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Welcome to Kaskaskia College Accounting Department

ACCOUNTING

Career and Technical
A.A.S. Degree and/or Certificate

Sue Aman, Program Coordinator
Office: HB-202
Telephone: (618) 545-3329
Email: saman@kaskaskia.edu
http://www.kaskaskia.edu/saman

The accounting curriculum provides students with a foundation for understanding business and the effective management of economic organizations. Accounting is the process of analyzing, measuring, interpreting, and communicating the economic data used in informed business decisions and effective organizational management.

The A.A.S. degree prepares students considering paraprofessional positions in industry, government, and not-for-profit organizations.

Field Internship

A field internship placement is an important element in the accounting program. Students arrange to work in a business environment after their first two semesters of study. Students develop valuable work experience while earning a salary and 4 semester hours of college credit.

Representative Job Titles

Financial accountant, cost accountant, budget accountant, administrative assistant, revenue collection officer, auditor, management trainee, accounting clerk, bookkeeper, tax preparer, loan clerk, bookkeeper, auditor, accounts payable clerk, accounts receivable clerk

Program Requirements

Students entering with less than the required program entrance skills may be required to meet prerequisites not listed in the curriculum sequence.
C – Courses required to earn a certificate in Accounting
C1 – Courses required to earn a certificate in Small Business Accounting
F – Course may only be offered during Fall semester
P – Prerequisite required for course
S – Course may only be offered during Spring semester 

COURSE PREREQUISITES

• ACCT 101 -- ACCT 100; ACT score of at least 22 in math, or Grade of B or better in high school accounting, or Consent of program coordinator
• ACCT 102 -- ACCT 101
• ACCT 212 -- ACCT 100
• ACCT 242 -- ACCT 100
• ACCT 250 -- ACCT 101
• ENGL 101 -- ACT score of at least 18 in English
• CITP 125 -- CITA 150

COURSE APPROVED SUBSTITUTIONS

• MATH 102 -- MATH 107,130,134 (choose one course; student choosing a 3 credit hour math course may complete an additional Area D elective to complete the requirement)
• BUSN 149 -- MATH 136,143,245, 247 (choose one course)
• BUSN 201 -- ENGL 102
• ACCT 250 -- ACCT 243
• ECON 205 -- ECON 206, 202

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