Accounting

Course Descriptions

ACC 100 Small Business Accounting 3-0-3
This is an introductory accounting course for students who are not accounting majors. It is designed to provide a working knowledge of basic accounting areas, such as the accounting cycle, payroll, payables and receivables, etc. The emphasis will be on application of this knowledge using problems and practice sets. This is not a transfer course. (FA)

ACC 101 Elementary Accounting I 3-0-3
ACC 101 is a beginning course introducing fundamental principles of accounting. Course content includes the accounting cycle, analysis of the balance sheet and income statement, payroll, calculation of interest and discounts, depreciation, and recording of accrued and deferred items. (FA, SP)

ACC 102 Elementary Accounting II 3-0-3
ACC 102 is a continued study of accounting principles and procedures. This study includes partnerships and corporations, revenue concepts and statement analysis, accounting for plant assets, and introduces managerial accounting concepts. Prerequisite: ACC 101. (FA, SP)

ACC 110 Personal Finance 3-0-3
This is an introductory course to acquaint students with the basic terms and concepts of financial planning and investment management. (IN)

ACC 210 Federal Income Tax Accounting 3-0-3
This course focuses on federal income tax law as applied to individual taxpayers. Emphasis is on basic tax laws and concepts and application of those laws and concepts in tax return preparation and tax planning. A computerized income tax package is introduced. Prerequisite: ACC 101 or instructor approval. (SP)

ACC 211 Managerial Accounting 3-0-3
This course involves basic application of costing methods, financial statements and their interpretation, and analysis for long-range planning. Prerequisite: ACC 101. (FA)

ACC 213 Cost Accounting 3-0-3
This course involves determining and controlling costs of material, labor, and overhead; budgets; forecasting; standards; job order and process cost methods; and variance analysis. Prerequisite: ACC 101 and ACC 211, or instructor approval. Course may be taken concurrently with ACC 102. (SP)

ACC 214 Computerized Accounting Applications I 3-0-3
Students will learn to use an integrated accounting computer program to do basic areas of accounting, such as payables, receivables, payroll, depreciation, inventory, etc., and to prepare accounting statements and reports. Students will learn through problem solving and practice sets to establish a set of computerized books for a new business or for an existing business that has been utilizing a manual accounting system. Prerequisite: ACC 101 or instructor approval. (FA)

ACC 215 Computerized Accounting Applications II 3-0-3
A continuation of ACC 214, this course involves advanced accounting applications using an integrated accounting package. Course emphasizes payroll accounting laws and procedures and use of a computerized accounting system. Prerequisites: ACC 101 and ACC 214. (SP)

ACC 295 Accounting Internship 0-(6-18)-(2-6)
This course is designed to provide students real-life work experiences through on-the-job training with a fieldrelated cooperating employer in the student’s declared major. Students will be supervised by the business/industry sponsor and report to the Director of Career and Technical Programs or assigned faculty member. The position may be paid or unpaid. Students must complete a minimum of 45 contact hours per credit hour per semester. Course is variable credits and may be repeated for up to six credit hours. Students taking this course in place of Employment Seminar must complete a short résumé/interview workshop. Prerequisites: Minimum 30 credit hours in program of study, 2.5 GPA, and approval from the Dean of Career and Technical Education or Director of Career and Technical Programs. Exceptions may be considered by the Dean of Career and Technical Education or Director of Career and Technical Programs. (FA, SP, SU)

ACC 299 Special Studies in Business Accounting Technology (1 to 6)-0-(1 to 6)
This course will consist of specialized study in areas of the department, which are not covered in-depth in other courses. Students may take no more than six credit hours of special studies in any one discipline. (IN)