Greg Lee
Department Chair
C222
217-641-4351
Lee@jwcc.edu
Cathy Stephens
Accounting Instructor
C221
217-641-4515
CStephens@jwcc.edu
Accounting - Associate in Applied Science
64 Semester Hours
The AAS in Accounting program is intended to prepare students for immediate entry level positions in bookkeeping, where employees record and classify incoming transactions, and more advanced positions in public, managerial, and governmental accounting. For more information, contact a JWCC counselor/advisor.
NOTE: Only students who do not need additional coursework and who take the number of credits or courses as listed each semester can complete the program in the time given. Others will take longer to complete.
REQUIRED COURSES
| FIRST SEMESTER | |
| ACC 101 Prin of Accounting I | 3 |
| CSC 102 Intro to Spreadsheets I | 1 |
| ECO 101 Prin of Economics I | 3 |
| ENG 101 Rhet & Comp I | 3 |
| MAT 113 College Algebra (or higher) | 3 |
| Oral Communication Requirement | 3 |
| 16 | |
| SECOND SEMESTER | |
| ACC 102 Prin of Accounting II | 3 |
| ACC 200 Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Business Elective | 3 |
| ECO 102 Prin of Economics II | 3 |
| MAT 071 Business Computations I | 3 |
| ENG 102 Rhet & Comp II | 3 |
| PSY 123 Career Management | 1 |
| 16 | |
| THIRD SEMESTER | |
| ACC 125 Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 214 Cost Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 221 Inter Accounting I | 3 |
| BUS 141 Prin of Finance | 3 |
| BUS 161 Business Law I | 3 |
| Behavioral/Social Sci Requirement | 3 |
| 18 | |
| FOURTH SEMESTER | |
| ACC 222 Inter Accounting II | 3 |
| ACC 240 Tax Accounting OR ACC 230 Govt/Not-for-Profit Acctg |
3 |
| CSC/MAT/OFT Electives | 2-3 |
| Accounting Electives | 5-6 |
| 14-15 |