Associates in Applied Sciences Degree

Executive Accounting

General Requirements

Admission to the Executive Accounting program requires candidates to be a high school graduate or have a General Education Development (GED) certificate. Entering students are also required to interview with an admissions representative and complete the NBC placement test as part of the admissions process.

Course Offerings and Degree Requirements

Students fulfilling degree requirements for an Associate in Applied Science degree in Executive Accounting must complete a curriculum that teaches the correct methods for measuring, processing, and communicating financial information that is useful in making economic decisions. Below is a list of the required coursework not including 34 additional General Education credit hours.

Accounting Courses

A110 Financial Accounting I 4 credit hours
A120 Financial Accounting II 4 credit hours
A130 Financial Accounting III 4 credit hours
A160 Computerized Accounting 4 credit hours
A230 Income Taxes for Individuals 4 credit hours
A245 Managerial Accounting I 4 credit hours
A246 Managerial Accounting II 4 credit hours

Additional Accounting Courses
(Select from the following for a total of 8 credit hours)

A231 Income Tax for Business 4 credit hours
A237 Governmental and Not-For-Profit Accounting 4 credit hours
A290 Accounting Externship 4 credit hours

Business Courses

BA106 Business Law I 4 credit hours
BA110 Introduction to Business 4 credit hours
BA120 Management 4 credit hours
BA131 Macroeconomics 4 credit hours
BA132 Microeconomics 4 credit hours
BA140 Finance 4 credit hours

Computer Courses

CS125 Presentation Graphics 2 credit hours
CS130 Intermediate Spreadsheet 2 credit hours

Additional Computer Courses
(Select from one of the following)

CS140 Intermediate Database 2 credit hours
OT133 Microsoft Word 2 credit hours