Associate in Science Degree in Accounting
2025-2026 Map
Total Units: 62 - 68
Term 1
15.00 - 19.00 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| ACCT 20: Introduction to Accounting | 3.00 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course is an introductory accounting course designed for students with little or no prior training in accounting. Topics span the accounting cycle including analysis of business transactions, journalizing, posting, and preparation of financial statements using a hands-on approach. The course prepares students for entry level accounting careers, further study of accounting principles, or to help small business owners manage their own accounting records. |
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| BUS 20: Introduction to Business | 3.00 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course is survey of business providing a multidisciplinary examination of how culture, society, economic systems, legal, international, political, financial institutions, and human behavior interact to affect a business organization's policy and practices within the U.S. and a global society. Students will learn about how this business context (including issues such as ethics and sustainability) influences the primary areas of business including: organizational structure and design; leadership, human resource management, organized labor practices; marketing; organizational communication; technology; entrepreneurship; legal, accounting, financial practices; the stock and securities market; and therefore affect a business' ability to achieve its organizational goals. (C-ID BUS 110). |
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| Area 1A Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 - 4.00 | ||
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| Area 2 Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 - 5.00 | ||
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| Area 3 Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 - 4.00 | ||
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Term 2
17 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| ACCT 2: Financial Accounting | 4.00 | ||
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Unit(s): 4.00
This is the study of accounting as an information system, examining why it is important and how it is used by investors, creditors, and others to make decisions. The course covers the accounting information system, including recording and reporting of business transactions with a focus on the accounting cycle, the application of generally accepted accounting principles, the financial statements, and statement analysis. Includes issues relating to asset, liability, and equity valuation, revenue and expense recognition, cash flow, internal controls, and ethics. (C-ID ACCT 110). |
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| BCIS 13: Business Communication | 3.00 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course applies the principles of ethical and effective communication to the creation of letters, memos, emails, and written and oral reports for a variety of business situations. The course emphasizes planning, organizing, composing, and revising business documents using word processing software for written documents and presentation-graphics software to create and deliver professional-level oral reports. This course is designed for students who already have college-level writing skills. (C-ID BUS 115). |
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| BCIS 81: Microsoft Excel for Business | 1.00 | ||
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Unit(s): 1.00
This course is designed for those who want to learn Microsoft Excel for Windows from the perspective of owning or running a business. Course content includes designing and analyzing worksheets and using formulas and functions with an emphasis on accounting principles. |
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| Area 1B/C Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 | ||
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| Area 4 Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 | ||
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| Area 6 Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 | ||
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Term 3
14.00 - 16.00 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| ACCT 4: Managerial Accounting | 4.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): ACCT 2 This course provides students an in depth study of how managers use accounting information in decision-making, planning, directing operations and controlling. It focuses on cost terms and concepts, cost behavior, cost structure and cost-volume-profit analysis. Includes issues relating to cost systems, cost control, profit planning, and performance analysis in manufacturing and service environments. (C-ID ACCT 120). |
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| ACCT 100: QuickBooks Pro-Computerized Accounting | 2.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): ACCT 2 or ACCT 20 This course provides a transition from a manual accounting system to a typical computerized system. The objective is to collect, summarize and communicate information to decision makers and users via QuickBooks Pro accounting software. Microsoft Excel will be utilized for data summation. Typical documents produced consist of purchase orders, checks, invoices, deposit slips, job cost reports, financial statements, bank reconciliations, payroll tax returns and 1099 forms. |
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| ACCT 110: Accounting for Payroll | 3.00 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course introduces students to the payroll function and the necessary record keeping needed to comply with California and federal laws and regulations. Both manual and computer applications are included. |
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| BCIS 46: Business Math Calculations | 2.00 | ||
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Unit(s): 2.00
In this course, students use the features of a business ten-key calculator to solve business math problems including banking, payroll, invoicing, markups/markdowns, interest, present and future value, credit cards, student loans, types of insurance, installment buying, and mortgages. Students will develop ten-key speed and accuracy using the touch method. |
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| Area 5 Choice (See GE Guide) | 3.00 - 5.00 | ||
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Term 4
16 Units. Specified core courses are signified by icon.| Course Name | Units | Notes | |
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| ACCT 30: Accounting Capstone | 4.00 | ||
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Prerequisite(s): ACCT 4 (or concurrent enrollment), ACCT 110 (or concurrent enrollment), ACCT 100 (or concurrent enrollment) This course is intended to be taken in one of the final two semesters of the accounting program to consolidate training of students who are entering the accounting workforce. The course involves substantial accounting simulations where students apply the accounting cycle, prepare supporting work-papers, create budgets and variance analysis, and synthesize their accounting skills. This course will assist students in preparing for the American Institute of Professional Bookkeepers' certification exam. |
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| BCIS 33: Skills for the Working Professional | 1.00 | ||
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Unit(s): 1.00
This course provides an exploration of essential soft skills necessary for working professionals, focusing on both external and internal communication, effective conflict management, and cultivating a positive attitude. Students will also learn to develop interpersonal and self-management skills for creating a professional image, preparing them for success in today???s workplace. |
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| BUS 8: Introduction to Business Law | 3.00 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
Fundamental legal principles pertaining to business transactions. Introduction to the legal process. Topics include sources of law and ethics, contracts, torts, agency, criminal law, business organizations, and judicial and administrative processes. (C-ID BUS 125). |
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| BUS 35: Leading and Supervising Teams | 3.00 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course invites current and future managers to build foundational skills for leading teams of employees in a diverse, multicultural work environment. The focus is on self-assessment, analyzing to understand work situations, as well as developing leadership skills and strategies. This course emphasizes individual factors impacting success including communication skills, conflict resolution, motivation, decision making, leadership style, and business ethics. |
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| BUS 64: Principles of Marketing | 3.00 | ||
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Unit(s): 3.00
This course explores the nature, function and importance of marketing. It focuses on conducting opportunity analysis, assessing consumer behavior, engaging in marketing research, and target marketing as the basis for devising marketing objectives and plans. Students will develop and assess marketing strategies to meet the needs of consumer and Business-to-Business (B2B) target markets using the "4 P's": product, promotion, price and place. The emphasis is on ethics, needs-satisfaction, and relationship marketing in today's global, technology-infused, competitive environment. |
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| Graduation Requirement Choice (See GE Guide) | 2.00 | ||
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