Accounting, Applied

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www.ctc.uaf.edu/programs/accounting/

AAS Degree; Minor

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Minimum Requirements for AAS Degree: 60 credits

The applied accounting program prepares students for entry- and midlevel 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 businesspeople and provide training to enhance business success. The applied accounting program prepares a student to enter the School of Management's BBA program in accounting to earn the 150 credits required to take the Uniform CPA Examination in Alaska.

Students entering the AAS program are expected to have basic computer skills equivalent to CIOS F150. Classes are scheduled during the day, in the evening and online to accommodate working students. Microcomputer and office technology labs are available for hands-on training.

Major -- AAS Degree

  1. Complete the general university requirements.
  2. Complete the AAS degree requirements. (As part of the AAS degree requirements, it is recommended, though not required, that students complete ABUS F154 for the human relations requirement and ABUS F155 for the computation requirement.)
  3. Complete the following program (major) requirements:*
    ABUS F101--Principles of Accounting I--3 credits
    ABUS F141--Payroll 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 F203--Accounting Capstone--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 Nonprofits (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
  4. Minimum credits required--60 credits

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

Minor

  1. Complete the following:
    ABUS F101--Principles of Accounting I--3 credits
    ABUS F201--Principles of Accounting II (3)
          or ABUS F235--Fund Accounting for Nonprofits (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
  2. Minimum credits required--18 credits