LANSING COMMUNITY COLLEGE
CURRICULAR GUIDE
Accounting
Associate in Business Degree
Curriculum Code: 0162 (Effective Fall 2001 - Summer 2006)
Graduates of this program are qualified to work as a paraprofessional in most
areas of accounting, such as financial reporting, cost accounting,
governmental accounting, tax preparation and auditing. Typically the
paraprofessional works under the supervision of a professional accountant, but
may be doing essentially the same types of work. Job titles include full-
charge bookkeeper, tax preparer, and internal auditor, among others. Not all
courses in this program transfer to all colleges. Students planning to
transfer should see an academic advisor or counselor before enrolling in any
course.
PREREQUISITES
Students should see the "Course Descriptions" section of this catalog or the
Course Schedule for course prerequisite information. Basic skills assessment
and advising information may be found on page 8 of this catalog.
GENERAL EDUCATION
General education is an important part of this program and includes a
mathematics competency requirement. To fulfill the mathematics competency
requirement, students may need to complete specific course work in
mathematics. For information on how to fulfill all general education
requirements, see page 23.
INFORMATION
Contact the Business Careers Department, Old Central Building, Room 210,
telephone number (517) 483-1522.
REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 31 CREDITS
CODE TITLE CREDIT HOURS
ACCG 210 Principles of Accounting I 4
ACCG 211 Principles of Accounting II 4
ACCG 220 Intermediate Accounting I 4
ACCG 221 Intermediate Accounting II 4
ACCG 230 Cost Accounting 4
ACCG 240 Federal Income Tax I 4
ACCG 260 Accounting Systems 4
LEGL 215 Busn Law I, Basic Principles 3
LIMITED CHOICE REQUIREMENTS TOTAL: 29-30 CREDITS
Complete the indicated number of credits from each CHOICE listed below.
CHOICE 1: General Education Core Areas 12 Credits
(See the "GENERAL EDUCATION" section above)
Writing Core Area 3
Speech Communication Core Area 3
Science/Technology Core Area 3
Global Perspectives and Diversity Core Area 3
Mathematics Competency (See page 23 for information on
how to fulfill this requirement. Course work may be needed.)
CHOICE 2: Accounting Specialty Area 11-12 Credits
ACCG 160 Payroll Systems and Taxes 2
ACCG 231 Managerial Accounting 4
ACCG 235 Budgeting 2
ACCG 241 Federal Income Tax II 4
ACCG 250 Advanced Accounting 4
ACCG 280 Governmental Accounting 4
ACCG 290 Auditing 3
CHOICE 3: Other Accounting & Business Related (See Note 1) 6 Credits
ACCG 245 Accounting Internship 2
ACCG 271 Principles of Finance 3
INSU 265 Principles Risk and Insurance 3
LEGL 219 Adv Busn Law for Acct Majors 4
MINIMUM TOTAL 60
NOTES:
1. Students may also select from unchosen courses in Choice 2.
2. For graduation from this program, a student must have earned a minimum
2.00 grade point average in courses with an ACCG prefix.
SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE
Students should see course descriptions to find out when departments plan to
offer courses. Students who for any reason are unable to follow the course
sequence suggested below (for example, those who are part-time, have
transferred in courses from another school, or have prerequisites to fulfill)
should contact an academic advisor or counselor for help with adjustments.
I II III IV
ACCG 210 ACCG 211 ACCG 220 ACCG 221
LEGL 215 ACCG 260 ACCG 230 Lim.Ch.
Lim.Ch. Lim.Ch. ACCG 240 Lim.Ch.
Lim.Ch. Lim.Ch. Lim.Ch. Lim.Ch.
Lim.Ch. Lim.Ch.
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