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Accounting and Finance - Accounting Track REVISED

Curriculum Description

The Accounting and Finance curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge and the skills necessary for employment and growth in the accounting and finance profession. Accountants and finance professionals assemble and analyze, process, and communicate essential information about financial operations.

Course work may include accounting, finance, ethics, business law, computer applications, financial planning, insurance, marketing, real estate, selling, and taxation. Related skills are developed through the study of communications, computer applications, financial analysis, critical thinking skills, and ethics.

Graduates should qualify for entry-level accounting and finance positions in many types of organizations including accounting firms, small businesses, manufacturing firms, banks, hospitals, school systems, and governmental agencies.

This curriculum model is designed for the student that wishes to obtain the Diploma in Accounting and Finance with an emphasis in Accounting.

The following represents one way in which the diploma can be completed. Students who aren’t able to follow the recommended curriculum model below should consult their academic advisor to be sure that they take courses in the best order for their success. (CTE-Y D25800P1)

Diploma

D25800AC
NC CIP: 52.0304
Day, Online
POS Approved: Fall 2025

Fall Semester

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
ACC 120 Prin of Financial Accounting 3 2 0 4
ACC 121 Prin of Managerial Accounting 3 2 0 4
Select one:
Introduction to Computers (2) (2) (0) (3)
  OR        
Basic PC Literacy 1 2 0 2
Select one:
Freshman Composition 3 0 0 3
  OR        
Writing and Inquiry (3) (0) (0) (3)
Select one:
Mathematical Measurement and Literacy 2 2 0 3
  OR        
Quantitative Literacy (2) (2) (0) (3)
  Total: 12 8 0 16

Spring Semester

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
ACC 129 Individual Income Taxes 2 2 0 3
ACC 130 Business Income Taxes 2 2 0 3
ACC 220 Intermediate Accounting I 3 2 0 4
  Total: 7 6 0 10

Summer Term

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
BUS 225 Business Finance 2 2 0 3
  Total: 2 2 0 3

Fall Semster

Course Course Title Class Hours Lab/Shop Hours Clinical/WBL Hours Credit Hours
BUS 115 Business Law I 3 0 0 3
BUS 240 Business Ethics 3 0 0 3
CTS 130 Spreadsheet 2 2 0 3
  Total: 8 2 0 9

Total Credit Hours: 38

Additional Information

     

D25800AC
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