Accounting, Associate in Science
Upon successful completion of the Associate in Science degree, the student demonstrates the skills and training for employment and/or transfer to a four-year college or university.
Program Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate an understanding of management decision making skills.
- Apply accounting theory, income measurement disclosures and analysis in a corporate environment.
- Apply GAAP to transactions relating to corporate entities and debt financing.
- Demonstrate a basic understanding of the accounting cycle including the calculations required to prepare basic financial statements in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) for basic entities.
- Demonstrate the skills and training for employment in a basic accounting or business environment and/or transfer to a four-year college or university.
General Education
Complete one of the following general education patterns:
- San Joaquin Delta College Associate Degree General Education (AA-GE) pattern (24 units)
- California State University General Education (CSU-GE) pattern (40 units)
- Intersegmental General Education Transfer Curriculum - CSU Version (IGETC-CSU) pattern (37 units)
Students are advised to double-count courses in the major to also satisfy general education when possible. Course subject credit will be awarded in satisfaction of major and lower division general education requirements, but the units will only be counted once in computing the total number of units for the degree.
Major Requirements - Core
Complete 20 units
BUS 001A
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Principles of Accounting
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5
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BUS 001B
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Principles of Accounting
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5
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BUS 003
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Financial Accounting
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5
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BUS 004
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Managerial Accounting
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5
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Major Requirements - Restricted Electives
Complete 7 units selected from:
BUS 008
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Introduction to The American Legal System
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3
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BUS 011
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Income Tax Procedures
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3
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BUS 015
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Excel Spreadsheets
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3
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BUS 018A
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Business Law
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3
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BUS 020
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Introduction to Business
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3
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BUS 021
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Marketing
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3
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BUS 070
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Payroll Accounting
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2
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BUS 081
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California Income Tax Preparation
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1
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CS 011
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Fundamentals of Computer Science
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3
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CSA 020
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Computer Information Systems Applications
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3
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ECON 001A
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Principles of Macroeconomics
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3
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ECON 001B
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Principles of Microeconomics
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3
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MATH 010
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Introduction to Contemporary Mathematics
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3
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Minimum Major Units Required: 27
Complete all courses with a grade of "C" or better.
Minimum Degree Units Required: 60
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