 199 | Cooperative Work Experience 1 | 1-5 |
| ACCT& 201 | Principles of Accounting I | 5 |
| ACCT& 202 | Principles of Accounting II | 5 |
| ACCT& 203 | Principles of Accounting III | 5 |
| BUS& 201 | Business Law | 5 |
| BUS 130 | Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 170 | Excel for Business | 3 |
| BUS 169 | Introduction to Excel | 3 |
| MATH& 146 | Introduction to Stat | 5 |
| COLL 101 | College Essentials: Introduction to Clark | 2 |
| Total Credits/Units | 91 | |
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A minimum of 5 credit/units of BUS 199 are required for the AAS. If planning to earn a certificate and a degree, these 5 credits should be taken at the end of the degree to enable the application of most of the knowledge gained in classes in the internship. (If certificate was previously earned, those 3 credits completed in the CP may apply toward the AAS.)
Program Outcomes
Program outcomes are overarching skills that are emphasized and reinforced throughout several courses in a specific program; they are measurable statements that define what students should know or be able to do by the end of a certificate or degree at Clark College. After successful completion of this program, students will be able to:
- Apply a method of scientific inquiry, valid to the natural sciences, to evaluate claims about the natural world. (GE)
- Articulate well-considered ideas and written claims to an academic audience, using effective rhetorical techniques, properly credited evidence, and a command of Standard English. (GE)
- Demonstrate progress toward healthier behaviors. (GE)
- Demonstrate and clearly explain an effective strategy to solve a quantitative problem. (GE)
- Demonstrate interpersonal/human relations skills. (GE)
- Interpret the human experience, within appropriate global and historical contexts, through evaluation, analysis, creation, or performance. (GE)
- Evaluate, analyze, and explain events, behaviors, and institutions using perspectives and methods in the Social Sciences. (GE)
- Accurately prepare, interpret, and analyze financial statements for service and merchandising businesses manually as well as using computer systems.
- Accurately analyze financial data and information to make business decisions.
- Provide accounting data and information for all types and sizes of businesses, including sole proprietorships, partnerships, and corporations.
- Accurately create and maintain payroll records required under federal and state laws.
Program maps are a suggested academic plan and should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. Your student entry method, placement, course availability, and program requirements are subject to change and transfer credit(s)/unit(s) may change your map/plan.
To view the current suggested map for your program please visit our website https://programmap.clark.edu/academics