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ACCOUNTING DEGREEM001
Associate of Applied Arts Degree (AAS)
CATALOG DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM:
All businesses, from small shops to global conglomerates, report tax-related and other information to
local, state, and federal agencies whose constantly increasing regulations create a demand for people
thoroughly trained in accounting procedures and policies. BCCC’s Accounting Program prepares its
graduates for employment as junior accountants, accounting assistants/technicians, or management
trainees. Many graduates transfer their BCCC credits to four-year colleges and universities, and also in
part to prepare for CPA examinations.
COURSE
CURRENT SEQUENCE
CREDITS
PREREQUISITES
SEMESTER
GRADE
1
st
Semester
PRE 100
Preparation for Academic
Achievement
1
None
ACCT 221
Principles of Financial Accounting
3
MAT 81 or MAT 91
BUAD 100
Introduction to Business
3
ENG 82 or RENG 92
ENG 101
English Writing
3
ENG 82 or RENG 92
*ECO 201
The American Economy I:
Macroeconomic Theory
3
ENG 82 or RENG 92
MAT 107 or
MAT 125
Modern Elementary Statistics or
Finite Mathematics
3
MAT 86 or MAT 91 and RENG 92
MAT 92
Semester Credits
16
2
nd
Semester
ACCT 222
Principles of Managerial Accounting
3
ACCT 221
BUAD 112
Computers for Business
Management
3
None
MGMT 180
Personal Financial Management
3
MAT 82
AH-Elective
Gen. Ed. Requirement: Arts &
Humanities
3
Depends on course
chosen
SP 101
Fundamentals of Speech
Communications
3
ENG 82 or RENG 92
Semester Credits
15
3
rd
Semester
ACCT 230
Intermediate Accounting I
3
ACCT 222
ACCT 235
Cost Accounting
3
ACCT 222
ECO 202
The American Economy II;
Microeconomic Theory
3
ENG 82 or RENG 92
HLF-Elective
Health and Life Fitness
2
None
BPS-Elective
Biological and Physical Sciences
3
Depends on course
chosen
Semester Credits
14
4
th
Semester
ACCT 231
Intermediate Accounting II
3
ACCT 230
ACCT 261
Accounting Applications on
Microcomputers
3
ACCT 222
ACCT 265
Income Tax Accounting
3
ACCT 221
ACCT
241/COP 200
Auditing Concepts/Cooperative
Education
3
ACCT 230/Permission of
Associate Dean
BUAD 207
Business Law I
3
ENG 101
Semester Credits
15
PROGRAM TOTAL
60
Advisor Signature:
Date:
Student Signature:
Date:
* ECO 201 will fufill the Social and Behavioral Science Gen. Ed. Requirement
Docu men t Upd at ed (8/2/19)
Pre-Requisites for Students in Developmental Courses
CURRENT SEQUENCE
CREDITS
PREREQUISITES
SEMESTER
GRADE
Intensive Program Writing
4 hrs.
Placement Test
Composition Skills I
4 hrs.
Placement Test or RENG
90
Composition Skills II
4 hrs.
Placement Test or RENG
91
Arithmetic
3 hrs.
Placement Test
Integrated Pre-Algebra and Introductory
Algebra
___________________________________
Integrated Elementary and Intermediate
Algebra
5 hrs.
Placement Test or MAT
80
__________________
__
Students who complete
MAT 80 with an A or B
within a one year period:
Students who recently
(within one year) failed
and need to repeat MAT
91; students whose
ACUPLACER placement
score on Elementary
Algeb
ra falls within the
range 52
-62.
Elementary Algebra
4 hrs.
Placement Test or MAT
80
Intermediate Algebra
4 hrs.
Placement Test or MAT
91