Accounting. What You Will Learn. Admission Requirements. Awards or Credentials You Could Earn. Where You Could Work

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1 Accounting What You Will Learn MCTC s Accounting programs will prepare you to use software to document original transactions and maintain records such as bank accounts, merchandise inventories, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll for various organizations. The program offers three certificate credentials and an Accounting Technician A.A.S. degree. The certificate coursework will introduce you to the principles of accounting, business communication, problem-solving and accounting math. The A.A.S. coursework will include the additional topics of managerial accounting, critical thinking, intermediate accounting, and interpretation and analysis of financial information. You will have the opportunity to learn journal entry preparation, financial statement preparation, computerized accounting systems using Peachtree and QuickBooks software, and electronic spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel. You also will learn 10-key operation by touch. Experienced instructors will assign you real-world accounting challenges to resolve and will encourage you to work in teams, similar to those formed in the workplace. The Accounting Clerk program is the first level in the program; all Accounting Clerk coursework applies toward the more advanced Accounting Technician program. Admission Requirements Students are accepted into this program for fall and spring semesters only. Awards or Credentials You Could Earn Accounting Technician A.A.S. Degree 60 credits Accounting Clerk Certificate 29 credits Accounts Payable/Receivable Certificate 16 credits Payroll Accounting Certificate 14 credits Where You Could Work Small and medium-sized businesses Government agencies Nonprofit organizations

2 Accounting Technician A.A.S. Degree 60 Credits assistance of a counselor or advisor during orientation. Students will meet with their assigned advisor for creating an academic pathway for subsequent semesters. To schedule an appointment, students can stop by the Counseling and Advising Office in T.2500 or call Not all courses are offered every semester. ACCT 1222 Business Math 3.00 BUSN 1140 Introduction to Business 3.00 ENGL 1110 College English Second Semester TOTAL CREDITS: 1 ACCT 1230 Payroll Accounting 3.00 ACCT 1261 Spreadsheets for Accounting ACCT 1272 Computerized Accounting Peachtree 2.00 BUSN 1154 Or BTEC 2375 Business Communications Business Communications Third Semester 3.00 TOTAL CREDITS: ACCT 1270 Computerized Accounting QuickBooks 2.00 ACCT 2230 Intermediate Accounting 1 BUSN 2224 Managerial Accounting General Education Choose one course from MnTC Goal Areas 7, 8, 9 or General Education Choose one course from any of the MnTC Goal Areas 3.00 TOTAL CREDITS: 16.00

3 Fourth Semester ACCT 1280 Income Tax 3.00 ACCT 2240 Intermediate Accounting 2 ACCT 2295 Accounting Technical Review 2.00 General Education Choose one course from any of the MnTC Goal Areas 3.00 Recommended Business and/or General Education Electives: Choose three credits from the list below or choose any ACCT or BUSN course that is not already part of the required courses. BUSN 1142 Or BUSN 2252 Or BUSN 2260 Or ECON 2000 Or ECON 2200 Or MATH 1110 General Education Electives (15 Credits): Principles of Marketing Principles of Management Legal Environment of Business Principles of Macroeconomics Principles of Microeconomics College Algebra TOTAL CREDITS: The Accounting Technician A.A.S. degree requires that students successfully complete CMST 1010 and ENGL 1110 (MnTC Goal Area 1) as listed. Nine additional credits of General Education coursework are required from at least two other MnTC Goal Areas, with a minimum of three credits from Goal Areas 7, 8, 9 or 10.

4 Accounting Clerk Certificate 29 Credits assistance of a counselor or advisor during orientation. You will meet with your assigned advisor for creating an academic pathway for subsequent semesters. To schedule an appointment, you can stop by the Counseling and Advising Office in T.2500 or call ACCT 1222 Business Math 3.00 BTEC 1060 Keyboarding ENGL 1110 College English Second Semester TOTAL CREDITS: 1 ACCT 1230 Payroll Accounting 3.00 ACCT 1261 Spreadsheets for Accounting ACCT 1270 Or ACCT 1272 Computerized Accounting QuickBooks Computerized Accounting Peachtree BTEC 2375 Business Communications TOTAL CREDITS: General Education Electives (6 Credits) The Accounting Clerk Certificate requires that students successfully complete ENGL 1110 and CMST 1010 as listed above.

5 Accounts Payable/Receivable Certificate 16 Credits assistance of a counselor or advisor during orientation. You will meet with your assigned advisor for creating an academic pathway for subsequent semesters. To schedule an appointment, you can stop by the Counseling and Advising Office in T.2500 or call ACCT 1222 Business Math 3.00 BTEC 2375 Business Communications 3.00 Second Semester TOTAL CREDITS: 1 ACCT 1270 Or ACCT 1272 Computerized Accounting QuickBooks Computerized Accounting Peachtree 2.00 TOTAL CREDITS: 2.00 General Education Electives (3 Credits): The Accounts Payable/Receivable Certificate requires that students successfully complete CMST 1010 as listed above.

6 Payroll Accounting Certificate 14 Credits assistance of a counselor or advisor during orientation. You will meet with your assigned advisor for creating an academic pathway for subsequent semesters. To schedule an appointment, you can stop by the Counseling and Advising Office in T.2500 or call Not all courses are offered every semester. ACCT 1230 Payroll Accounting 3.00 BTEC 2375 Business Communications 3.00 General Education Electives (3 Credits) TOTAL CREDITS: 1 The Payroll Accounting Certificate requires that students successfully complete CMST 1010 as listed above. Minneapolis Community and Technical College 1501 Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Relay Service This document is available in alternative formats to individuals with disabilities by calling Disability Services at (voice) or through Minnesota Relay Service at minneapolis.edu MCTC is an equal opportunity educator and employer Member of the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system