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Accounting, Associate in Applied Science

Overview

Features

On its own, Northampton's associate's degree will qualify you for a range of employment opportunities, including entry-level accounting, bookkeeping, accounts payable/receivable and more. If your plan is to pursue a career as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), an associate's degree from Northampton is an affordable way to start down the path toward the required bachelor's degree.

The AAS degree program can be conveniently completed in the day or evening, on a full- or part-time basis. The program can also be completed online.

Courses

First Semester

COLS101College Success

1 credits

ACCT101Financial Accounting I

3 credits

BUSA152Business Law I

3 credits

ENGL101English I

3 credits

Mathematics Elective (QL) +

3 credits

General Education Elective ++

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:16

Second Semester

ACCT151Financial Accounting II

3 credits

CISC101Introduction to Computers

3 credits

CMTH102Introduction to Communication

3 credits

ENGL151LEnglish II

3 credits

Business Elective +++

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:15

Third Semester

ACCT201Intermediate Accounting I

4 credits

ACCT202Managerial Accounting

3 credits

ECON201Macroeconomics

3 credits

CISC104Information Systems and Resources

4 credits

General Education Elective ++

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:17

Fourth Semester

ACCT220Income Tax Accounting

3 credits

BUSA201Business Statistics I

4 credits

BUSA221GBusiness Communications

3 credits

Accounting Elective ++++

3 credits

Elective

3 credits

Total Credit Hours:16

Total Credit Hours: 64

+ Mathematics Elective options: MATH140, MATH145, MATH160, MATH165, MATH175, MATH176, MATH180, MATH181.

++For the General Education Elective, students must take a course from the list of approved courses in two of the following categories: Arts & Humanities (AH); Social Science: Societies and Institutions over Time (SIT) or Social Science: Scientific Study of Human Behavior (SSHB).

+++ Business Elective options: BUSA101, BUSA115, BUSA131, BUSA137, BUSA202, BUSA205, BUSA226, BUSA235.

++++ Accounting Elective options: ACCT160, ACCT205*, ACCT251*, ACCT255* or BUSA211. * Offered only through Online Learning.

  • Completion of ENGL151L satisfies the Diversity and Global Awareness (D) requirement.
  • BUSA221G satisfies the Writing Intensive (WI) requirement for this program.

NOTE: Students will be required to use spreadsheets in their upper level accounting courses. Thus, it is highly recommended that students complete CISC101 before enrolling in any sophomore accounting courses.