Accountancy, A.A.S. < College of DuPage

The Accountancy degree develops the technical and practical foundation for supervisory and administrative careers in accounting.

For more information about Accountancy, please visit the program page.

Degree Requirements

Field of Study Code: ACCOU.AAS.ACCOU

Course List
Code	Title	Credits
Program Requirements
ACCOU 1176	QuickBooks Online	2
ACCOU 2140	Financial Accounting	4
ACCOU 2150	Managerial Accounting	4
ACCOU 2160	Introductory Data Analytics for Accounting	3
ACCOU 2205	Federal Taxation I	3
ACCOU 2206	Federal Taxation II	3
ACCOU 2241	Intermediate Accounting I	4
ACCOU 2242	Intermediate Accounting II	4
Program Electives
Select 19 hours of Electives from the Courses Listed Below		19
ACCOU 1160	Payroll Accounting
ACCOU 1820	Selected Topics I
ACCOU 2200	Income Tax Return Preparation
ACCOU 2251	Cost Accounting
ACCOU 2260	Advanced Accounting
ACCOU 2265	Governmental & Not-For-Profit Accounting
ACCOU 2290	Accounting Research
ACCOU 2860	Internship (Career & Technical Ed)
BUSLW 2211	Business Law I
BUSIN 2210	Principles of Finance
CIS 1221	Data Analysis with Spreadsheets
MARKE 2210	Principles of Marketing
MANAG 2210	Principles of Management
ECONO 2201	Macroeconomics and the Global Economy
ECONO 2202	Microeconomics and the Global Economy
PHILO 1114	Business Ethics
General Education Requirements
Select 18 hours to meet General Education Course Requirements		18
Total Credits		64

Plan of Study Grid
First Semester		Credits
ENGLI 1101	English Composition I	3
ACCOU 2140	Financial Accounting	4
BUSIN 1100	Introduction to Business	3
Gen Ed	Mathematics	3-5
ECONO 2201	Macroeconomics and the Global Economy	3
	Credits	16-18
Second Semester
Gen Ed	Physical and Life Sciences	3-5
ACCOU 2150	Managerial Accounting	4
OFTI 1200	Microsoft 365 for Business Professionals	3
CIS 1110 or CIS 1150	Introduction to Informatics or Understand Computers/Information/Systems	2-3
ECONO 2202	Microeconomics and the Global Economy	3
	Credits	15-18
Summer Semester
Program Elective	Select one that interests you	3
	Credits	3
Third Semester
SPEEC 1100	Fundamentals of Speech Communication	3
ACCOU 2241	Intermediate Accounting I	4
ACCOU 2205	Federal Taxation I	3
Program Elective	Select one that interests you	3
PHILO 1114	Business Ethics	3
	Credits	16
Fourth Semester
ACCOU 2242	Intermediate Accounting II	4
ACCOU 2251	Cost Accounting	4
ACCOU 2206	Federal Taxation II	3
Program Elective	Select one that interests you	3
	Credits	14
	Total Credits	64-69

Consider joining or visiting with a professional, cultural, or interest-based Student Club.
ACCOU 2140 Financial Accounting will be completed.
Consider participating in the Accounting Club to gain insight on the profession.
Join the AICPA and the Illinois CPA Society as a student affiliate member (this is free), as this will provide you with great resources about the profession, scholarship, and networking opportunities.

If you have not done so yet this semester, it is important to make an appointment with a Faculty or Program Advisor to discuss your future academic progress.
Resume Preparation will be completed in ACCOU 2150 Managerial Accounting.
Consider attending college internship and job fairs to build networking skills.
Consider meeting with an Accounting faculty member to help with the selection of program electives that interest you.

Consider meeting with a faculty member and attending accounting presentations to learn about the CPA Exam.

While enrolled in ACCOU 2251 Cost Accounting, learn about the CMA Exam.
Spring Term the Accountancy Program offers ACCOU 2200 Income Tax Return Preparation which is an incredible opportunity to gain experience doing taxes in the IRS VITA Program.