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Accounting Transfer Pathway (EP) Associate of Science Degree

Overview and Award Outcomes

Overview

Accounting Transfer Pathway AS offers students a powerful option: the opportunity to complete an Associate of Science degree with course credits that directly transfer to designated Accounting bachelor’s degree programs at Minnesota State universities. The curriculum has been specifically designed so that students completing this pathway degree and transferring to one of the seven Minnesota State universities* enter the university with junior-year status.  All courses in the Transfer Pathway associate degree will directly transfer and apply to the designated bachelor’s degree programs in a related field.  The Accounting Transfer Pathway AS prepares students to advance on to one of the 4-year universities listed below or students are able to enter the workforce right away.

 

*Universities within the Minnesota State system include Bemidji State University; Metropolitan State University; Minnesota State University, Mankato; Minnesota State University Moorhead; Southwest Minnesota State University; St. Cloud State University, and Winona State University.

 

Award Outcomes

Analyze financial statements

Apply professional communication skills

Demonstrate critical thinking skills

Demonstrate mathematical skills essential to accounting

Demonstrate ethical behavior

Generate accounting financial statements

Record business transactions

Utilize current accounting and office software

Analyze various tax rules and regulations

Synthesize business information

 

Career Opportunities

Job opportunities are available in any organization that conducts financial transactions: private business, non-profit and government organizations. Job titles include accounting clerk, payroll specialist, staff accountant, tax preparer, inventory clerk, associate accountant, and accounting support specialist.

Program Requirements

Technical Studies Required 25 Credits

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT1000Introduction to Accounting

3

or

ACCT1102Principles of Accounting I

4

ACCT2155Financial Accounting

4

ACCT2221Managerial Accounting

4

ACCT2950Accounting Skills Assessment

0

BUSN1140Business Law

3

BUSN2005Marketing Concepts and Strategies

4

BUSN2055Principles of Management

4

ITEC1080Microsoft Productivity Apps 1

3

General Education Required 27 Credits

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
COMM1250Interpersonal Communication

3

or

COMM1260Small Group Communication

3

or

ENGL1070Technical Writing

3

 

COMM1280Public Speaking

3

ECON1200Principles of Microeconomics

3

ECON1300Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ENGL1100Writing and Research

4

MATH1250Introduction to Statistics

3

MATH1400College Algebra

4

 

Choose 4 credits from MnTC Goal Area 3

4

General Education Elective 3 Credits

Choose an additional 3 credits from at least 1 MnTC Goal Area not listed in the General Education Requirements.  Students must ensure that the General Education courses cover at least 6 MnTC Goal Areas.

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits

Technical Studies Elective 5 Credits

Any Accounting (ACCT) course that is not required for this award may be used as an elective.

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits

Total Associate of Science Degree 60 Credits

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits

Semester Sequence - Full-Time

Offered at Eden Prairie Only

First Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT1000Introduction to Accounting

3

or

ACCT1102Principles of Accounting I

4

ITEC1080Microsoft Productivity Apps 1

3

COMM1250Interpersonal Communication

3

or

COMM1260Small Group Communication

3

or

ENGL1070Technical Writing

3

COMM1280Public Speaking

3

ECON1200Principles of Microeconomics

3

Total Credits  15

Second Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT2155Financial Accounting

4

BUSN1140Business Law

3

ECON1300Principles of Macroeconomics

3

 

Technical Studies Electives

5

Total Credits  15

Third Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT2221Managerial Accounting

4

BUSN2005Marketing Concepts and Strategies

4

MATH1250Introduction to Statistics

3

 

Choose 4 credits from MnTC Goal Area 3

4

Total Credits  15

Fourth Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT2950Accounting Skills Assessment

0

BUSN2055Principles of Management

4

ENGL1100Writing and Research

4

MATH1400College Algebra

4

 

General Education Electives

3

Total Credits  15

Technical Studies Electives

Any Accounting Careers (ACCT) course that is not required for this award may be used as an elective.

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits

Choose a Total of:  5 Credits

General Education Electives

A complete list of MnTC courses and Goal Areas that can be used to meet General Education requirements can be found at www.hennepintech.edu.  The same course cannot satisfy more than one MnTC Goal Area requirement.

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits

Choose a Total of:  3 Credits

MnTC Goal Area 3

A complete list of MnTC courses and Goal Areas that can be used to meet General Education requirements can be found at www.hennepintech.edu.  The same course cannot satisfy more than one MnTC Goal Area requirement.

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
BIOL1000Biology in Society

4

BIOL1300Introduction to Forensic Science

3

BIOL1400Human Biology

4

BIOL2005General Biology I

4

BIOL2125Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIOL2225Anatomy and Physiology II

4

BIOL2235Microbiology

4

CHEM1000Introduction to Chemistry

4

CHEM1100General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry Foundations

4

PHYS1005Introductory Physics I

3

PHYS1010Introductory Physics II

3

PHYS2005College Physics I

4

PHYS2010College Physics II

4

Choose a Total of:  3 Credits

Graduation (60 Credits)

Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence.  Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.

 

2/25/2022 : BP / EP ETAC

Semester Sequence - Part-Time

Offered at Eden Prairie Only

First Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT1000Introduction to Accounting

3

or

ACCT1102Principles of Accounting I

4

 

COMM1250Interpersonal Communication

3

or

COMM1260Small Group Communication

3

or

ENGL1070Technical Writing

3

Total Credits  6

Second Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT2155Financial Accounting

4

 

MATH1250Introduction to Statistics

3

Total Credits  7

Summer Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ITEC1080Microsoft Productivity Apps 1

3

 

ECON1200Principles of Microeconomics

3

Total Credits  6

Third Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
BUSN1140Business Law

3

 

COMM1280Public Speaking

3

ECON1300Principles of Macroeconomics

3

Total Credits  9

Fourth Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
BUSN2005Marketing Concepts and Strategies

4

 

MATH1400College Algebra

4

Total Credits  8

Summer Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
General Education Electives

3

Choose 4 credits from MnTC Goal Area 3

4

Total Credits  7

Fifth Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT2221Managerial Accounting

4

 

ENGL1100Writing and Research

4

Total Credits  8

Sixth Semester

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
ACCT2950Accounting Skills Assessment

0

BUSN2055Principles of Management

4

 

Technical Studies Electives

5

Total Credits  9

Technical Studies Electives

Any Accounting Careers (ACCT) course that is not required for this award may be used as an elective.

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits

Choose a Total of:  5 Credits

General Education Electives

A complete list of MnTC courses and Goal Areas that can be used to meet General Education requirements can be found at www.hennepintech.edu.  The same course cannot satisfy more than one MnTC Goal Area requirement.

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits

Choose a Total of:  3 Credits

MnTC Goal Area 3

A complete list of MnTC courses and Goal Areas that can be used to meet General Education requirements can be found at www.hennepintech.edu.  The same course cannot satisfy more than one MnTC Goal Area requirement.

Course NumberCourse TitleCourse Credits
BIOL1000Biology in Society

4

BIOL1300Introduction to Forensic Science

3

BIOL1400Human Biology

4

BIOL2005General Biology I

4

BIOL2125Anatomy and Physiology I

4

BIOL2225Anatomy and Physiology II

4

BIOL2235Microbiology

4

CHEM1000Introduction to Chemistry

4

CHEM1100General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry Foundations

4

PHYS1005Introductory Physics I

3

PHYS1010Introductory Physics II

3

PHYS2005College Physics I

4

PHYS2010College Physics II

4

Choose a Total of:  3 Credits

Graduation (60 Credits)

Semester listings reflect the recommended sequence.  Due to circumstances beyond our control, the information herein is subject to change without notice.

 

2/25/2022 : BP / EP ETAC