Accounting
Accounting
Our accounting program is perfect for students interested in developing and interpreting financial data required for decision-making by leaders, investors, regulators, and stakeholders.
Begin Your Journey
- Gain the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to enter the industry.
- Receive instruction from a professor with over 20 years of experience teaching accounting.
- Participate in a flexible online program.
Accounting is an in-demand skill. Graduates are qualified for entry-level positions at accounting firms, small businesses, manufacturing firms, banks, hospitals, school systems, and governmental agencies. Explore a career in accounting.
Expenses estimated over the two-year program timeline.
| ITEM | IN-STATE COST | OUT-OF-STATE COST |
| Tuition* | $5,016.00 | $17,688.00 |
| Student Activity Fee | $175.00 | $175.00 |
| Technology Fee | $240.00 | $240.00 |
| Textbooks | $600.00 | $600.00 |
*Program credit hours: 66 – $76.00 per credit hour in-state tuition, $268.00 per credit hour out-of-state tuition.
Sandhills is committed to the belief that every student should have an opportunity to pursue an education, regardless of financial resources. We are here to guide you through the financial aid system to make costs more manageable and higher education more accessible.
* This program is financial aid eligible.
| Course Hours Per Week | Semester Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester (Fall) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| ACA-115 | Success & Study Skills | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| ACC-120 | Prin of Financial Accounting | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| CIS-110 or | Introduction to Computers or | |||
|
Office Applications I
|
2 | 2 | 3 | |
| ENG-111 | Writing and Inquiry | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| *** | Technical Elective | 3 | ||
| Credit Hours | 8 | 6 | 14 | |
| Second Semester (Spring) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| ACC-121 | Prin of Managerial Accounting | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| ACC-149 | Intro to ACC Spreadsheets | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| ENG-112 or | Writing/Research in the Disc or | |||
|
Prof Research & Reporting
|
3 | 0 | 3 | |
| *** | Natural Science/Math Elective | 3-5 | ||
| *** | Technical Elective | 3 | ||
| Credit Hours | 7 | 5 | 15-17 | |
| Third Semester (Summer) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| *** | Humanities/Fine Arts Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| *** | Social/Behavioral Sciences Elective | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Fourth Semester (Fall) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| ACC-131 | Federal Income Taxes | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| ACC-220 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| BUS-115 | Business Law I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-137 | Principles of Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-225 | Business Finance | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 13 | 6 | 16 | |
| Fifth Semester (Spring) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| ACC-140 | Payroll Accounting | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| ACC-150 | Accounting Software Appl | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| ACC-151 | Acct Spreadsheet Appl | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| ACC-180 | Practices in Bookkeeping | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-151 | People Skills | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| ECO-251 or | Prin of Microeconomics or | |||
|
Prin of Macroeconomics
|
3 | 0 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | 9 | 15 | |
| Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit | 66 | |||
| Technical Electives: | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| BAF-110 | Principles of Banking | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BAS-120 | Intro to Analytics | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| BUS-110 | Introduction to Business | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-125 | Personal Finance | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-139 | Entrepreneurship I | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-148 | Survey of Real Estate | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-153 | Human Resource Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-230 | Small Business Management | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| BUS-260 | Business Communication | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| MKT-120 | Principles of Marketing | 3 | 0 | 3 |
* This program is not financial aid eligible.
| Course Hours Per Week | Semester Hours | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First Semester (Fall) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| ACC-120 | Prin of Financial Accounting | 3 | 2 | 4 |
| Credit Hours | 3 | 2 | 4 | |
| Second Semester (Spring) | Class | Lab | Credit | |
| ACC-140 | Payroll Accounting | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| ACC-149 | Intro to ACC Spreadsheets | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| ACC-150 | Accounting Software Appl | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| ACC-180 | Practices in Bookkeeping | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 6 | 9 | 9 | |
| Total Required Minimum Semester Hours Credit | 13 | |||
Contact
Professor Kirk Lynch, Accounting Coordinator
207 Little Hall
(910) 695-3866
lynchk@sandhills.edu
