Short Description
This degree pattern is designed for students intending to transfer to institutions that offer a four-year program in Accounting.
Type of Credential
Associate of Arts (A.A.) in Humanities and Social Sciences
Transfer Pattern – Accounting
Contacts and Additional Information
Program Coordinators:
CCBC Catonsville, Gayona Beckford-Barclay
443-840-5314 or gbeckford@ccbcmd.edu
CCBC Dundalk/Essex, Steve Houston
443-840-2018 or shouston@ccbcmd.edu
Additional Information:
Notes
*Credit students who are new to college (no successfully completed transferable college credits from other institutions) are required to take ACDV 101 - Academic Development: Transitioning to College . This 1-credit course is designed to be taken in the first semester at CCBC. Students must provide an official transcript(s) from an accredited institution to document successful completion of college coursework for the ACDV 101 requirement to be waived.
**Check with transfer institution for Math requirement.
***These courses may also be used as General Education Electives.
Transfer Pattern Description
This degree pattern is designed for students intending to transfer to institutions that offer a four-year program in Accounting. Beyond the general education requirements and other degree, program, and elective requirements, this pattern should be considered in light of the requirements of the selected transfer institution. Students should consult with a transfer advisor or Accounting coordinator in order to select the combination of courses that best meets the requirements of the transfer institution.
Transfer Pattern Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this transfer pattern, students will be able to:
1. demonstrate mastery of financial and managerial accounting concepts sufficient for further study in the discipline by preparing balance sheets, income statements, statements of cash flows, and budgets, and by preparing costs, volume, and profit analysis;
2. calculate, interpret, and/or analyze key macroeconomic and microeconomic indicators for the U.S. economy used to predict and describe business cycles, and recognize the increasing interdependence of the U.S. economy with other world trading partners;
3. compare and contrast the forms of business ownership (sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, and hybrid forms) and understand the major steps involved in developing a business plan for the formation of a new business;
4. demonstrate mastery of the process and functions of management (planning, organizing, leading, staffing, and controlling) and the principles of managerial decision making through written assignments and in-class exercises designed to promote strategic thinking and analysis; and
5. create, design, and deliver effective and well-organized oral and written presentations utilizing state-of-the-art technology.
