A.S. - Accounting

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Program Description

This program is designed primarily for students who wish to pursue a baccalaureate degree in accounting or finance at a four-year institution.  Graduates of this program have also successfully entered the workplace in a variety of entry-level accoutning-related positions.  The program offers not only an extensive background in accounting but also a strong fundamental knowledge of the major functions of business and industry. 

Upon completion this program enables graduates to:

■ Demonstrate knowledge of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).

■ Describe and implement all the steps in the accounting cycle.

■ Construct and interpret basic financial statements (balance sheets, income statements, the statement of cash flow, etc.). 

■ Identify and develop effective internal control systems.

■ Identify unethical accounting practices and describe the basic aspects of the Sarbane-Oxley Act as related to ethical accoutning practices.

■ Utilize computer spreadsheet programs to record various types of accounting information and perform basic day-to-day operations.

 

 Program Requirements

CODE AREA OF STUDY CR.
COLL COLLEGE FOUNDATIONS (4 cr.)
COLL101 FOUNDATIONS FOR SUCCESS 3.00
COLL206 CAPSTONE FOR ACCOUNTING AND BUSINESS 1.00
GER COMMUNICATION (6 cr.)
ENGL101 ENGLISH COMPOSITION I 3.00
ENGL102 ENGLISH COMPOSITION II 3.00
GER HUMANITIES* [+] (3 cr.)
  Humanities Elective  
GER MATH* [+] and SCIENCE* [+] ELECTIVES (11/14 cr.)
  Choose a Lab Science Elective & one math sequence below:

MATH110 & MATH112 or MATH205 & a General Education Elective (see link for choices)
or
MATH112 & MATH113 & a General Education Elective (see link for choices)
or
MATH113 & MATH114

http://sussex.edu/academics/courses/generaled
  
MATH110 PRE-CALCULUS I 3.00
MATH112 PRE-CALCULUS II 3.00
MATH113 CALCULUS I 4.00
MATH114 CALCULUS II 4.00
MATH205 BUSINESS CALCULUS 3.00
GER TECHNOLOGY (3 cr.)
COMS110 COMPUTER CONCEPTS & APPLICATIONS 3.00
GER SOCIAL SCIENCE* [+] (6 cr.)
  ECON101 & a 3 cr. Social Science Elective from the list.  
ECON101 MACROECONOMICS 3.00
REQ REQUIRED COURSES (21 cr.)
ACCT101 ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES I FINANCIAL 3.00
ACCT102 ACCOUNTING PRINCIPLES II MANAGERIAL 3.00
ACCT201 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I 3.00
ACCT202 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II 3.00
BUSA101 INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS 3.00
BUSA205 BUSINESS LAW I 3.00
MATH108 STATISTICS 3.00
ELECT ELECTIVES (9 cr.)
  Choose from:  
ACCT107 COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING 3.00
ACCT205 PAYROLL ACCOUNTING 3.00
BUSA190 BUSINESS APPLICATIONS USING ELECTRONIC SPREADSHEETS 3.00
BUSA215 PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT 3.00
BUSA220 PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING 3.00
ECON102 MICROECONOMICS 3.00
  Total Degree Credits:   63/66
       

*Choose from the list of approved General Education courses in the College catalog.
Click the [+] to expand a list of courses for each area.
For additional information, contact: Lydia Clark
973-300-2168
lclark@sussex.edu
Effective Date: July 1, 2012
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