North Iowa Area Community College
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NIACC Accounting Specialization
Curriculum

First Year

First Term (Fall Semester)

ACC-111   Introduction to Accounting   3 s.h.
  OR ACC-121 Principles of Accounting I (3 s.h.)
BCA-101   Introduction to Computers & Information Systems   3 s.h.
BUS-102   Introduction to Business   3 s.h.
NET-113   IT Essentials   4 s.h.
NET-213   CISCO Networking   4 s.h.
    17 s.h.

Second Term (Spring Semester)

ACC-121   Principles of Accounting I   3 s.h.
  OR ACC-122 Principles of Accounting II (3 s.h.)
BCA-152   Electronic Spreadsheets   3 s.h.
NET-304   Windows Workstation Operating Systems   4 s.h.
  OR NET-112 Technology Essentials (3 s.h.)
NET-743   Fundamental Project Management   4 s.h.
  Natural Science/Mathematics Elective(s)   3 s.h.
    16-17 s.h.

Third Term (Summer)

  Humanities/Social Science Elective(s)   9 s.h.
    9 s.h.

Second Year

Fourth Term (Fall Semester)

ACC-122   Principles of Accouning II (if not yet taken)   3 s.h.
ACC-311   Computer Accounting   3 s.h.
BCA-103   Management Information Systems   3 s.h.
BUS-185   Business Law I   3 s.h.
CIS-210   Web Development I   3 s.h.
  OR BCA-185 Beginning Web Page Development (3 s.h.)
ENG-102   Composition & Speech I   4 s.h.
    16-19 s.h.

Fifth Term (Spring Semester)

ACC-161   Payroll Accounting   3 s.h.
BUS-186   Business Law II   3 s.h.
ENG-103   Composition & Speech II   4 s.h.
GRA-299   Electronic Portfolio   3 s.h.
NET-613   Information Data Assurance   3 s.h.
    16 s.h.
  Total Program Hours   74-78 s.h.

Business Internships

It's as easy as 1,2,3!

  1. Talk to the Business Internship Coordinator or your Counselor to decide when in your college career you should participate in an internship.
  2. Enroll in and pass Business Careers (BUS-107).
    • Business Careers is a 1 s.h., 5-week, pass/no pass course that is a prerequisite to Business Internships - it can be taken at any time prior to a business internship.
  3. Upon passing Business Careers, the student is eligible for a Business Internship (BUS-225).
    • Students may register for a Business Internship only when they have located, secured and have had the internship site approved with the Business Internship Coordinator.
    • Business Internship credit ranges from 1 s.h. to 5 s.h. - this must be determined prior to registering for the course.

All students are highly encouraged to participate in a Business Internship before graduating.


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