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ACC 111                                FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

                                T                                              Summer/Fall/Spring

This course presents accounting as an information system that produces basic financial statements, such as Income Statement, Statement of Owner's Equity, Cash Flows Statement, and Balance Sheet, primarily for external users of the business.  Students study sole proprietorship, partnership, and corporation ownership and journal transactions as they relate to business.  The main content emphasis will be accounting for current assets and liabilities, long-term assets and liabilities, corporations' cash flow statements, and financial statement analyses.  The accountant's role of analyzing and interpreting data for decision-making is also included.

Credit:  4 hours - Four lecture hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  High School Bookkeeping or Bookkeeping-BUS 124


 

ACC 112                                MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING

T                                              Summer/Fall/Spring

This course presents accounting as a system of producing information use internal use in managing a business.  Planning, controlling, and evaluating the performance of the separate components of a business are emphasized through the identification, accumulation, and interpretation of data.  Identification and measurement of the costs of producing goods and services is analyzed and means of controlling these costs are studied.  Decision models used in making short- and long-term business decisions are included in the course of study.

Credit:  4 hours - Four lecture hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  Financial Accounting-ACC 111

 


ACC 121                                PAYROLL ACCOUNTING

                                                                                Spring

This course involves the calculation of earnings whether hourly, piece rate, commission, weekly, or salary, computation of employee taxes such as FICA, federal, and state, and computation of employer taxes such as FICA, FUTA, and SUTA.  Other topics covered include overtime calculations, reporting forms to the government, and computerized payroll.  Students will complete a payroll simulation.

Credit:  2 hours - Two lecture hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  High School Bookkeeping or Bookkeeping-BUS 124

 


ACC 199                                ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP

                                                                                Summer/Fall/Spring

This course is designed to provide employment experience in a position that will utilize the specialized skills of the student enrolled in the Accounting program.  Each student is required to complete 150 contact hours at an approved worksite during the semester.

Credit:  2 hours — Ten lab hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  Career Development - INT 111 and Instructor's Approval.

 


ACC 213                                COST ACCOUNTING

T                                              Fall

Job order, process, just in time, cost-volume-profit relationships, variable costing, profit planning, standard costs, performance measures, flexible budgets, overhead analysis, segment reporting, and profitability analysis are areas of study.

Credit:  3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  Managerial Accounting-ACC 112

 


ACC 219                                QUICKBOOKS

                                                                                Fall/Spring

The course Quickbooks introduces the accounting student to an accounting software package which is intended for the small business owner.  Quickbooks helps the business owner/worker manage business finances by using computers.

Credit:  2 hour - One lecture and two lab hour per week.

Prerequisite(s)s:  None

 


ACC 223                                TAX ACCOUNTING

                                                                                Spring

The study of tax accounting includes tax responsibilities of individuals, partnerships, and corporations; income inclusions and exclusions; capital gains and losses; business and personal deductions; dividends, inventories, and depreciation; special filings; death, gift, trust, and estate taxes, and planning for tax minimization.

Credit:  3 hours - Three lecture hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  Financial Accounting-ACC 111

 


ACC 224                                COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING APPLICATIONS

                                                                                Fall/Spring

This course makes use of computers in the accounting process.  A commercial accounting software package is used.  Accounts payable, accounts receivable, payroll, cash receipts, cash payments, and general ledger modules are completed.

Credit:  3 hours  -  Two lecture and two lab hours per week.

Prerequisite(s):  Financial Accounting-ACC 111


A "T" located to the right of the following course descriptions indicates transfer to Murray State University, Southeast Missouri State University, and Southern Illinois University-Carbondale as per articulation agreements. These courses will also transfer to most public four-year institutions in the state of Illinois.


For More Information Contact:
Phyllis Sander - Business and Occupational Division Chair
at 1-800-481-2242 ext. 3334 or e-mail
phylliss@shawneecc.edu

  

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