Oct 21, 2025

Catalog 2022-2023

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Catalog 2022-2023 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Accounting, AAS

Location(s): Salem Campus, Chemeketa Online

In addition to tuition, estimated costs for students who complete the required courses listed below are books, $2,950; universal fee, $3,330. Contact the Financial Aid Office at 503.399.5018 to find out if you qualify for help with these costs.

You may earn an associate of applied science degree by successfully completing the required 90 credit hours with a grade of “C” or better in all courses.

Term 1

BA 104 - Business Applications Using Mathematics Credit Hours: +
BA 115 - Introduction to Accounting Credit Hours:
CIS 101 - Computing Concepts Credit Hours: 3
WR 121 - Academic Composition Credit Hours: 4
OR
BT 210 - Professional Communication Skills Credit Hours: 4

Term 2

BA 101 - Introduction to Business Credit Hours: 4
BA 211 - Financial Accounting Credit Hours: 4
BA 214 - Business Communications Credit Hours: 3 +
OR
WR 122 - Argument, Research, and Multimodal Communication Credit Hours: 4 +
OR
WR 227 - Technical Writing Credit Hours: 4 +
BA 225 - Excel for Accounting Credit Hours: 4
OR
CIS 125E - Excel-Workbooks Credit Hours: 4

Term 3

BA 177 - Payroll Credit Hours: 4
BA 213 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hours: 4
BA 226 - Business Law 1 Credit Hours: 4
BA 228 - Computerized Accounting 1 Credit Hours: 4

Term 4

MTH 095 - Intermediate Algebra Credit Hours: 4

Accounting Elective Credit Hours: 8 *

Choose from

BA 218 - Personal Finance Credit Hours: 4
BA 225 - Excel for Accounting Credit Hours: 4
BA 237 - Financial Records Management Credit Hours: 4
BA 240 - Governmental/Non-Profit Accounting 1 Credit Hours: 4
BA 276 - Advanced Payroll Credit Hours: 4
BA 279 - Computerized Accounting 2 Credit Hours: 4
BA 290 - Accounting Information Systems Credit Hours: 4
BA 291 - Data Analytics for Accounting Credit Hours: 4

Psychology/Sociology Elective Credit Hours: 4 + ***

choose one:

PSY 101 - Psychology of Human Relations Credit Hours: 4
PSY 104 - Workplace Psychology Credit Hours: 4
SOC 204 - The Sociological Perspective Credit Hours: 4
SOC 205 - United States Society Credit Hours: 4
SOC 206 - Social Problems Credit Hours: 4

Term 5

BA 256 - Income Tax 1 Credit Hours: 4
COMM 111 - Fundamentals of Public Speaking Credit Hours: 4 (or higher: COMM 130 recommended)
FE 205B - Resumes and Job Search Correspondence Credit Hours: 1

Business/Economics Elective Credit Hours: 4 **

Choose

BA courses at the 200 level or above
CIS 121 - Introduction to Programming Concepts Credit Hours: 4
CIS 125A - Access-Database Credit Hours: 3
EC 200 - Introduction to Economics Credit Hours: 4 or above

Term 6

BA 257 - Income Tax 2 Credit Hours: 4
BA 282 - Applied Accounting Capstone Credit Hours: 4

Business/Computer Information Systems/ Economics Elective Credit Hours:3 **

Choose

BA 280C - Cooperative Work Experience Credit Hours: 3
BA courses at the 200 level or above
CIS 121 - Introduction to Programming Concepts Credit Hours: 4
CIS 125A - Access-Database Credit Hours: 3
EC 200 - Introduction to Economics Credit Hours: 4 or above

Accounting Elective Credit Hours: 4 *

Choose from

BA 218 - Personal Finance Credit Hours: 4
BA 225 - Excel for Accounting Credit Hours: 4
BA 237 - Financial Records Management Credit Hours: 4
BA 240 - Governmental/Non-Profit Accounting 1 Credit Hours: 4
BA 276 - Advanced Payroll Credit Hours: 4
BA 279 - Computerized Accounting 2 Credit Hours: 4
BA 290 - Accounting Information Systems Credit Hours: 4
BA 291 - Data Analytics for Accounting Credit Hours: 4
BA 206 - Business Management Principles Credit Hours: 4
BA 222 - Financial Management Credit Hours: 4
MTH 111 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 5

Notes:

+Meets related instruction requirement, see Degrees and Certificates . For subject areas, see General Education .