This degree provides the foundation skills needed to create and maintain the records required to support the operation of a small business as part of an independent bookkeeping services business. The student will learn the accounting cycle used by small businesses to prepare financial statements and tax returns. Courses will cover managing a small business as well as offering advice to small business owners. Other courses will cover the important business topics of ethics in business, payroll tax return preparation, computer information systems, business communications as well as popular small business accounting software. Students completing this program will understand the challenges in managing a small business.
Source: MCC 2023-24 Catalog
| GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS | 18 CR. HRS. |
| ENG 101 – English Composition | 3 |
| BCOM 102 – Advanced Bus and Tech Communications | 3 |
| BUS 126 – Business Math | 3 |
| CIS 120A – Intro to Computer Information Systems | 3 |
| PHIL 205 – Business Ethics | 3 |
| Choose One (1) Course From: | 3 |
| BUS 127 Human Relations | |
| COM 101 Oral Communications | |
| BUSINESS CORE REQUIREMENTS | 14 CR. HRS. |
| BUS 123 – Business Law | 3 |
| BUS 131 – Introduction to Entrepreneurship | 1 |
| BUS 223 – Starting Your Business Plan | 4 |
| BUS 260 – Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| Choose One (1) Course From: | 3 |
| BUS 161A – Effective Selling | |
| BUS 122 – Principles of Management | |
| DEGREE REQUIREMENTS | 25 CR. HRS. |
| ACC 201 – Principles of Accounting I | 4 |
| ACC 202 – Principles of Accounting II | 4 |
| ACC 206 – QuickBooks Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 220 – Federal Taxation | 3 |
| BUS 180D – Word Processing Part I | 3 |
| BUS 181C – Office Procedures I: Document Formatting | 3 |
| BUS 182C – Office Procedures II: Document Production | 3 |
| CIS 101EW – Introduction to Electronic Spreadsheets | 1 |
| CIS 102EW – Intermediate Electronic Spreadsheets | 1 |
| RECOMMENDED ELECTIVES | Minimum 5 CR. HRS. |
| ACC 100 – Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 114 – Personal Finance | 3 |
| BUS 166 – Quality Customer Service | 3 |
| BUS 179 – Keyboarding | 1 |
| BUS 204 – eMarketing | 3 |
| CIS 153A – Database Management-ACCESS | 1 |
| Total | 62 |
