2002-2003 UAF Catalog

Degrees and Programs

Accounting, Applied

College of Rural Alaska
Business Technologies Division
Bristol Bay Campus (907) 842-5109
Interior-Aleutians Campus (907) 474-5439
Kuskokwim Campus (907) 543-4500
Northwest Campus (907) 443-2201
Tanana Valley Campus (907) 474-7400

Degree: A.A.S.

Minimum Requirements for A.A.S. degree: 60 credits

The applied accounting program prepares students for entry-level accounting positions in payables and/or receivables, bookkeeping and payroll accounting. This program covers financial decision-making tools for the small business operator as well.

Courses in the applied accounting program address the concerns of modern business people and provide the training necessary to enhance business success. The applied accounting program may prepare a student to enter the Rural Development B.A. degree program and the Technology B.T. degree program.

Classes are scheduled in the evening to accommodate working students. Microcomputer and office technology labs are available for "hands on" training.

Undergraduate Program

Major

Applied Accounting -- A.A.S. Degree

  1. Complete the general university requirements.
  2. Complete the A.A.S. degree requirements. (As part of the A.A.S. degree requirements, complete BA 151* for the social science requirement.)
  3. Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
    ACCT 101 -- Elementary Accounting I (3 credits)
    ACCT 102 -- Elementary Accounting II (3 credits)
    ABUS 141 -- Payroll Accounting (3 credits)
    ABUS 154 -- Human Relations (3 credits)
    ABUS 155 -- Business Math (3)
         or CIOS 116 -- Business Math Using Calculators (3) (3 credits)
    ABUS 175 -- Customer Service (3 credits)
    ABUS 179 -- Fundamentals of Supervision (3 credits)
    ABUS 210 -- Income Tax (3 credits)
    ABUS 221 -- Microcomputer Accounting (3 credits)
    ABUS 230 -- Applied Intermediate Accounting (3 credits)
    ABUS 233 -- Financial Management (3 credits)
    ABUS 235 -- Fund Accounting for Non-Profits (3 credits)
    ABUS 241 -- Applied Business Law (3 credits)
    CIOS 135 -- Microcomputer Spreadsheets (3 credits)
    CIOS 150 -- Computer Business Applications** (3 credits)
  4. Minimum credits required (60 credits)

* Student must earn a C grade or better in each course.

** Student with "Microsoft Office" competency may substitute a more advanced CIOS course which fulfills certificate or degree requirements in lieu of CIOS 150.

Minor

  1. Complete the following:
    ACCT 101 -- Elementary Accounting I (3 credits)
    ACCT 102 -- Elementary Accounting II (3)
         or ABUS 235 -- Fund Accounting for Non-Profits (3) (3 credits)
    ABUS 210 -- Income Tax (3 credits)
    ABUS 220 -- Microcomputer Accounting: Quickbooks (3)
         or ABUS 221 -- Microcomputer Accounting (3) (3 credits)
    BA 151 -- Introduction to Business (3) (3 credits)
    CIOS 135 -- Microcomputer Spreadsheets (3)
         or CIOS 240 -- Microcomputer Databases (3) (3 credits)
  2. Minimum credits required (18 credits)