Business Office Administration, Accounting Concentration, AAS

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The Associate of Applied Science Business Office Administration degree program with a concentration in Accounting provides students with a comprehensive offering of accounting and business courses that collectively prepare students for qualified entrance into the accounting field.

Learning Outcomes:

Recipients of the Applied Associate in Business Office Administration (Accounting) concentration will have demonstrated:

understand core principles related to financial, managerial, computerized, and payroll accounting.
utilize the various financial forms needed within an organization.
learn how to keep accurate accounting records.
develop skills related to entering and organizing data.
practice professionalism and soft skills.

Required courses for a AAS Business Office Administration, Accounting Concentration:

Freshman Year

First Semester: 15 Hours

FYSE 100:First Year Student Experience Credit Hours: 3
BADM 102:Customer Service Skills Credit Hours: 3
BADM 113:Business Mathematics Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 100:Computer Concepts Credit Hours: 3
BADM 105:General Business Administration Credit Hours: 3

Second Semester: 15 Hours

BADM 110:Records and Information Mgmt Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 205:Introduction Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 218:Payroll Accounting Credit Hours: 3
BADM 112:Business English Credit Hours: 3
Business Elective Credit Hours: 3**

Sophomore Year

First Semester: 15 Hours

Business Elective Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 206:Introduction Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 212:Computerized Accounting Credit Hours: 3
CTEC 145:Advanced MS Excel Credit Hours: 3
Approved Elective Credit Hours: 3

Second Semester: 15 Hours

ENGL 101:Composition and Rhetoric I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 101:Applied Algebra for College Students Credit Hours: 3 * or
MATH 102:College Algebra Credit Hours: 3
Behavioral/ Social Sciences Elective Credit Hours: 3
Natural Science Elective Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total Credit Hours: 60

*For transfer to four-year institution, students are strongly advised to take MATH 102 instead of MATH 101. Students must seek the assistance of their advisor to determine the appropriate mathematics course.

**Any 200 level ACCT, BADM, HCM course may be used as an elective.

This degree can be obtained 100% via Internet instruction. Contact your academic advisor for details.

Students must meet prerequisites before enrolling in any given course. Student s must earn a minimum grade of “C” in each course required in the curriculum.

Students planning to transfer to another college or university should check with that college or university to determine the transferability of any course taken at BPCC. Not all courses listed on this academic plan will transfer to any other college or university.