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State Board Approval Date: |
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Fall, 2002 |
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Last Updated: |
10/14/05 |
Accounting, Degree
Fall 2002
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SPECIFIC PROGRAM STANDARDS |
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Standard Number: AC03-02-01 (Admission Requirements)
Statewide admission requirements are implemented for the Accounting, Degree program.
Admission refers to regular admission into a degree program.
Statewide program admission requirements consider state and national occupational licensing and certifying requirements, where applicable. The institution develops and implements clearly stated degree program admissions policies and procedures.
Admission requirements are related to the functions of the Accounting profession.
The institution develops, implements, and publishes clearly stated Accounting, Degree program admission and advanced placement policies and procedures.
The requirements for admission to the Accounting, Degree program are:
a) attainment of 16 years of age;
b) documentation of high school graduation or satisfaction of High School Equivalency Certificate requirements;
c) achievement of minimum regular admission scores on tests of reading, language, and math as specified in GDTAE document Minimum Program Entrance Scores; and
d) completion of application and related procedures.
Admission of transfer students to the Accounting program is contingent upon their meeting the following requirements:
a) regular admission and good standing at a regionally accredited degree granting institution; and
b) proper completion of application and related procedures.
Standard Number: AC03-02-04 (Provisional Admission Requirements)
Statewide provisional admission requirements are implemented for the Accounting, Degree program.
Provisional admission is granted to qualified students who do not meet the regular admission requirements of the program.
Provisionally admitted students are allowed to take developmental studies courses and/or certain occupational courses as designated in the course sequence standard.
The institution develops, implements, and publishes clearly stated policies and procedures for entry into programs on a provisional basis.
Provisional admission to the Accounting, Degree program is afforded those students who do not meet program requirements but do meet provisional admission requirements.
The requirements for provisional admission to the Accounting, Degree program are:
a) attainment of 16 years of age;
b) achievement of minimum provisional admission scores on tests of reading, language, and math as specified in GDTAE document Minimum Program Entrance Scores; or recommendation by program faculty and designated admissions personnel on the basis of interview and assessment of student potential; and
c) completion of application and related procedures.
All Accounting, Degree program students initially admitted on a provisional basis meet regular admission requirements prior to graduation.
Provisionally admitted students whose English, math, and/or reading achievement levels do not meet regular program admission requirements are required to enroll in developmental studies courses approved by the State Board of Technical and Adult Education.
Standard Number: AC03-03-02 (Program Numbering System)
A Major Code of AC03 and a CIP Code of 52.0302 are applied to the Accounting, Degree program.
Assignment of a statewide Major Code AC03 and CIP Code 52.0302 to the degree program is the basis from which statewide programmatic consistency is developed.
Each degree/diploma/certificate program complies with the assigned Major Code(s) established in the relevant program-specific standards of the State Board of Technical and Adult Education.
Each authorized degree/diploma/certificate program is assigned a Major Code and CIP Code.
Each degree/diploma/certificate program having a given Major Code is consistent with all other programs throughout the state that have the same Major Code.
Degree/diploma/certificate programs having multiple specializations are assigned a specialization Major Code for each option.
Standard Number: AC03-03-03 (Program Consistency and Sequence)
The Accounting, Degree program utilizes essential course components consistent with statewide program requirements. Specific course alphanumeric identification Codes are assigned to each course. Students are required to progress through two course categories in a developmentally valid sequence.
Programs are assigned an identical Major Code AC03 and are consistent statewide. Each specific course is assigned an alphanumeric descriptor that serves as a statewide course identification code.
The Accounting, Degree program is assigned a Major Code of AC03, and utilizes essential components designated for that program number statewide. Program components include, but are not limited to:
Accounting, Degree
The Accounting associate degree program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in the accounting profession. Learning opportunities develop academic, technical, and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Areas covered in this program include maintaining a set of books for business entities, account classifications, subsidiary record accounting, corporate accounting, cost accounting, payroll, computerized accounting, spreadsheet and database fundamentals, tax preparation, and word processing. The program emphasizes a combination of accounting theory and practical application necessary for successful employment using both manual and computerized accounting systems. Program graduates receive an Accounting Associate of Applied Technology Degree, which qualifies them as accounting technicians.