Accounting Associate in Applied Science

What Follows is the Program Outline.

This program is not designed for students transferring to other colleges or universities. As a rule, courses with a second digit "0" are designed to transfer. Students planning to transfer should consult a Counselor to verify the transferability of courses. Prerequisites for courses are noted in the IVCC Catalog. Program Pre-Admission Information is included if applicable.

For additional information please consult any counselor at (815) 224-0360. Students should plan to take ACT 2221 the semester following ACT 1010. ACT 1020 does not need to be taken immediately after ACT 1010. Students are strongly encouraged to complete the required courses in the order they are listed above. Some advanced accounting courses may only be available at night or in specific semesters.

Refer to the General Education for Associate in Applied Science for options to fulfill the AAS General Education courses.

Fall semester, first year


ACT 1210	Fundamentals of Accounting	3
BUS 1010	Introduction To Business	3
BUS 1201	Let's Talk Business	2
BUS 1230	Math for Business & Finance	3

CSP 1203	Microsoft Office Professional I	3
	Or
CSI 1002	Intro To Business Computer Systems	3

Spring semester, first year

			IAI Course
ACT 1010	Financial Accounting	3	BUS 903
ACT 1240	Payroll Accounting	2
ACT 1280	Quickbooks-Pro Accounting	3
ECN 1202	Fundamentals of Economics	3

ENG 1205	Writ Comm Skills for Bus Ind & Tech	3
	Or
ENG 1001	English Composition I	3	C1 900

SPH 1204	Oral Communication Skills for Business, Industry & Technology	3
	Or
SPH 1001	Fundamentals of Speech	3	C2 900
Total Credit Hours:			31

Fall semester, second year

			IAI Course
ACT 1020	Managerial Accounting	3	BUS 904
ACT 2200	Tax Accounting	3
ACT 2221	Intermediate Accounting I	3
BUL 2000	The Legal Environment of Business	3
MGT 2010	Principles of Management	3
	AAS General Education course	1

Spring semester, second year

			IAI Course
ACT 2222	Intermediate Accounting II	3
ACT 2230	Certified Bookkeeper Review	2
CSS 2200	Advanced Excel	1
FIN 1200	Principles of Finance	3
	AAS General Education course	3
	AAS General Education course	1
Total Credit Hours:			29

Total Credit Hours: 60

ACT 1210, BUS 1010 & BUS 1201 should be taken together as a learning community.

Alternate options:

for BUS 1201 (is preferred): CSP 2204, CSD 1210, CSN 1200
for BUS 1230 (is preferred): ECN 2004, MTH 1008, MTH 1003, MTH 1004, MTH 1005, MTH 1006, MTH 1007, MTH 2001
for ECN 1202 (is preferred): ECN 2002 or ECN 2003

ACT 1210, ACT 1010, & ACT 1020 are offered every semester. The other ACT courses are only offered in the semester that they are listed above.

ENG 1205 is preferred unless transferring.

4/19/2021