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Technical Program - Accounting (AAS) - Lake Land College, Mattoon, IL
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Technical Program

Accounting (AAS) (AAS.ACC)

Associate Degree in Applied Science

The certificate in Accounting program prepares students to provide technical administrative support to professional accountants and other financial management personnel.
All courses satisfactorily completed in this certificate program will apply to the associate in applied science degree with a major in Accounting.


Program requirements may change over time. Specific degree/graduation requirements are determined by the student's degree audit.


For more information contact:
Cindy Phipps
217-234-5350
cphipps@lakeland.cc.il.us

* There are prerequisites or course requisites for this course
** Electives must be approved by Program Coordinator or Division Chair
one cross Course only offered fall semester
Footnote 2 Course only offered spring and summer semester
Footnote 3 Course only offered spring semester
Footnote 4 Courses offered in odd numbered years only
Footnote 5 Courses offered in even numbered years only
Footnote 6 SOS 050 Human Relations and PSY 271 Introduction to Psychology cannot be used as a social science elective
Footnote 7 Consult Academic Advisor for appropriate course
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First Year
First Semester
BUS 095
An introduction to basic accounting principles and techniques designed to give the student a general knowledge of accounting practices and terminology.

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 Fundamentals of Accounting
3
BUS 142
Covers the objectives, organization, and role of business in the free-enterprise system. The course is designed to provide an overview of the field of business and to provide a framework into which specialized fields may be studied.

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 Introduction to Business
3
CIS 160
Provides an opportunity for the student to work with various types of software on the PC. These learning activities include MS Windows, Word Processing, Spreadsheet Design,Database Management, Internet access, and presentation program. (Repeatable 3 Times)


Prerequisites: Students must take CIS 040 or have previous HS experience


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 Practical Software Applications *
3
BUS 094
Covers basic applications of mathematics in the business world percentages, elementary algebra, interest, installment buying, statistics, insurance, etc. It is designed to reinforce and expand business concepts held by the student through the use of mathematics.

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 Business Math
3
ENG 095
Using critical thinking skills, students will study and reinforce the basics of the English language as they apply to business communications. Emphasis is placed on grammar, punctuation, spelling, word usage, and sentence structure.

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 Business English or
3
ENG 120
Students will study the writing process by reading essays that illustrate a variety of rhetorical strategies, analyzing writing tasks and texts, and writing, revising, and editing short essays.


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 		or
Composition 1 * 		 
SFS 101
Designed to improve student performance in college and beyond. Topics include: college resources; identification of college and career goals; implementation of study, note-taking, and test-taking strategies; and development of life management skills including time management, stress management, and relationship skills.

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 Strategies for Success or
2
HED

 		or
Health Elective or 		 
PED

 or
PE Elective 		 
  Total Semester Hours:
17
 
Second Semester
BUS 151
A study of the financial statements, the accounting process and the principles and procedures underlying items on the financial statements.


Prerequisites: HS acct, BUS 085, BUS 095 or consent of instructor


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 Financial Accounting *
3
ECO 130
Combines Macroeconomics and Microeconomics and focuses on basic supply and demand analysis, national income accounting, business cycles, inflation, unemployment, fiscal and monetary policy, and international economic problems.

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 The American Economy
3
ECO 231
Focuses on the nature and method of economics, basic supply and demand analysis, national income accounting, business cycles, inflation and unemployment, fiscal policy, money and banking, and monetary policy.

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 		or
Principles of Economics I 		 
BUS 251
Provides an overview of how managers utilize planning, organization, leadership, and control in order to ensure that a firm achieves its goals in the most efficient way possible.

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 Principles of Management
3
BUS 200
An introduction to legal systems and law, especially the U.S. legal system. Business-legal relationships in the areas of criminal law, torts, product liability, and contracts are examined. Antitrust, consumer, labor, and environmental law are studied; also the international marketplace.

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 Legal Environment of Business
3
CIS 093
An introduction to Microsoft Access, a database management application designed to operate in the Windows environment. (Repeatable 3 Times)


Prerequisites: CIS 040 or equivalent experience


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 Access
2

General Education Elective
3
  Total Semester Hours:
17
 

Second Year
First Semester
BUS 098
Provides an in-depth study of accounting theory and current practice. Includes the development of accounting theory, the format and content of the financial statements, and emphasizes assets.


Prerequisites: BUS 151 with grade of 'C' or higher


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 		Intermediate Accounting *
3
BUS 152
Designed to use accounting information to help management make decisions concerning product costing, planning and controlling operations in an ever-changing business environment.


Prerequisites: BUS 151


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 		Managerial Accounting *
3
BUS 141
Provides students a practical strategy for creating successful communication products used in business.


Prerequisites: BUS 113 or the equivalent


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 		Business Communications *
3
BUS 086
Develops a working knowledge of some of the statistical tools used in business analysis and decision making.

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 		Statistics for Business +
3
CIS 094
The basics of the Excel software package will be covered. This includes spreadsheet basics, formulas, functions, charting, data management, and collaborative tools. (Repeatable 3 Times)



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 		Excel
2

General Education Elective
2
  Total Semester Hours:
16
 
Second Semester
BUS 099
A capstone course which reinforces financial accounting concepts and procedures through the use of personal computers and popular commercial software. A comprehensive study of computerized accounting systems in both service and merchandising environments.


Prerequisites: BUS 095 or BUS 151


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 		Computerized Accounting *
3
BUS 096
Focuses on a practical study of the current federal revenue act as it relates to business and individuals.

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 		Federal Tax Accounting
3
BUS 097
A study of job order, process and standard cost systems and management's uses of cost information for planning and control.


Prerequisites: BUS 151 with grade of 'C' or higher


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 		Principles of Cost Accounting *
3
BUS 060
Students handle office activities using computers in a simulated office environment. Students access software including wordprocessing, electronic mail and calendaring, and other specialized software.


Prerequisites: BUS 113 or consent of instructor


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 		Automated Office Procedures *
3
BUS 087
Designed to provide employment experience in a position that will utilize the specialized skills of the student. The position must be approved by the accounting program coordinator.

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 		Accounting Internship *
3
BUS/CIS ---

 		or
BUS/CIS Elective 		 
  Total Semester Hours:
15
 


Total Program Hours: 65

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