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The program is designed for students planning to pursue a higher-level degree in Accounting as well as to prepare the student for employment as an entry-level accountant, bookkeeper or general accounting clerk. The program is designed to provide the student with an intensive background in general accounting procedures and principles, business principles and automated accounting procedures. The program includes a thirty-nine credit-hour component of general education/liberal arts courses. FNU awards an Associate of Arts Degree in Accounting upon graduation.
Program type
Associate
Credit Hours
61 hours
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Student Achievement Data
| Business Division 2021-2023 Student Achievement – Graduation based on 1.5 completion time. | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Business Academic Programs | Goal | Actual | % | Goal | Actual | % | Goal | Actual | % |
| Accounting, Associate of Arts | 19 | 13 | 68.4 | 16 | 12 | 75.0 | 9 | 4 | 44.4 |
| Business Administration, Associate of Arts | 22 | 15 | 68.2 | 16 | 6 | 37.5 | 28 | 15 | 53.6 |
| Accounting, Bachelor in Science | 5 | 4 | 80.0 | 9 | 7 | 77.8 | 3 | 1 | 33.3 |
| Business Administration, Bachelor in Science | 24 | 14 | 58.3 | 22 | 19 | 86.4 | 9 | 7 | 77.8 |
| Master of Business Administration | 27 | 20 | 74.1 | 29 | 21 | 72.4 | 24 | 21 | 87.5 |
| 2023 Performance Expectations for Student Achievement | Accounting, Associate of Arts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Business and IT Student Achievement Measures | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
| Retention | 42% | 46% | 78% |
| Job placement rates | 84% | 68% | 75% |
| Acceptance into graduate programs | 32% | 18% | 18% |
* No graduated students during the period
** No graduates pursuing graduate levels
General Education
(35 Credits)
| Student Life Skills (1 Credit) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
SLS 1501 |
College Study Skills |
1 |
| English and Communications (9 Credits) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
ENC 1101 |
English Composition I |
3 |
|
ENC 1102 |
English Composition II |
3 |
|
SPC 1017 |
Fundamentals of Oral Communications |
3 |
| Humanities (6 Credits) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
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Any Two Humanities Courses |
6 |
| Social Science (6 Credits) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
ECO 2013 |
Principles of Macroeconomics |
3 |
|
|
Any Social Science Course |
3 |
| Natural Science (3 Credits) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
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Any Natural Science Course |
3 |
| Mathematics (7 Credits) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
MAC 1105 |
College Algebra I |
3 |
|
STA 2014 |
Introduction to Statistics |
4 |
| Information Literacy (3 Credits) | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
CGS 1030 |
Introduction to Information Technology |
3 |
Core Requirements
(26 Credits)
| Courses | Credit Hours | |
|---|---|---|
|
ACG 2003 |
Principles of Accounting I |
3 |
|
ACG 2003L |
Principles of Accounting I Lab |
1 |
|
ACG 2004 |
Principles of Accounting II |
3 |
|
ACG 2004L |
Principles of Accounting II Lab. |
1 |
|
ACG 2071 |
Managerial Accounting |
3 |
|
BUL 2131 |
Business Law |
3 |
|
ECO 2023 |
Principles of Microeconomics |
3 |
|
BUS 2505 |
End of Program Assessment |
|
|
GEB 2430 |
Business Ethics & Social Responsibility |
3 |
|
TAX 2000 |
Income Tax Accounting |
3 |
|
CGS 2511 |
Spreadsheet Applications for Business |
3 |
An Associate of Arts program is a two-year course of study that covers the core materials needed to complete the first two years of a four-year bachelor’s degree.