Nov 03, 2024  
2024-2025 Catalog 
    
2024-2025 Catalog

Accounting (ACAAS)

Location(s): Fort Omaha Campus, South Omaha Campus, Elkhorn Valley Campus, Online


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Award: Associate in Applied Science Degree
Academic Focus Area: Business

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
To earn this degree, a student must complete all required courses.
Total credit hours required: 96.0

Recommended Curriculum Plan

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General Education Course Recommendations for this Program:


  • Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness: ECON 1000   or ECON 1100  

 

Associate in Applied Sciences General Education Requirements - 22.5 credits


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.  

Quantitative/Numeracy


1 Course     4.5 - 5.0 credits 

Please check your degree program for recommended Math course. Based on the Math course you select, pre-requisites may be required.

Select 1 course from the list of Quantitative/Numeracy Skills General Education Courses 

Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness


1 Course     4.5 credit hrs.

Select 1 course from the list of Humanities   or Social Sciences   courses under the Critical Thinking/Creativity & Social/Cultural Awareness General Education Courses. 

Scientific Inquiry


1 Course     4.5-6.0 credit hrs.   

Select 1 course from either the list of Natural Sciences   or Social Sciences  General Education courses.

*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 1 course from the list of Professionalism/Life Skills and Information Literacy General Education Courses .

 

 

Recommended Curriculum Plan


Accounting (ACAAS)

The following plan is designed to be the most direct path to degree completion and is based on a fall quarter start. Students are expected to meet with their student success navigator or advisor to plan a customized course schedule that meets their specific needs. For more information or assistance with registering, please call 531-622-2400.

Program Level Student Learning Outcomes


  1. Prepare, analyze, and interpret financial statements in accordance with General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
  2. Apply GAAP to advanced accounting topics.
  3. Evaluate business decisions using managerial accounting methods.
  4. Analyze and prepare transactions and forms for tax filings.
  5. Analyze business transactions using technology, including QuickBooks.
  6. Identify and apply the basic principles of economics, marketing, management, business law, and finance.
  7. Apply ethical reasoning to accounting scenarios.

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