This two-year program prepares students for immediate and future accounting supervisory positions. The program includes accounting and business skills as well as college transfer and supporting courses designed to strengthen the students' self-assurance and leadership qualities.
- Collect, prepare, analyze, and interpret financial information to produce financial reports and schedules.
- Design and use models to make critical decisions, and arrive at valid and reliable conclusions using quantitative data appropriately.
- Describe and follow GAAP and government regulations, including taxation.
- Demonstrate technological proficiency in accounting software, bank reconciliations, journals, and ledgers.
Many classes have prerequisites. Prerequisites are those classes that prove eligibility for entry-level classes by testing or by having satisfied prior course work. Course work earned at other institutions must be unofficially evaluated or approved by a program advisor before registering. Courses in this degree with pre-requisites are marked with an asterisk (*). See catalog for more information.
| Course Number | General Education/Related Instruction (35 Credits) | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BUS124 | Excel for Business | 5 |
| BUS131* | Integrated Communications I | 5 |
| either BUS169 or IT101 |
Using Computers in Business I Software Applications |
5 |
| either BUS200 or BUS&201 |
Law and Society Business Law |
5 |
| BUS210* | Business and Economic Statistics | 5 |
| BUS236 | Interpersonal Communications in the Workplace | 5 |
| US Cultures or Global Studies Elective | 5 | |
| Course Number | Degree Requirements (58 credits) | Credit Hours |
| ACCT110 | Introduction to Accounting/Bookkeeping I | 5 |
| ACCT131* | Quickbooks | 5 |
| ACCT&201 | Principles of Accounting I | 5 |
| ACCT&202* | Principles of Accounting II | 5 |
| ACCT&203* | Principles of Accounting III | 5 |
| ACCT255 | Individual Income Tax | 5 |
| ACCT257* | Business Tax Accounting | 5 |
| ACCT260 | Peachtree | 5 |
| ACCT261* | Accounting Information Systems | 5 |
| ACCT267 | Not-For-Profit Financial Management | 5 |
| ACCT271* | Ethics in Accounting | 5 |
| CWE110 | Internship | 3 |
- 1st Quarter: ACCT110, BUS169, BUS200 or BUS&201
- 2nd Quarter: ACCT131, ACCT&201, BUS124
- 3rd Quarter: ACCT&202, ACCT260, BUS131
- 4th Quarter: ACCT&203, ACCT257, BUS210
- 5th Quarter: ACCT255, ACCT267, BUS236, CWE110
- 6th Quarter: ACCT261, ACCT271, US Cultures or Global Studies elective
Global Studies
These courses are currently approved to fulfill the Global Studies requirement of the AA degree. Please check with your advisor for recommendations and special conditions that may apply.
US Cultures
These courses are currently approved to fulfill US Cultures requirement of the AA degree. Please check with your advisor for recommendations and special conditions that may apply.
What skills do I need to be successful in this field?
What are some potential job titles?
- Accounting Associate
- Bookkeeper
- Accounting Clerk
Wages, employment trends and pathways
http://www.onetonline.org/link/summary/43-3031.00#WagesEmployment
Program Contact
Joseph (Joe) Smith (206)-934-4525,
joseph.smith@seattlecolleges.edu
Marla Lockhart,
marla.lockhart@seattlecolleges.edu
NSC Advising Office (206) 934-3658
northseattle.edu/advising
Website
northseattle.edu/programs/accounting-careers
Effective beginning: Fall 2011
Associate of Applied Science Degree in Accounting
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