Accounting, ABA

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Associate of Business Administration • ACCT ABA

The Associate of Business Administration - Accounting courses at Davenport balance theoretical understanding with hands-on learning opportunities. Foundation courses introduce accounting theory and the business accounting cycle. Students learn to develop and maintain accounting records, prepare financial statements and begin to use accounting information as a decision-making tool.

Learning Outcomes

Describe financial statements according to Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
Explain the results of a financial statement analysis of a company such that organizational performance and financial condition can be evaluated.
Identify GAAP compliant journal entries.

Foundations of Excellence - 21 Credits

ACES 100 - Achieving Career and Education Success 3 Credits
OR
Open Electives 3 Credits ¹(if exempt)
COMM 120 - Presentation Techniques 3 Credits
ECON 200 - Microeconomics 3 Credits
OR
ECON 201 - Macroeconomics 3 Credits
ENGL 109 - Composition 3 Credits
ENGL 110 - Advanced Composition 3 Credits
MATH 120 - College Mathematics 3 Credits
SOSC 201 - Diversity in Society 3 Credits

Foundations of Business - 22 Credits

ACCT 201 - Accounting Foundations I 4 Credits
ACCT 220 - Accounting Information Technology 3 Credits
BITS 211 - Microcomputer Applications: Spreadsheet 3 Credits
BUSN 210 - Professional Ethics 3 Credits
GPMT 287 - Principles of Project Management 3 Credits
MGMT 211 - Management Foundations 3 Credits
MKTG 211 - Marketing Foundations 3 Credits

Major - 21 Credits

ACCT 202 - Accounting Foundations II 4 Credits
ACCT 213 - Cost Accounting 3 Credits
ACCT 301 - Intermediate Accounting I 4 Credits
ACCT 302 - Intermediate Accounting II 4 Credits
ACCT 315 - Federal Taxation I 3 Credits
ACCT 318 - Payroll and State Tax 3 Credits

Total Credits: 64

¹See “Guide To Electives “ for list of choices.