Accounting (ACAAS)

Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree

Program Location: Elkhorn Valley Campus, Fort Omaha Campus, Sarpy Center, South Omaha Campus, Online

The Accounting Associate in Applied Science degree teaches the principles of accounting and business. This degree prepares students for positions such as bookkeeper or office manager with small to medium-sized businesses. A bookkeeper’s job responsibilities often include recording transactions, preparing deposits, reconciling accounts, tracking customer accounts or vendor payments, processing payroll and preparing financial statements, tax filings and other reports. Additionally, office managers often oversee employees conducting bookkeeping tasks. Office managers may also help with budgeting, recruitment, strategic planning, and other administrative duties essential to the smooth operation of business.

Graduation Requirements
Major Requirements: 82.5
General Education: 22.5
Total credit hours required: 105

The following General Education courses are recommended for Accounting (ACAAS): Critical Thinking/Creativity& Social/Cultural Awareness: ECON 1000 or ECON 1100

Major Requirements for Accounting

Since the core courses for the Accounting and Business Management degrees are interchangeable, students can easily change their degree of choice during the first year of courses.

ACCT 1100 - Accounting I 4.5 Credits
ACCT 1110 - Accounting II 4.5 Credits
ACCT 1120 - Accounting III 4.5 Credits
ACCT 1215 - QuickBooks for Small Business 4.5 Credits
ACCT 1220 - Spreadsheet Basics for Accounting and Business 4.5 Credits
ACCT 1360 - Payroll Accounting 4.5 Credits
ACCT 1370 - Individual Income Tax 4.5 Credits
ACCT 1371 - Business Income Tax 4.5 Credits
ACCT 2120 - Intermediate Accounting I 4.5 Credits
ACCT 2130 - Intermediate Accounting II 4.5 Credits
ACCT 2140 - Intermediate Accounting III 4.5 Credits
ACCT 2330 - Managerial Cost Accounting 4.5 Credits
ACCT 2800 - Ethics in Business 4.5 Credits
BSAD 1000 - Introduction to Business 4.5 Credits
BSAD 1100 - Business Law I 4.5 Credits
MGMT 2100 - Principles of Management 4.5 Credits
MRKT 1010 - Principles of Marketing 4.5 Credits
FINA 2230 - Business Finance 4.5 Credits
ACCT 2940 - Accounting Capstone 1.5 Credits

Note:

ACCT 2120 can be taken concurrently with ACCT 1120 .

Associate in Applied Sciences General Education Requirements (22.5 credit hours)

The following are General Education requirements for an Associate in Applied Sciences degree (AAS). Students may not use the same course to satisfy more than one degree requirement.

Communication

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 Level I course from the list of Communication General Education courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Communication course options

Quantitative/Numeracy

1 Course 4.5 - 5.0 credit hrs.

Please check your degree program for recommended Math course.

Select 1 college level math course from the list of General Education math courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Math course options

*Based on the Math course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness

1 Course 4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1course from the list of Humanities or Social Sciences General Education course options in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Humanities course options

Gen Ed Social Science course options

Scientific Inquiry

1 Course 4.5-6.0 credit hrs.

Select 1 course from list of Natural or Social Science General Education courses in the current course catalog.

Gen Ed Natural Science course options

Gen Ed Social Science course options

*Students choosing a Social Sciences course to satisfy the Scientific Inquiry requirement should take a Humanities course to satisfy the Critical Thinking/Creativity and Social/Cultural Awareness competency.

Professionalism/Life Skills & Information Literacy

1 Course 4.5

Select one of the following courses.

EXPL 1000 - Exploratory Studies
INFO 1001 - Information Systems and Literacy
HMRL 1010 - Human Relations Skills