Accounting and Finance - Accounting 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 Associate in Applied Science degree in Accounting and Finance with an emphasis in Accounting.

The following represents one way in which the program of study 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.

Associate in Applied Science

A25800AC
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:
CIS 110	Introduction to Computers	(2)	(2)	(0)	(3)
	OR
CIS 111	Basic PC Literacy	1	2	0	2
Select one:
ENG 110	Freshman Composition	3	0	0	3
	OR
ENG 111	Writing and Inquiry	(3)	(0)	(0)	(3)
Select one:
MAT 110	Mathematical Measurement and Literacy	2	2	0	3
	OR
MAT 143	Quantitative Literacy	(2)	(2)	(0)	(3)
	Total:	12	8	0	16

Spring Semester

Course	Course Title	Class Hours	Lab/Shop Hours	Credit Hours
ACC 129	Individual Income Taxes	2	2	3
ACC 130	Business Income Taxes	2	2	3
ACC 140	Payroll Accounting	1	3	2
ACC 150	Accounting Software Appl	1	3	2
ACC 220	Intermediate Accounting I	3	2	4
	Total:	9	12	14

Summer Term

Course	Course Title	Class Hours	Lab/Shop Hours	Clinical/WBL Hours	Credit Hours
BUS 225	Business Finance	2	2	0	3
Select one:
COM 120	Intro Interpersonal Com (Global)	3	0	0	3
	OR
COM 231	Public Speaking (Global)	(3)	(0)	(0)	(3)
Select one:
PSY 118	Interpersonal Psychology	3	0	0	3
	OR
SOC 210	Introduction to Sociology (Global)	(3)	(0)	(0)	(3)
	Total:	8	2	0	9

Fall Semester

Course	Course Title	Class Hours	Lab/Shop Hours	Credit Hours
ACC 269	Auditing & Assurance Services	3	0	3
BUS 115	Business Law I	3	0	3
BUS 240	Business Ethics	3	0	3
CTS 130	Spreadsheet	2	2	3
	Total:	11	2	12

Spring Semester

Course	Course Title	Class Hours	Lab/Shop Hours	Clinical/WBL Hours	Credit Hours
ACC 221	Intermediate Acct II	3	2	0	4
ACC 225	Cost Accounting	3	0	0	3
Select one:
ECO 251	Prin of Microeconomics	3	0	0	3
	OR
ECO 252	Prin of Macroeconomics	(3)	(0)	(0)	(3)
Select one:
HUM 115	Critical Thinking	3	0	0	3
	OR
PHI 240	Introduction to Ethics (Global)	(3)	(0)	(0)	(3)
Select one:
WBL 110	World of Work	1	0	0	1
	OR
WBL 111	Work-Based Learning I	(0)	(0)	(10)	(1)
	Total:	13	2	0	14

Total Credit Hours: 65

Additional Information

A25800AC