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Accounting and Finance

The Accounting and Finance curriculum is designed to provide students with the knowledge and the skills necessary for employment and growth in the accounting and finance profession. Accountants and finance professionals assemble and analyze, process, and communicate essential information about financial operations.
Course work may include accounting, finance, ethics, business law, computer applications, financial planning, insurance, marketing, real estate, selling, and taxation. Related skills are developed through the study of communications, computer applications, financial analysis, critical thinking skills, and ethics.
Graduates should qualify for entry-level accounting and finance positions in many types of organizations including accounting firms, small businesses, manufacturing firms, banks, hospitals, school systems, and governmental agencies.
Coastal Carolina Community College offers an Associate in Applied Science Degree and three certificates. The appropriate coursework is listed below..

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Curriculum Pathways

▸ Associate in Applied Science (A25800)

Associate in Applied Science (A25800)

Hours Per Week

FALL SEMESTER (1st Year)
Class
Lab
Credit

ACA 111
College Student Success
1
0
1

ACC 120
Principles of Financial Accounting
3
2
4

BUS 115
Business Law I
3
0
3

CIS 110
Introduction to Computers
2
2
3

ENG 111
Writing and Inquiry
3
0
3

12
4
14

SPRING SEMESTER (1st Year)

ACC 121
Principles of Managerial Accting
3
2
4

ACC 129
Individual Income Taxes
2
2
3

ACC 140
Payroll Accounting
1
3
2

ACC 150
Accounting Software Applications
1
3
2

ACC 180
Practices in Bookkeeping
3
0
3

10
10
14

SUMMER SEMESTER (1st Year)

BUS 121
Business Math
2
2
3

COM 120
Intro Interpersonal Com
3
0
3

CTS 130
Spreadsheet
2
2
3

Approved Hum/Fine Arts Elective
3
0
3

10
4
12

FALL SEMESTER (2nd Year)

ACC 130
Business Income Taxes
2
2
3

ACC 220
Intermediate Accounting I
3
2
4

BUS 125
Personal Finance
3
0
3

MAT 143
Quantitative Literacy
2
2
3

10
6
13

SPRING SEMESTER (2nd Year)

ACC 221
Intermediate Accounting II
3
2
4

ACC 225
Cost Accounting
3
0
3

BUS 225
Business Finance
2
2
3

BUS 270
Professional Development
3
0
3

ECO 252
Principles of Macroeconomics
3
0
3

14
4
16

Total Semester Hours:
69

APPROVED HUMANITIES/FINE ARTS ELECTIVES

*ART 111
Art Appreciation

*HUM 110
Technology and Society

HUM 115
Critical Thinking

*MUS 110
Music Appreciation

PHI 230
Introduction to Logic

*PHI 240
Introduction to Ethics

*Approved as Universal General Education Transfer Component (UGETC) course.

▸ Certificates

Bookkeeper/Payroll Certificate (C25800B)

Hours Per Week

FALL SEMESTER
Class
Lab
Credit

ACC 120
Principles of Financial Accounting
3
2
4

CIS 110
Introduction to Computers
2
2
3

5
4
7

SPRING SEMESTER

ACC 140
Payroll Accounting
1
3
2

ACC 150
Accounting Software Applications
1
3
2

ACC 180
Practices in Bookkeeping
3
0
3

5
6
7

Total Semester Hours:
14

Upon completion, students should be able to sit for the Fundamental Payroll Certification Exam sponsored by the American Payroll Association.

Income Tax Preparer Certificate (C25800T)

FALL SEMESTER

ACC 120
Principles of Financial Accounting
3
2
4

ACC 130
Business Income Taxes
2
2
3

CIS 110
Introduction to Computers
2
2
3

7
6
10

SPRING SEMESTER

ACC 129
Individual Income Taxes
2
2
3

ACC 150
Accounting Software Applications
1
3
2

3
5
5

Total Semester Hours:
15

Upon completion, students should be able to sit for the Enrolled Agent Exam sponsored by the Internal Revenue Service.

Finance Certificate (C25800F)

FALL SEMESTER

ACC 120
Principles of Financial Accounting
3
2
4

CIS 110
Introduction to Computers
2
2
3

5
4
7

SPRING SEMESTER

BUS 125
Personal Finance
3
0
3

BUS 225
Business Finance
2
2
3

CTS 130
Spreadsheet
2
2
3

7
4
9

Total Semester Hours:
16