Accounting, Applied
College of Rural and Community Development
Business Technologies Division
Bristol Bay Campus 907-842-5109
Chukchi Campus 907-442-3400
Interior-Aleutians Campus 907-474-5439
Kuskokwim Campus 907-543-4500
Northwest Campus 907-443-2201
Tanana Valley Campus 907-455-2800
http://www.tvc.uaf.edu/programs/abus/accounting.html
A.A.S. Degree
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 prepares a student to enter the UAF School of Management's B.B.A. program in accounting in order to earn the 150 credits required to take the CPA exam in Alaska.
Students entering the A.A.S. program are expected to have basic computer skills equivalent to CIOS F150. Classes are scheduled in the evening to accommodate working students. Microcomputer and office technology labs are available for "hands on" training.
- Complete the general university requirements.
- Complete the A.A.S. degree requirements (As part of the A.A.S. degree requirements, complete ABUS F154 for the human relations requirement. ABUS F155 is the recommended computation course.)
- Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
ABUS F101--Principles of Accounting I--3 credits
ABUS F141--Payroll Accounting--3 credits
ABUS F142--Office Accounting--3 credits
ABUS F175--Customer Service (3)
or ABUS F179--Fundamentals of Supervision (3)--3 credits
ABUS F201--Principles of Accounting II--3 credits
ABUS F202--Principles of Accounting III--3 credits
ABUS F210--Income Tax--3 credits
ABUS F221--Microcomputer Accounting (3)
or ABUS F220--Microcomputer Accounting:
Quickbooks (3)--3 credits
ABUS F233--Financial Management--3 credits
ABUS F235--Fund Accounting for Non-Profits (3)
or ABUS F160--Principles of Banking (3)--3 credits
BA F151--Introduction to Business--3 credits
CIOS F135--Microcomputer Spreadsheets (3)
or CIOS F240--Microcomputer Databases (3)--3 credits
Department recommended electives--9 credits - 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 F150.
Minor
- Complete the following:
ABUS F101--Principles of Accounting I--3 credits
ABUS F201--Principles of Accounting II (3)
or ABUS F235--Fund Accounting for Non-Profits (3)--3 credits
ABUS F210--Income Tax--3 credits
ABUS F220--Microcomputer Accounting: Quickbooks (3)
or ABUS F221--Microcomputer Accounting (3)--3 credits
BA F151--Introduction to Business--3 credits
CIOS F135--Microcomputer Spreadsheets (3)
or CIOS F240--Microcomputer Databases (3)--3 credits - Minimum credits required--18 credits