Accounting
| DEGREE: Associate of Applied Science. |
| DIVISION: Business and Technology. |
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A career in Accounting involves the financial aspects of a business. Students interested in Accounting will learn how businesses track revenues, expenses, assets, liabilities, and owner's equity. Accountants prepare, analyze, and verify financial reports, monitor information systems to track financial performance, prepare tax returns, as well as determine costs for health care benefits management. According to the Department of Labor, employment for accountants is expected to increase, growing faster than the average for all occupations.
The Division and its programs are accredited by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs. The curriculum for the Accounting degree program has been updated for 08-09. Continuing students will continue under the catalog in effect when they entered the program.
| REQUIRED COURSES IN MAJOR* |
| DEPT-No. |
Course Name |
| ACCT-201 |
Accounting I |
| ACCT-202 |
Accounting II |
| ACCT-214 |
Tax Accounting I |
| ECON-201 |
Macroeconomics |
| ACCT-211 |
Managerial Accounting |
| BUSL-250 |
Environment of Business |
| Choose two(2) courses from courses 212+ |
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| Approved Requirements |
| DEPT-No. |
Course Name |
| BUSG-129 |
Introduction to Business |
| BUSG-178 |
Business Communications |
| BUSG-224 |
Business Computer Applications |
| MANG-201 |
Principles of Management |
| MANG-275 |
Project Management |
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| General Education Requirements** |
| DEPT-No. |
Course Name |
CH |
| ENGL-101 |
English Composition I |
3 |
| ENGL-102 |
English Composition II |
3 |
| MATH-118 |
College Algebra |
3 |
| MATH-120 |
Math Survey |
3 |
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Fine Arts Requirement |
3 |
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Humanities Requirement |
3 |
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Natural Science Requirement |
6 |
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| TOTAL CREDIT HOURS: 63 |
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| * Required grade of "C" or higher.
** To facilitate transfer to certain colleges, substitute MATH-130 and a
higher-level MATH course for MATH-118 and MATH-120.
See General Education Requirements, pages 114-115, for approved:
Fine Arts, Humanities, Natural Science, and Social Science courses.
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For More Information call (504) 671-6100
OR e-Mail Mike Lucia at mlucia@dcc.edu |
| Accounting Courses: |
| DEPT-No. |
Course Name |
| ACCT-111 |
Fundamentals of Accounting |
| ACCT-201 |
Accounting I |
| ACCT-202 |
Accounting II |
| ACCT-211 |
Managerial Accounting |
| ACCT-212 |
Intermediate Accounting I |
| ACCT-213 |
Intermediate Accounting II |
| ACCT-214 |
Tax Accounting I -- Individuals |
| ACCT-215 |
Tax Accounting II - Corporations |
| ACCT-218 |
Payroll Accounting |
| ACCT-221 |
Computerized Accounting |
| ACCT-230 |
Governmental Accounting |
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