Accounting, AAS

Program Description

The Mid-Plains Community College Associate of Applied Science in Business with an emphasis in Accounting prepares students for various entry-level positions in the field of accounting.

Career Opportunities

Employment opportunities with this degree may include the following:

  • Bookkeeping
  • Accounting and auditing
  • Clerks
  • Accountants
  • Auditors
  • Bill and account collectors
  • Statement clerks
  • Credit authorizers
  • Financial, branch or department Managers
  • New account clerks
  • Payroll and timekeeping clerks

Associate of Applied Science Degree Business

Accounting Emphasis

Suggested Sequence of Study

Plan of Study Grid
First Semester
FallCredit Hours
ACCT 1200 Principles of Accounting I 3.0
BSAD 1050 Introduction to Business 3.0
BSAD 1100 Personal Finance 3.0
BSAD 2250 Business Communications 3.0
CSCE 1644 Microsoft Excel 1.5
CSCE 1647 Microsoft Excel, Advanced (Only offered in the Fall) 1.5
 Credit Hours15.0
Second Semester
Spring
ACCT 1210 Principles of Accounting II 3.0
BSAD 1010 Personal/Professional Development 3.0
BSAD 1030 Business & Professional Speaking 3.0
BSAD 2510 Business Computer Systems 3.0
BSAD 2540 Principles of Management 3.0
 Credit Hours15.0
Third Semester
Fall
ACCT 2130 Intermediate Accounting (Only offered in the Fall) 3.0
BSAD 2500 Business Mathematics 3.0
BSAD 2520 Principles of Marketing 3.0
BSAD 2710 Business Law I 3.0
CSCE 1567 QuickBooks Online 3.0
 Credit Hours15.0
Fourth Semester
Spring
ACCT 1010 Payroll Accounting (Only offered in the Spring; 1st 8-weeks) 2.0
ACCT 2020 Income Tax Acct for Individuals (Only offered in the Spring; 2nd 8-weeks) 3.0
ACCT 2170 Cost Accounting (Only offered in the Spring) 3.0
BSAD 2745 Business Internship 5.0
ECON 2120 Principles of Microeconomics 3.0
 Credit Hours16.0
 Total Credit Hours61.0