Business, Finance & Office Administration Pathway

Certified Public Accountant Requirement

Certificate of Completion

You have an eye for opportunity and demand—learn how to organize, plan, manage, and play a key role in the fast-paced and growing world of business. From small businesses to Fortune 500 environments, your future as an accountant, advertising executive, or administrative assistant begins in our Business, Finance, and Office Administration Pathway.

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CPA Requirements Certificate Pathway Map

At the completion of the Accounting Program, the successful student will be able to:

In a complex setting, students will be able to gather and analyze a variety of information using accounting concepts to draw appropriate and supportable conclusions
Clearly express in a variety of forms accounting information that is useful to a broad class of decision-makers
Properly select quantitative and qualitative accounting data and apply a process to the data in order to reach accurate and reliable conclusions
Recognize ethical dilemmas in the workplace and assess the consequences of these dilemmas
Identify and adjust to workplace differences in order to operate collaboratively and effectively in an organizational setting

Quarter Plan

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Quarter 1

ACCT&201 5cr Principles of Accounting I

Examines the basic structure of accounting, including receivables, payables, merchandise inventory, deferrals, accruals, and internal controls. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee

ENGL&101 5cr English Composition I

Develops strategies and techniques writers use to convey ideas and participate in multiple discourse communities. Focuses on both the process and product of composing. Fees: $12.00 Humanities/Communications Course Fee

BUS&101 5cr Introduction to Business

Introduces current concepts and structures of American business. Covers the functions of business: forms of ownership, management, marketing, production, finance, and the economy. Fees: $12.00 Social Science & Business Course Fee

Quarter 2

ACCT&202 5cr Principles of Accounting II

Examines fixed assets, current liabilities, payroll systems, corporations, stocks and bonds, preparation of statement of cash flows, and financial statement analysis. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee

MATH&146 5cr Introduction to Statistics

Covers basic probability, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics. Fees: $12.00 Natural Applied Science Course Fee

BUS&201 5cr Business Law

Introduces the American legal system from the business perspective. Examines system structure, concepts, procedures, terminology, and ethics with an emphasis on principles and procedures applicable in the context of business. Fees: $12.00 Social Science & Business Course Fee

Quarter 3

ACCT&203 5cr Principles of Accounting III

Examines the development of costs for manufacturing concerns, determination of net income, development of managerial information and evaluation of performance. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee

ECON&201 5cr Micro Economics

Develops a framework for understanding the fundamentals of price theory by applying practical applications of microeconomic analysis and general equilibrium models. Includes the analysis of government intervention in a free market and explores concepts in market welfare. Fees: $12.00 Social Science/Business Course Fee

ECON&202 5cr Macro Economics

Introduces fundamental models of macroeconomics and illustrates macro principles through U.S. experience in the global economy. Fees: $12.00 Social Science/Business Course Fee

Quarter 4

ACCT231 5cr Intermediate Accounting I

Examines the conceptual framework of accounting, the accounting process, the measuring, valuing, and reporting of assets, and the preparation of complex financial statements. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee

ACCT238 5cr Federal Income Tax

Introduces federal income taxation for individuals and businesses, including the preparation of Form 1040 and support schedules, and the treatment of special tax situations. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee

BUS240 5cr Principles of Finance

Introduces basic finance theory and decision making. Covers financial statement analysis, review of basic economic concepts, evaluating risk and return, sources of internal and external funds, and the effect of debt. Fees: $12.00 Social Science & Business Course Fee

Quarter 5

ACCT232 5cr Intermediate Accounting II

Examines the measuring, valuing and reporting of liabilities, investments, and stockholders' equity, as well as problems related to the measurement of enterprise income. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee

ACCT235 5cr Governmental Accounting

Examines the fundamentals of governmental accounting. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee

BUS289 5cr Integrated Business Applications

Integrates accounting, data analytics, and business concepts to create solutions to complex business problems. Fees: $12.00 Social Science & Business Course Fee

Quarter 6

ACCT240 5cr Auditing

Introduces the auditing process as applied to financial statements. Fees: $12.00 Social Science Course Fee

BUS260 5cr Principles of Management: Diversity

Describes the functions of management with an emphasis on current management issues, including the impact of diversity in the workplace. Fees: $12.00 Social Science & Business Course Fee