Business: Accounting Concentration - Associate in Arts
Plan Code: 1100
This program consists of the prescribed GE requirements, as well as the following accounting and business courses. Students earning this Associate Degree may be prepared to 1) transfer to a baccalaureate-degree granting institution in the field of their concentration and/ or 2) enter into the workforce at an entry-level position relating to their field of emphasis.
Program Student Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate the ability to attain the Institutional Student Learning Outcomes (ISLOs).
- Identify and describe the nature, environment, and role of accounting and its importance as the language of business.
- Analyze the economic activities of business entities to calculate and prepare appropriate financial statements.
Program Requirements
This degree requires the completion of General Education coursework plus the following:
| Code Number | Course Title | Units |
|---|---|---|
| REQUIRED COURSES | ||
| GBUS 5 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| LAW 18 | Fundamentals of Business Law | 3 |
| ACCTG 1A | Financial Accounting 1 | 5 |
| ACCTG 1B | Managerial Accounting | 5 |
| ACCTG 205 | Fundamentals of Tax | 3 |
| ACCTG 228 | Computerized Gen Ledger Account Systems | 2 |
| ACCTG 229 | Spreadsheet Accounting | 3 |
| ACCTG 230 | Quickbooks Accounting | 2 |
| Subtotal Units | 26 | |
| IN ADDITION, complete SIX (6) units from the following: | ||
| Introduction to Accounting (3) | ||
| Macro Economic Analysis (3) | ||
| Micro Economic Analysis (3) | ||
| Legal Environment of Business (3) | ||
| Subtotal Units | 6 | |
| Required Subtotal | 32 | |
| Complete one of the following: 2 | 19-39 | |
| Electives (as needed to reach 60 degree-applicable units) 3 | ||
| Minimum Degree Total | 60 | |
- 1
For the Accounting concentration, students must take ACCTG 1A
- 2
Units for the major may be double-counted for LBCC GE, CSU GE, or IGETC; see counselor for limitations.
- 3
Elective units from course(s) numbered 1-599, if needed, to reach 60 degree-applicable units.