Applied Accounting AAS
Students in the Associate of Applied Science in Bookkeeping/ Applied Accounting program will develop critical thinking skills and an understanding of the accounting process used to identify, record, report and analyze business transactions. This skill set is required for a variety of technical and specialist accounting positions such as a financial specialist, payroll technician, accounts receivable/payable technician, bookkeeper, and small business owner. These positions are needed in all business sizes and types across an unlimited number of industries. Individuals trained at the technical and specialist levels are becoming increasingly more important in organizations as national and international accounting regulations increase and converge.
Completion of a Technical Skills Assessment is required.
General Education Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Written Communication | ||
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| Oral Communication | ||
| COMM-101 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| Mathematical Ways of Knowing | ||
| MTHPT-130 | FINITE MATHEMATICS | 3.00 |
| Social & Behavioral Ways of Knowing | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00 | |
| PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
or ECON-202 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | |
| HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| Additional General Education Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3.00-5.00 | |
| CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY | ||
| WORLD PREHISTORY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATIVE AMERICAN STUDIES | ||
| RACE AND ETHNICITY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO ART | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO BIOINFORMATICS | ||
| CONCEPTS OF BIOLOGY | ||
| PLANTS AND PEOPLE | ||
| BIOLOGY IN FILM | ||
| HUMAN BIOLOGY | ||
| HUMAN ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY I | ||
| CONCEPTS OF CHEMISTRY | ||
| GENERAL, ORGANIC AND BIOCHEMISTRY | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF CHEMISTRY I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER SCIENCE | ||
| INTERCULTURAL COMMUNICATION | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS | ||
| PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS | ||
| WRITING AND RHETORIC II | ||
| COLLEGE WRITING AND RESEARCH | ||
| LITERATURE AND IDEAS | ||
| WORLD CLASSICS | ||
| INTERNATIONAL LITERATURE | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE | ||
| MYTHOLOGIES | ||
| NATIVE AMERICAN WRITTEN LITERATURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO FORENSIC SCIENCE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GEOGRAPHY | ||
| PHYSICAL GEOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO EARTH SYSTEMS | ||
| GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS | ||
| THE ART AND HISTORY OF THE MOTION PICTURE | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO THE ARTS | ||
| WORLD HISTORY I | ||
| WORLD HISTORY II | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY I | ||
| UNITED STATES HISTORY II | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE II | ||
ID-300A - 300Z (see course descriptions for options) | ||
| HELLS CANYON INSTITUTE | ||
| SOCIAL-CULTURAL ASPECTS OF SPORTS | ||
| SURVEY OF MUSIC | ||
| MUSIC IN AMERICA | ||
| WORLD MUSIC | ||
| HISTORY OF MUSICAL THEATER | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND CULTURE | ||
| NEZ PERCE LANGUAGE AND HISTORY | ||
| INTEGRATED SCIENCE I | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO NATURAL SCIENCES | ||
| NATURAL SCIENCE FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATOR | ||
| GENERAL PHYSICS I | ||
or PHYS-112 | GENERAL PHYSICS II | |
| PHYS SCIENCES FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS | ||
| DESCRIPTIVE ASTRONOMY | ||
| PHYSICS FOR SCIENTISTS AND ENGINEERS I | ||
| AMERICAN NATIONAL GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTERNATIONAL POLITICS | ||
| COMPARATIVE GOVERNMENT | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| LIFESPAN DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY | ||
| INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY | ||
| SOCIAL PROBLEMS | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH I | ||
| ELEMENTARY SPANISH II | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH I | ||
| INTERMEDIATE SPANISH II | ||
| SURVEY OF THE THEATER | ||
| Total Credits | 15.00-17.00 | |
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCPT-101 | BASIC ACCOUNTING | 3.00 |
| ACCPT-105 | PAYROLL ACCOUNTING | 3.00 |
| ACCPT-214 | COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING | 3.00 |
| ACCPT-231 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I | 3.00 |
| ACCPT-232 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II | 3.00 |
| ACCPT-233 | INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING | 3.00 |
| or AC-331 | INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I | |
| ACCPT-235 | COST ACCOUNTING | 3.00 |
| or AC-385 | MANAGERIAL AND COST ACCOUNTING I | |
| ACCPT-245 | FRAUD EXAMINATION | 3.00 |
| or AC-345 | FRAUD EXAMINATION | |
| ACCPT-260 | ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 3.00 |
| or AC-340 | ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS | |
| ACCPT-294A | INTERNSHIP IN ACCOUNTING I | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-110 | BUSINESS COMPUTER SKILLS | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-112 | EXCEL | 3.00 |
| MGTPT-101 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS | 3.00 |
| MGTPT-270 | BUSINESS ETHICS | 3.00 |
| Select one from the following: | 3.00 | |
| MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING FOR THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY | ||
| MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING IN HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS | ||
| AUDITING | ||
| Completion of a Technical Skills Assessment is required | ||
| Total Credits | 45.00 | |
Sequential Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| ACCPT-101 | BASIC ACCOUNTING I | 3.00 |
| ENGL-101 | WRITING AND RHETORIC I | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-110 | BUSINESS COMPUTER SKILLS | 3.00 |
| MGTPT-101 | INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS | 3.00 |
| MTHPT-130 | FINITE MATHEMATICS | 4.00 |
| Credits | 16.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| AC-231 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING I | 3.00 |
| ACCPT-105 | PAYROLL ACCOUNTING | 3.00 |
| ACCPT-214 | COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING I | 3.00 |
| COMM-101 | FUNDAMENTALS OF ORAL COMMUNICATION | 3.00 |
| GNBPT-112 | EXCEL | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| AC-232 | PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING II | 3.00 |
| ACCPT-260 or AC-340 |
ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS or ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS |
3.00 |
| MGTPT-270 | BUSINESS ETHICS | 3.00 |
| HRPT-185 | HUMAN RELATIONS IN ORGANIZATIONS | 3.00 |
| Program Requirement | ACCPT-234, ACCPT-236 or ACCPT-280 | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACCPT-233 or AC-331 |
or INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I |
3.00 |
| ACCPT-235 or AC-385 |
COST ACCOUNTING or MANAGERIAL AND COST ACCOUNTING I |
3.00 |
| ACCPT-245 or AC-345 |
or FRAUD EXAMINATION |
3.00 |
| ACCPT-294A | INTERNSHIP IN BOOKKEEPING I | 3.00 |
| CORE | Additional General Education Course | 3.00 |
| Credits | 15.00 | |
| Total Credits | 61.00 | |