Cedar Valley College - Degree Plans - Accounting

Home I Prospective Students I Current Students I Community Members I Employees I Media I About Cedar Valley College I Athletics

2014 - 2015 Catalog
Program: Accounting
Degree Plan: Accounting AAS

Previous Catalog Years

Catalog Table of Contents

	Courses and Degrees

		Course Descriptions
		Degree Plans by College
		Degree Plans by Subject
		Gainful Employment Information Index

Core By Component Areas

Core Curriculum

Core History

Core Options for AAS Awards

Core Pyramid

Transfer Services

Back to Accounting

(Associate in Applied Sciences Degree)

Offered at all colleges

Students pursuing this award program are required to meet Texas Success Initiative (TSI) standards and course prerequisites.
Students must earn at least 25% of the credit hours required for graduation through instruction by the college awarding the degree.

Degree Plan Code: AAS.ACCT.9/10

This degree is designed to prepare students for various career opportunities in accounting. Students may specialize in the areas of financial, managerial, cost, tax, and/or small business accounting. Emphasis is placed on internal accounting procedures and generally accepted accounting principles. This program is intended to provide a foundation on which the graduate can build an accounting career through expanded experience and/or further education.

CREDIT HOURS

SEMESTER I

+ACCT 2301	Principles of Accounting I OR	3
+ACCT 2401	Principles of Accounting I	(4)
ACNT 1311	Introduction to Computerized Accounting	3
POFT 1127	Introduction to Keyboarding++	1
++POFT 1325	Business Math Using Technology	3
++POFI 2301	Word Processing OR	3
++POFI 1341	Computer Applications II	(3)
Elective¹	Business/Technical	3-4
		16-18

SEMESTER II

ACCT 2302	Principles of Accounting II OR	3
ACCT 2402	Principles of Accounting II	(4)
ACNT 1313	Computerized Accounting Applications	3
ENGL 1301	Composition I	3
SPCH 1311	Introduction to Speech Communication OR	3
SPCH 1315	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	(3)
Elective¹	Business/Technical	3-4
		15-17

SEMESTER III

ECON 2301	Principles of Economics I	3
+++MATH 1324	Mathematics for Business and Economics	3
Elective¹	Business/Technical	3-4
Elective²	Accounting Specialty	3
Elective³	Social/Behavioral Science	3
		15-16

SEMESTER IV

ECON 2302	Principles of Economics II	3
ENGL 1302	Composition II	3
ACNT 2302	Accounting Capstone	3
Elective²	Accounting Specialty	3
Elective⁴	Humanities/Fine Arts	3
		15

Minimum Hours Required

61-66

Upon completion of Semester I courses, the Accounting Clerk Certificate will be conferred.

Upon completion of Semester I and Semester II courses, the Accounting Assistant Certificate will be conferred.

Upon completion of Semester I through Semester IV courses, the Associate in Applied Sciences Degree in Accounting will be conferred.

+ACNT 1303 is recommended prior to ACCT 2301 or ACCT 2401 for a student with no accounting background. ACNT 1303 and ACNT 1304 are included in the Business/Technical Elective¹ list in this program.

++Any student demonstrating proficiency by previous training, experience, or placement tests may substitute a course from the Business/Technical Elective¹ list.

+++Any three-credit mathematics course assigned the MATH rubric may be substituted except students cannot take POFT 1321, TECM 1303, TECM 1341, or TECM 1317.

Business/Technical Elective¹ - must be selected from the following fields/courses:

Accounting (ACNT, ACCT), Business (BUSG, BUSI), any computer course (BCIS, ITCC, ITMC, ITSC, ITSE, ITNW, ITSW, INEW, COSC), ENGL 2311, Management (HRPO, BMGT), Marketing (MRKG), Mathematics (MATH), Business Office Systems and Support (POFI, POFT). The cooperative education courses (ACNT 1380 and ACNT 2380) are recommended for students employed in a general business or accounting area.

Accounting Specialty Elective² - must be selected from the following accounting courses:

ACNT 1329	Payroll and Business Tax Accounting	3
ACNT 1331	Federal Income Tax: Individual	3
ACNT 1380	Cooperative Education-Accounting	3
ACNT 1391	Special Topics in Accounting	3
ACNT 2303	Intermediate Accounting I	3
ACNT 2304	Intermediate Accounting II	3
ACNT 2309	Cost Accounting	3
ACNT 2311	Managerial Accounting	3
ACNT 2380	Cooperative Education-Accounting	3

Social/Behavioral Science Elective³ - must be selected from the AAS Core Options for Social/Behavioral Sciences.

Humanities/Fine Arts Elective⁴ - must be selected from the AAS Core Options for Humanities/Fine Arts.

NOTE: Students enrolling in this program who plan to transfer to a four-year institution should consult an advisor or counselor regarding transfer requirements and the transferability of these courses to the four-year institution of their choice.