| Objectives: |
- Learn basic accounting principles, practices, and procedures.
- Become familiar with computer programs and packages that facilitate data entry, calculation, and posting of accounts, as well as the preparation of tax returns.
- Be introduced to more complex accounting processes, particularly in relation to investment, depreciation, equity, cash flow, inventory, and receivables.
- Explore current federal tax policies and provisions and clarify issues such as taxable and non-taxable income, deductible expenses and losses, capital gains, and related themes.
- Broaden knowledge of fundamental business principles through the study of law, management, economics, and statistics.
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| Degree Information:
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| This curriculum, with its applications orientation, enables graduates to qualify for entry-level employment within organizations specializing in finance, such as banks, investment companies, brokerage houses or the finance departments of corporations.
The concentration provides a basic core of accounting and finance courses as well as business and general electives that meet the needs of individual students. The program is designed to acquaint the student with the basics needed to perform financial analysis and planning related to budgeting in a business environment. |
| Recommended Course of Study: |
First Semester
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Principles of Accounting I College Writing*
Intro to Computer Applications
or Computer Apps II
Business Law |
Second Semester
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Principles of Accounting II
Computerized Spreadsheets
Macroeconomics
Mathematical Reasoning or
College Algebra*
Business Communications |
Third Semester
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Introduction to Finance
Introductory Stat & Data Analysis
Social Science Elective*
Natural Science Elective
Ethics Elective* |
Fourth Semester
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Managerial Accounting
Federal Taxation
Effective Speaking
Diversity/Global Studies Elective
Co-op or Elective |
*Developmental courses may be required as prerequisites
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