opportunities, options, excellence - Red Rocks Community College

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Community College System has begun a project to set common
course numbers and common competency throughout the system.
This will make it easier for students to transfer and ensure curriculum
quality across our system. The project will not jeopardize student
credit and transfer. Check the Web site at www.rightchoice.com for
updated informatkion on course numbers and course competencies.
Accounting
Degree:
Accounting Paraprofessional
Accounting Technician
Certificate:
Bookkeeping Clerk
Accounting Clerk
Red Rocks Community College offers an AAS degree in accounting
with two options as well as two accounting certificates. If you plan to
transfer to a baccalaureate institution you should consider the AA
degree with a business emphasis. You should consult with an
accounting faculty advisor early in your career at the college to
explore all your educational options.
Degree Area of Emphasis:
Accounting Paraprofessional
This program prepares you to work as an accounting paraprofessional
or accounting assistant.
Required Accounting Courses
ACC 121 Accounting Principles I 4
ACC 122 Accounting Principles II 4
ACC 125 Computerized Accounting and Lab 4
ACC 135 Spreadsheet App. for Acct. and Lab 4
ACC 138 Payroll and Sales Tax 3
ACC 131 Income Tax I 3
ACC 211 Intermediate Accounting I 4
ACC 226 Cost Accounting 3
Required Business Courses
BTE 108 Ten-Key by Touch and Lab 1.3
*or elective with approval of advisor
BUS 115 Introduction to Business 3
BUS 216 Legal Environment of Business 3
BUS 217 Business Comm./Report Writing 3
CIS 118 Intro to PC Applications and Lab 4
*Choose from accounting, business or
Computer electives with advisor approval. 3
Required General Education Courses
SPE 125 Interpersonal Communication 3
or
SPE 105 Communication in the Workplace
ENG 121 English Composition I 3
MAT 1XX
Any MAT course numbered 100 or higher 3
Credit from two of the following three areas:
Social Science
(ANT, ECO, GEO, HIS, POS, PSY, SOC)
Arts and Humanities (ART, SPA, FRE,GER,
HUM, LIT, MUS, PHI, THE)
Science (AST, BIO, CHE, GEY, PHY) 6
Total Required Credits 61.3
*See faculty advisor for approval; you must have C or better in all
ACC courses to graduate. For a sequential course scheduling plan,
please see an accounting faculty advisor. Also see an advisor if you
plan to transfer.
Area of Emphasis: Accounting Technician
Upon successful completion of this program you should be able to
perform bookkeeping and general office duties in a small office or
begin a career path as an accounting technician in a large, departmentalized
organization
Required Accounting Courses
ACC 101* Fundamentals of Accounting 3
ACC 121 Accounting Principles I 4
ACC 122 Accounting Principles II 4
ACC 125 Computerized Accounting and Lab 4
ACC 135 Spreadsheet App. for Accounting
and Lab 4
ACC 138 Payroll and Sales Tax 3
Required Business Courses
BTE 108 Ten-Key by Touch and Lab 1.3
or *elective with approval of advisor
BUS 115 Introduction to Business 3
BUS 216 Legal Environment of Business 3
BUS 217 Business Comm./Report Writing 3
CIS 118 Intro. to PC Applications and Lab 4
CIS 135 Complete PC Word Processing 4
*Choose from Accounting, Business or
Computer electives with advisor approval. 6
Required General Education Courses
SPE 125 Interpersonal Communication 3
or
SPE 105 Communication in the Workplace
ENG 121 English Composition I 3
MAT 1XX Any MAT course numbered 100 or higher 3
Credit from two of the following three areas 6
Social Science
(ANT, ECO, GEO, HIS, POS,PSY, SOC)
Arts and Humanities (ART, SPA, FRE, GER,
HUM, LIT, MUS, PHI, THE)
Science (AST, BIO, CHE, GEY, PHY)
Total Required Credits 61.3
*See faculty advisor for approval; you must have C or better in all
ACC courses to graduate. For a sequential course scheduling plan,
please see an accounting faculty advisor. Also see an advisor if you
plan to transfer.
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