Accounting and Finance, AAS

Program Code: A25800

(2024*03)

The Accounting and Finance curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge and the skills necessary for employment and growth in the accounting and finance profession. Accountants and finance professionals assemble and analyze, process, and communicate essential information about financial operations.

Course work may include accounting, finance, ethics, business law, computer applications, financial planning, insurance, marketing, real estate, selling, and taxation. Related skills are developed through the study of communications, computer applications, financial analysis, critical thinking skills, and ethics.

The following certificates are offered in the Accounting and Finance program:

Graduates should qualify for entry-level accounting and finance positions in many types of organizations including accounting firms, small businesses, manufacturing firms, banks, hospitals, school systems, and governmental agencies.

Accounting and Finance, AAS Semester-By-Semester Plan

General Education Courses: 15-16 Hours

Major Courses: 51 Hours

Core: 32 Hours

Technical Core: 23 Hours

ACC 120 - Prin of Financial Accounting Credits: 4
ACC 121 - Prin of Managerial Accounting Credits: 4
BUS 115 - Business Law I Credits: 3
BUS 225 - Business Finance Credits: 3
CIS 110 - Introduction to Computers Credits: 3
CTS 130 - Spreadsheet Credits: 3
ECO 252 - Prin of Macroeconomics Credits: 3

Required Subject Areas: 9 Hours

ACC 131 - Federal Income Taxes Credits: 3
ACC 140 - Payroll Accounting Credits: 2
ACC 220 - Intermediate Accounting I Credits: 4

Other Major Courses: 19 Hours

Required: 16 Hours

ACA 111 - College Student Success Credits: 1
or ACA 122 - College Transfer Success Credits: 1
ACC 150 - Accounting Software Appl Credits: 2
ACC 215 - Ethics in Accounting Credits: 3
ACC 221 - Intermediate Acct II Credits: 4
ACC 225 - Cost Accounting Credits: 3
BUS 270 - Professional Development Credits: 3

Select 3 hours from the following:

BUS 110 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3
BUS 121 - Business Math Credits: 3
BUS 125 - Personal Finance Credits: 3
WBL 111 - Work-Based Learning I Credits: 1
WBL 112 - Work-Based Learning I Credits: 2
WBL 121 - Work-Based Learning II Credits: 1
WBL 122 - Work-Based Learning II Credits: 2

Total Accounting and Finance, AAS: 66-67 Credits

For more information:

Kristy B. Grady

Business Administration Program Chair/Instructor

Lamm (Building 027), Room 104

Phone: (252) 527-6223, ext. 610

Fax: (252) 233-6894

Email: kbgrady68@lenoircc.edu