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Accounting, A.A.


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Beth Deinert, Program Co-Chair - Lincoln
402-437-2415, 800-642-4075 ext. 2415, bdeinert@southeast.edu

Linda Hartman, Program Co-Chair - Lincoln
402-437-2433, 800-642-4075 ext. 2433, lhartman@southeast.edu

Jonah Jordening, Program Chair - Beatrice
402-228-8281, 800-233-5027 ext. 1281, jjordening@southeast.edu

Tammie Lang, Program Chair - Milford
402-761-8465, 800-933-7223 ext. 8465, tlang@southeast.edu

College Admissions Office
Beatrice 402-228-8214, 800-233-5027 ext. 1214
Lincoln 402-437-2600, 800-642-4075 ext. 2600
Milford 402-761-8243, 800-933-7223 ext. 8243

Accounting Associate of Arts Degree Requirements


The Associate of Arts degree is for students who plan to complete their first two years of a bachelor’s degree before transferring to a four-year institution. For more specific information based on the institution to which you want to transfer, please visit: https://www.southeast.edu/transfer-information/ 

Not all courses will be available every term or at all campuses. A course may only meet one graduation requirement. Check with a SCC advisor, as well as an advisor for your major at your receiving institution, for recommendations.

Accounting Core Credits: 7 (3 classes, including ACFS 1015 )

Accounting Electives Credits: 12 (4 classes)

Additional Accounting/Business Elective Credits: 3 (1 class)

Technology Credits: 3 (1 class)

Social Sciences Credits: 6 (2 classes)

Culture and Gender Studies Credits: 3 (1 class)

Written Communication Credits: 6 (2 classes)

Communication Studies Credits: 3 (1 class)

Mathematics/Logic Credits: 6 (2 classes)

Natural Science Credits: 3 (1 class)

Additional Mathematic/Logic/Natural Science with or without Lab Credits: 3 (1 class)

Humanities Credits: 6 (2 classes)

Total minimum number of credits required: 61

Accounting & Electives


NOTE: Must take a minimum of six (18 credit hours) ACCT prefix classes for the Accounting AA Degree.

Check with a SCC advisor, as well as an advisor for your major at your receiving institution, for recommendations.​​​​


All Accounting Associate of Arts students are required to take ACFS 1015  Success@SCC in their first semester of the program.

Accounting Core


Total: 7 hours

Choose four ACCT courses:


Work closely with your advisor, as not all accounting courses are offered every term.

Total: 12 hours

Total: 3 hours

Total: 22 hours


Total: 3 hours


Social Sciences


Economics


Take both. 

It is recommended that students have a strong college level English, Math, and Accounting background before taking these ECON courses.

Total: 6 hours

Total: 3 hours

Total: 9 hours


Written Communication


Total: 6 hours


NOTE: UNL’s College of Business requires OFFT 2120 .

Total: 3 hours


NOTE: UNL’s College of Business requires COMM 2810 Business and Professional Communication  . 

Mathematics/Logic


Total: 6 hours


NOTE: MATH 1150  and MATH 1200  do not fulfill the math requirement at UNL and will count as electives only.

UNL’s College of Business recommends taking Applied Statistics as BSAD 2170 .

UNL recommends students planning to major in Accounting, Economics, or Finance take MATH 1600 .

Natural Science with or without Lab


NOTE: Science requirements vary depending on transfer institutions and major. Some colleges/majors require that you take science courses from two different subjects. Some colleges require a lab science. Check with a SCC advisor, as well as an advisor for your major at your receiving institution, for recommendations.


Choose one of the following:

Total: 3 hours


Additional Mathematic/Logic/Natural Science with or without Lab:


Total: 3 hours


Humanities


Humanities requirements vary depending on your intended transfer institution and major. Check with a SCC advisor, as well as an advisor at your receiving institution, to help you select your Humanities courses.

For the Accounting AA Degree, choose 2 courses from 2 different groups, for a total of 6 credit hours.

Group 1: Literature/History/Journalism/Philosophy


Total: 6 hours


Total: 61 hours


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