Career Opportunities

The Accounting AAS Degree prepares students to fill accounting roles in public accounting firms, schools, counties, cities, non-profit organizations and every type of for-profit business that needs high quality well trained accounting professionals.

Suggested Technical Studies Semester I

NumberTitleCredits
ACCT1215Accounting Principles I4 Credits
BUSM1260Applied Business Mathematics3 Credits
BUSM2275Legal Environment of Business3 Credits
CPTR1210Introduction to Computers3 Credits

Suggested Technical Studies Semester II

NumberTitleCredits
ACCT1216Accounting Principles II4 Credits
ACCT1217Cost Accounting4 Credits
ACCT1219Spreadsheets-Microsoft Excel2 Credits
ACCT1220Payroll Accounting2 Credits
ACCT1225QuickBooks Online3 Credits

Suggested Technical Studies Semester III

NumberTitleCredits
ACCT2226Intermediate Accounting I4 Credits
ACCT2229Managerial Accounting4 Credits
ACCT2230Income Tax I4 Credits
ACCT2236Government and Nonprofit Accounting2 Credits

Suggested Technical Studies Semester IV

NumberTitleCredits
ACCT2227Intermediate Accounting II4 Credits
ACCT2231Income Tax II2 Credits
ACCT2234Auditing3 Credits
ACCT2235Accounting Comprehensive Review2 Credits
Choose the above course OR the below course
ACCT2280Accounting Internship2 Credits

General Education - MinnState policy requires AAS degrees to contain at least 15 MnTC credits in at least 3 different Goal Areas

NumberTitleCredits
MnTC Goal Area 1Communications - Oral (CMST)3 Credits
ENGL1312Analytical Writing (Communications4 Credits
MnTC AllAny course(s) from Goal 2 - 108 Credits