Accountancy

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Degree: Associate in Arts and Science (Transfer Program)

For Program Information Contact Business & Information Systems Department, Technology Center, Room 205 (309) 694-5558

For more information about Online education, contact Patrice Hess at PHess@ICC.edu or (309) 694-5295

Program Information:

The Accountancy course of study is designed for the student who plans to pursue a career in accounting after completion of a bachelor´s degree program. Upon completion of the degree at Illinois Central College, all of the general education requirements at most state universities in Illinois will have been met as well as the usual accounting and business courses found in the typical first two years of a bachelor´s degree. Public accounting, private accounting, managerial accounting, cost and governmental accounting are a sampling of the areas in which the student may specialize after transferring to a four-year bachelor’s degree.

Program Note:

This degree program is offered online with the exception of the science courses.  Please contact the department for further information.

RECOMMENDED COURSE SEQUENCE:

Fall Semester 1:
ENGL 110; ACCTG 120; MATH 115; COMM 110; Humanities/Fine Arts

Spring Semester 1:
ENGL 111; ACCTG 121; MATH 135; CMPSC 120; Social Science

Fall Semester 2:
BUS 203; ECON 110; Life Science; Humanities; Approved Business Elective

Spring Semester 2:
ECON 111; BUS 215; Physical Science; Fine Arts; Approved Business Elective

Required Program Courses

  • ACCTG 113Tax Accounting3 hrs

  • ACCTG 115Payroll Accounting3 hrs

  • ACCTG 120Financial Accounting4 hrs

  • ACCTG 121Managerial Accounting4 hrs

  • ACCTG 206Intermediate Accounting I3 hrs

  • ACCTG 207Intermediate Accounting II3 hrs

  • ACCTG 208Cost Accounting3 hrs

  • ACCTG 216Accounting and Information Systems3 hrs

  • BUS 115Business Law3 hrs

  • BUS 116Business Law3 hrs

  • BUS 200Human Relations in Business3 hrs

  • CMGEN 120Computer Applications3 hrs

  • MGMT 113Principles of Management3 hrs

  • ACCTG 260Accounting Internship3 hrs

    -OR

    ACCTG 108OR3 hrs

  • -Accounting Elective3 hrs

Required General Education Courses

  • BUS 120Business Mathematics3 hrs

  • ECON 105Survey of Economic Principles3 hrs

    -OR

    ECON 110Principles of Macroeconomics3 hrs

  • -Humanities *3 hrs

  • -Social Science *3 hrs

  • -Laboratory Science/Mathematics *4 hrs

  • -Communication *3 hrs

  • -English *3 hrs

  • -English3 hrs

* See specific requirements for Associate in Applied Science Degree (page 8).

When a student tests into MATH 135, 3 hours of the Mathematics requirement can be waived with the completion of MATH 135 and BUS 203 with a grade of “C” or better.