Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Arapahoe Community College Catalog 
    
2022-2023 Arapahoe Community College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Accounting, AA (ACC/CSU Dual Enrollment Option) - Academic Plan


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The purpose of an institutional articulation agreement between Arapahoe Community College (ACC) and Colorado State University (CSU) is to identify the courses a student at a Colorado public community college must complete as part of an AA/AS degree to be guaranteed to be able to complete the designated baccalaureate degree program at any public four-year college and university (hereafter referred to as receiving institutions) that offers that program within the minimum number of credits designated by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education.


This program was created as part of an agreement with Colorado State University. The AA Accounting degree can either be completed as a 60 + 60 option, where a student completes the AA degree at ACC, and then transfers to CSU to complete the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) – Accounting Concentration, or it may be completed as a dual enrollment option, where the student jointly takes courses with ACC and CSU during certain semesters. Students interested in completing the AA degree as the 60 + 60 option may complete it at the following ACC locations: Littleton, Sturm Collaboration Campus at Castle Rock, or Online. Students interested in completing the AA degree as the dual enrollment option may complete it at the Sturm Collaboration Campus in Castle Rock only.

Course Availability


Total Credits = 60

Required Courses - General Education Courses Credits Pre or Co Reqs Required Course Available Fall? Course Available Spring? Course Available Summer?
Arts/Humanities GT-AH1-AH4 3 No Yes Yes Yes
ECO 2001  - Principles of Macroeconomics: GT-SS1* 3 No Yes Yes Yes
ECO 2002  - Principles of Microeconomics: GT-SS1* 3 No Yes Yes Yes
ENG 1021  - English Composition I: GT-CO1* 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes
ENG 1022  - English Composition II: GT-CO2 3 Yes Yes Yes Yes
History GT-HI1 3 No Yes Yes Yes
MAT 1340  - College Algebra: GT-MA1* 4 Yes Yes Yes Yes
MAT 1400  - Survey of Calculus: GT-MA1 4 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Natural/Physical Science GT-SC1-SC2 4 No Yes Yes Yes
Natural/Physical Science with Lab GT-SC1 4 No Yes Yes Yes
PHI 2005  - Business Ethics: GT-AH3 3 No Yes Yes Yes

 

Required Courses - Additional Required Courses Credits Pre or Co Reqs Required Course Available Fall? Course Available Spring? Course Available Summer?
ACC 1021  - Accounting Principles I 4 No Yes Yes Yes
ACC 1022  - Accounting Principles II 4 Yes Yes Yes Yes
BUS 1015  - Introduction to Business 3 No Yes Yes Yes
BUS 2016  - Legal Environment of Business 3 No Yes Yes Yes
BUS 2017  - Business Communication & Report Writing 3 No Yes Yes Yes
BUS 2026  - Business Statistics 3 No Yes Yes Yes
CIS 2067  - Management of Information Systems 3 No No Yes Yes

 

Required Courses - CSU Courses Credits Pre or Co Reqs Required Course Available Fall? Course Available Spring? Course Available Summer?
ACT 211 - Accounting Professional Skills (CSU Course**) 1 No Yes No No
ACT 311 - Intermediate Accounting I (CSU Course**) 4 No Yes No No
ACT 312 - Intermediate Accounting II (CSU Course**) 3 No No Yes No
ACT 321 - Cost Management (CSU Course**) 3 No Yes No No
BUS 201 - Foundations of Sustainable Enterprise (CSU Course**) 1 No Yes No No
MKT 300 - Marketing (CSU Course**) 3 No Yes No No

 

Program Outcomes


  • Demonstrate strong oral and written communication skills essential to success in the profession.
  • Recall the core technical concepts used in the profession.
  • Demonstrate the ability to use software and technology tools in an effective and efficient manner.
  • Develop the ability to analyze information objectively and make a reasoned judgment.

Recommended Course Sequence (Full-Time)


Year 2 - Fall


Year 2 - Spring


Year 3 - Fall


Recommended Course Sequence (Part-Time)


Year 2 - Spring


Year 3 - Fall


ACT 211 - Accounting Professional Skills (CSU Course**)

ACT 311 - Intermediate Accounting I (CSU Course**)

ACT 321 Cost Management (CSU Course**)

Year 3 - Spring


Year 3 - Summer


Year 4 - Fall


Notes


  • **These courses are required courses for students pursuing the dual enrollment program who intend to transfer to CSU to earn a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) - Accounting Concentration, at the Sturm Collaboration Campus. Students will be dually enrolled with CSU in their sophomore year while completing their AA Accounting degree and will delay taking one Guaranteed Transfer History Course (GT-HI1), one Guaranteed Transfer Arts & Humanities course (FT-AH1, GT-H2, GT-AH3, GT-AH4), and PHI 2005  Business Ethics (GT-AH3) until the fall semester of their junior year of the BSBA - Accounting Concentration at the Sturm Collaboration Campus. Students will earn the AA Accounting degree after successfully completing these courses in the fall semester of their junior year with CSU at the Sturm Collaboration Campus.
  •  ACC requires new college students to participate in the First Year Experience program, to include enrolling in AAA 1001  – College 101: Student Experience in their first semester of college.
  • Course availability is subject to change.
  • Students interested in the 60+60 option, and who do not want to attend ACC and CSU at the same time, must contact their Advisor and follow the AA Accounting 60+60 Academic Plan.
  • This is the AA Accounting Dual Enrollment Academic Plan and is designed for students who want to dually enroll and simultaneously attend ACC and CSU at the same time.
  • *This course requires college level readiness as measured by Accuplacer, ACT, or SAT scores; approved high school coursework that is less than five years old; or successful completion of appropriate college-readiness course.
  • Important: ACC students who choose the dual enrollment option must meet with an ACC advisor prior to their sophomore status.
  • Important: CSU Program Admission Requirements: 3.0 Cumulative GPA or higher and a “B” or higher in ECO 2002  - Principles of Microeconomics. Students must meet with a CSU advisor to confirm CSU Program Admission Requirements.
  • Refer to 2022/2023 catalog for specific requirements and important information about this degree.

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