Accounting
What You Will Learn
MCTC’s Accounting programs will prepare you to use software to document original transactions and maintain records such as bank accounts, merchandise inventories, accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll for various organizations.
The program offers three certificate credentials and an Accounting Technician A.A.S. degree. The certificate coursework will introduce you to the principles of accounting, business communication, problem-solving and accounting math.
The A.A.S. coursework will include the additional topics of managerial accounting, critical thinking, intermediate accounting, and interpretation and analysis of financial information.
You will have the opportunity to learn journal entry preparation, financial statement preparation, computerized accounting systems using Peachtree and QuickBooks software, and electronic spreadsheets using Microsoft Excel. You also will learn 10-key operation by touch.
Experienced instructors will assign you real-world accounting challenges to resolve and will encourage you to work in teams, similar to those formed in the workplace.
The Accounting Clerk program is the first level in the program; all Accounting Clerk coursework applies toward the more advanced Accounting Technician program.
Admission Requirements
Students are accepted into this program for fall and spring semesters only.
Courses in this program require achievement of the following minimum placements: • READING—one of the following:
• Placement into READ 0200 or ESOL 0052
• Completion of READ 0100 or ESOL 0042 with faculty recommendation into ESOL 0052 • MATH—one of the following:
• Placement into MATH 0070 • Completion of MATH 0060
Awards or Credentials You Could Earn
• Accounting Technician A.A.S. Degree—60 credits • Accounting Clerk Certificate—29 credits
• Accounts Payable/Receivable Certificate—16 credits • Payroll Accounting Certificate—14 credits
Where You Could Work
• Small and medium-sized businesses • Government agencies
Accounting Technician A.A.S. Degree
60 Credits
Courses in this program require achievement of the following minimum placements: • READING—one of the following:
• Placement into READ 0200 or ESOL 0052
• Completion of READ 0100 or ESOL 0042 with faculty recommendation into ESOL 0052 • MATH—one of the following:
• Placement into MATH 0070 • Completion of MATH 0060
Recommended Course Sequence
The pathway is meant to guide your course selections. First semester courses will generally be selected with the assistance of a counselor or advisor during orientation. Students will meet with their assigned advisor for creating an academic pathway for subsequent semesters. To schedule an appointment, students can stop by
the Counseling and Advising Office in T.2500 or call 612-659-6700. Not all courses are offered every semester.
First Semester
COURSE # TITLE CREDITS
ACCT 1215 Accounting Cycle 1.00
ACCT 1222 Business Math 3.00
BUSN 1140 Introduction to Business 3.00
BUSN 2202 Financial Accounting 4.00
ENGL 1110 College English 1 3.00
TOTAL CREDITS: 14.00
Second Semester
COURSE # TITLE CREDITS
ACCT 1230 Payroll Accounting 3.00
ACCT 1261 Spreadsheets for Accounting 4.00
ACCT 1272 Computerized Accounting–Peachtree 2.00
CMST 1010 Interpersonal Communications 3.00 BUSN 1154 Or BTEC 2375 Business Communications Business Communications 3.00 TOTAL CREDITS: 15.00
Third Semester
COURSE # TITLE CREDITS
ACCT 1270 Computerized Accounting–QuickBooks 2.00
ACCT 2230 Intermediate Accounting 1 4.00
BUSN 2224 Managerial Accounting 4.00
General Education Choose one course from MnTC Goal Areas 7, 8, 9 or 10 3.00 General Education Choose one course from any of the MnTC Goal Areas 3.00
Fourth Semester
COURSE # TITLE CREDITS
ACCT 1280 Income Tax 3.00
ACCT 2240 Intermediate Accounting 2 4.00
ACCT 2295 Accounting Technical Review 2.00
General Education Choose one course from any of the MnTC Goal Areas 3.00
Recommended Business and/or General Education Electives: Choose three credits from the list below or choose any ACCT or BUSN course that is not already part of the required courses.
BUSN 1142 Or BUSN 2252 Or BUSN 2260 Or ECON 2000 Or ECON 2200 Or MATH 1110 Principles of Marketing Principles of Management Legal Environment of Business Principles of Macroeconomics Principles of Microeconomics College Algebra 4.00 4.00 4.00 3.00 3.00 4.00 TOTAL CREDITS: 15.00
General Education Electives (15 Credits):
Accounting Clerk Certificate
29 Credits
Courses in this program require achievement of the following minimum placements: • READING—one of the following:
• Placement into READ 0200 or ESOL 0052
• Completion of READ 0100 or ESOL 0042 with faculty recommendation into ESOL 0052 • MATH—one of the following:
• Placement into MATH 0070 • Completion of MATH 0060
Recommended Course Sequence
The pathway is meant to guide your course selections. First semester courses will generally be selected with the assistance of a counselor or advisor during orientation. You will meet with your assigned advisor for creating an academic pathway for subsequent semesters. To schedule an appointment, you can stop by the Counseling and Advising Office in T.2500 or call 612-659-6700.
First Semester
COURSE # TITLE CREDITS
ACCT 1215 Accounting Cycle 1.00
ACCT 1222 Business Math 3.00
BTEC 1060 Keyboarding 1 3.00
BUSN 2202 Financial Accounting 4.00
ENGL 1110 College English 1 3.00
TOTAL CREDITS: 14.00
Second Semester
COURSE # TITLE CREDITS
ACCT 1230 Payroll Accounting 3.00
ACCT 1261 Spreadsheets for Accounting 4.00
ACCT 1270 Or
ACCT 1272 Computerized Accounting–QuickBooks Computerized Accounting–Peachtree 2.00
CMST 1010 Interpersonal Communications 3.00
BTEC 2375 Business Communications 3.00
TOTAL CREDITS: 15.00
General Education Electives (6 Credits)
Accounts Payable/Receivable Certificate
16 Credits
Courses in this program require achievement of the following minimum placements: • READING—one of the following:
• Placement into READ 0200 or ESOL 0052
• Completion of READ 0100 or ESOL 0042 with faculty recommendation into ESOL 0052 • MATH—one of the following:
• Placement into MATH 0070 • Completion of MATH 0060
Recommended Course Sequence
The pathway is meant to guide your course selections. First semester courses will generally be selected with the assistance of a counselor or advisor during orientation. You will meet with your assigned advisor for creating an academic pathway for subsequent semesters. To schedule an appointment, you can stop by the Counseling and Advising Office in T.2500 or call 612-659-6700.
First Semester
COURSE # TITLE CREDITS
ACCT 1215 Accounting Cycle 1.00
ACCT 1222 Business Math 3.00
BTEC 2375 Business Communications 3.00
BUSN 2202 Financial Accounting 4.00
CMST 1010 Interpersonal Communications 3.00
TOTAL CREDITS: 14.00
Second Semester
COURSE # TITLE CREDITS
ACCT 1270 Or ACCT 1272 Computerized Accounting–QuickBooks Computerized Accounting–Peachtree 2.00 TOTAL CREDITS: 2.00
General Education Electives (3 Credits):
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Payroll Accounting Certificate
14 Credits
Courses in this program require achievement of the following minimum placements: • READING—one of the following:
• Placement into READ 0200 or ESOL 0052
• Completion of READ 0100 or ESOL 0042 with faculty recommendation into ESOL 0052 • MATH—one of the following:
• Placement into MATH 0070 • Completion of MATH 0060
Recommended Course Sequence
The pathway is meant to guide your course selections. First semester courses will generally be selected with the assistance of a counselor or advisor during orientation. You will meet with your assigned advisor for creating an academic pathway for subsequent semesters. To schedule an appointment, you can stop by the Counseling and Advising Office in T.2500 or call 612-659-6700.
Not all courses are offered every semester.
First Semester
COURSE # TITLE CREDITS
ACCT 1215 Accounting Cycle 1.00
ACCT 1230 Payroll Accounting 3.00
BTEC 2375 Business Communications 3.00
BUSN 2202 Financial Accounting 4.00
CMST 1010 Interpersonal Communications 3.00
TOTAL CREDITS: 14.00
