Accounting Paraprofessional AAS Degree

Degree Requirements

This program prepares you to work as an accounting paraprofessional or accounting assistant.

Required Courses

ACC 1011Intro to Financial Accounting

3

ACC 1012Intro to Managerial Accounting

3

ACC 1031Income Tax

3

ACC 1032Tax Help Colorado

2

ACC 1033Tax Help Colorado Practicum

1

ACC 1035Spreadsheet Applications for Accounting

3

ACC 1038Payroll and Sales Tax

3

ACC 2045Computerized Accounting with a Professional Package

3

CIS 1018Intro PC Applications

3

BUS 1015Introduction to Business

3

BUS 1016Personal Finance

3

BUS 2016Legal Environment of Business

3

BUS 2017Business Communications

3

Total Credit Hours:36

Faculty advisor-approved electives

ACC, BUS, MAN, MAR, SBM

Total Credit Hours:8

General Education Courses (15 credits)

Required Courses

ENG 1021English Composition I: CO1

3

MAT 1320Finite Mathematics: GT-MA1

4

or

MAT 1340College Algebra: GT-MA1

4

or

MAT 1400Survey of Calculus: GT-MA1

4

or

a higher level Calculus course

Choose from TWO of the following three areas (6 credits):

Arts and Humanities (1000 and above)

ARA, ART, ASL, FRE, GER, HUM, ITA, JPN, LIT, MUS, PHI, RUS, SPA, THE

Natural and Physical Sciences (1000 and above)

AST, BIO, CHE, ENV, GEY, MET, PHY, SCI

Social and Behavioral Sciences (1000 and above)

ARG, ANT, ECO, GEO, GIS, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC

AND

Choose an additional 3 credits from any of the above prefixes

 

Total Credit Hours:9

Total Credit Hours: 15

Total Credit Hours: 60