Overview and Award Outcomes
Overview
The accountant plays a key role in the management of companies by providing financial information for operation and decision-making purposes. Your knowledge and skill in the preparation of financial statements, budgets, forecasts, tax analysis and reports is critical to the success of every business. Operation of computerized accounting software, spreadsheets and other data information applications is required. Accountants work in a team environment, which requires the ability to communicate, both orally and in writing, critical information to management. Students entering this field must be self-motivated, clear-thinking, quality conscious and persistent in accomplishing a wide variety of tasks.
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
Complete payroll activities
Career Opportunities
Accountants are needed in every type of service or manufacturing operation. You may be employed by financial institutions, governmental agencies, private business or in public accounting firms. America`s continuing shift to a world-wide service-oriented economy has resulted in an accelerating demand for individuals who possess financial knowledge and accounting skills.
Semester Sequence - Full-Time
Offered at Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie
Third Semester
| ACCT2155 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT2200 | Intermediate Accounting I | 4 |
| ACCT2221 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
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| Technical Studies Electives | 3 |
Technical Studies Electives
Any Accounting Careers (ACCT), Business (BUSN), or Information Technology (ITEC) course that is not required for this award may be used as an elective.
Choose a Total of: 3 Credits
MnTC Goal Area 2
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.
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.
5/16/2024 : BP 2004 / EP 2005
Semester Sequence - Part-Time
Offered at Brooklyn Park and Eden Prairie
First Semester
| ACCT1102 | Principles of Accounting I | 4 |
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| Choose one of the following: | |
| COMM1250 | Interpersonal Communication | 3 |
| COMM1260 | Small Group Communication | 3 |
| COMM1280 | Public Speaking | 3 |
Second Semester
| ACCT1107 | Principles of Accounting II | 4 |
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| Choose one of the following: | |
| MATH1150 | Applications of Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| MATH1250 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
| MATH1400 | College Algebra | 4 |
Summer Semester
Summer Semester
Fifth Semester
Sixth Semester
| ACCT2231 | Income Tax | 4 |
| ACCT2950 | Accounting Skills Assessment | 0 |
| Technical Studies Electives | 3 |
| Choose 3 credits from MnTC Goal Area 2 | 3 |
Technical Studies Electives
Any Accounting Careers (ACCT), Business (BUSN), or Information Technology (ITEC) course that is not required for this award may be used as an elective.
Choose a Total of: 3 Credits
MnTC Goal Area 2
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.
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.
5/16/2024 : BP 2004 / EP 2005