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
| First Semester | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit 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 Hours | 15.0 | |
| 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 Hours | 15.0 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACCT 2130 | Intermediate Accounting (Only offered in the Fall) | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2520 | Principles of Marketing | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2710 | Business Law I | 3.0 |
| CSCE 1567 | QuickBooks Online | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2080 | Business Mathematics | 3.0 |
| Credit Hours | 15.0 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| Spring | ||
| ACCT 1010 | Payroll Accounting (Only offered in the Spring) | 2.0 |
| ACCT 2020 | Income Tax Acct for Individuals (Only offered in the Spring) | 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 Hours | 16.0 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 61.0 | |
Course work in business, foreign language, economics, real estate, psychology, sociology, government, composition, statistics, information technology and cultural diversity would complement the business program. Please see the list of electives below.
Electives List
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 1010 | Payroll Accounting | 2.0 |
| ACCT 1210 | Principles of Accounting II | 3.0 |
| ACCT 2020 | Income Tax Acct for Individuals | 3.0 |
| ACCT 2130 | Intermediate Accounting | 3.0 |
| ACCT 2170 | Cost Accounting | 3.0 |
| AGRI 1410 | Intro to Ag-Economics | 3.0 |
| AGRI 1745 | Agribusiness & Food Marketing | 3.0 |
| AGRI 2040 | Farm & Ranch Management | 4.0 |
| AGRI 2041 | Farm & Ranch Management Lab | 0.0 |
| BSAD 1060 | Introduction to Sports Management | 3.0 |
| BSAD 1070 | Customer Service | 3.0 |
| BSAD 1100 | Personal Finance | 3.0 |
| BSAD 1110 | Introduction to Events Management | 3.0 |
| BSAD 1120 | Social Issues/Nonprofit Sector | 3.0 |
| BSAD 1500 | Leadership Behavior | 1.5 |
| BSAD 2000 | Intro to Leadership Concepts | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2010 | Principles of Selling | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2020 | Leadership Development | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2050 | Strategic Planning and Leadership | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2060 | Intro Sports Facilities Management | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2100 | Organizational Behavior | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2210 | Supervisory Management | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2350 | Advertising | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2370 | Digital Marketing | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2520 | Principles of Marketing | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2540 | Principles of Management | 3.0 |
| BSAD 2720 | Business Law II | 3.0 |
| CSCE | Any CSCE course approved by the business advisor and business & technology division chair | |
| ECON 1000 | Contemporary Economic Issues | 3.0 |
| ECON 2110 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3.0 |
| ECON 2120 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3.0 |
| ENGL 1010 | English Composition I | 3.0 |
| ENTR 2040 | Entrepreneurship Feasibility Study | 3.0 |
| ENTR 2050 | Marketing for the Entrepreneur | 3.0 |
| ENTR 2090 | Entrepreneurship Business Plan | 3.0 |
| FACS 2300 | Visual Merchandising | 3.0 |
| INFO | Any INFO course approved by the business advisor and business & technology division chair | |
| OFFT 1150 | Input Keyboard Technology I | 3.0 |
| or OFFT 1160 | Input Keyboard Technology II | |
| OFFT 2050 | Information Management | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2170 | MS Office Integration | 3.0 |
| OFFT 2350 | Administrative Proc & Mgmt | 3.0 |
| PSYC 1810 | Intro to Psychology | 3.0 |
| REES 1705 | Real Estate Principles & Practices | 2.0 |
| REES 1715 | Real Estate Finance | 2.0 |
| REES 1725 | Real Estate Law | 2.0 |
| SOCI 1000 | Human Relations: People Skills | 3.0 |
| SOCI 1010 | Intro to Sociology | 3.0 |
| SOCI 2150 | Exploring Unity & Diversity | 3.0 |
| SPAN 1010 | Elementary Spanish I | 5.0 |
| SPAN 1020 | Elementary Spanish II | 5.0 |
| WARE 1100 | Introduction to Logistics | 3.0 |
| WARE 1200 | Global Logistics | 3.0 |
| WARE 1250 | Transportation Logistics | 3.0 |
| WARE 2150 | Supply Chain Management | 3.0 |
| WARE 2400 | Purchasing Logistics | 3.0 |