Accounting Emphasis (Tennessee Transfer Pathway), A.S.

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The Accounting emphasis is designed to provide the student with the first two years of education necessary to complete a baccalaureate degree in Accounting.

To facilitate success in this program, all students should enroll in ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed during their first semester at DSCC.

Major/Concentration Codes: UTPS-UAC

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General Education Requirements:

ENGL 1010 - English Composition I Credits: 3
ENGL 1020 - English Composition II Credits: 3
COMM 2025 - Fundamentals of Communication Credits: 3
Humanities/Fine Arts Electives Credits: 9^{* **}
ECON 2100 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 2200 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
History Electives Credits: 6^{* **}
Natural Science Electives Credits: 8 ^*
MATH 1630 - Finite Mathematics Credits: 3 ^***
-OR- MATH 1710 - Precalculus Algebra Credits: 3

Area of Emphasis Requirements:

ACCT 1010 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3 ^****
ACCT 1020 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
MATH 1530 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3 ^*****
MATH 1830 - Applied Calculus Credits: 3 ^******
INFS 1010 - Computer Applications Credits: 3
ORN 1010 - Orientation: Learning to Succeed Credits: 3
BUSN 1305 - Introduction to Business Credits: 3 ^*******

Total: 62 Semester Hours

^*For lists of eligible electives, see the appropriate section of the General Education Core Curriculum Requirements . Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville should take an Introduction to Ethics course as on of the humanities/fine Arts courses.

^**Minimum one course in literature required.

^***Students transferring to MTSU or UT Knoxville should take MATH 1630. Students transferring to UT Chattanooga or UT Martin should take a college algebra course. UofM requires MATH 1710 or MATH 1830. APSU required MATH 1710 only. TSU requires MATH 1830 only. ETSU requires MATH 1530. TTU required MATH 1130. Johnson University requires MATH 1530.

^****Students who plan to pursue the Accounting major or Accounting collaterals at UT Knoville will be required to take ACCT 203 or demonstrate competency by passing an ACCT 203 proficiency exam before moving forward with upper level Accounting coursework. Advisors are invited to contact the UTKnoxville Transfer Center to learn more about course equivalencies.

^*****Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville must complete MATH 2050 - Calculus-based Probability & Statistics.

^******Applied Calculus is NOT required at UT Martin, MTSU, or TTU. MATH 1830 is a prerequisite to MATH 2050 for UT Knoxville.

^*******Students who intend to transfer to UT Knoxville should take MGT 201 equivalent, if available (BUSN 2330 or BUSN 1305, if BUSN 2330 not offered), as their elective.

Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville will be required to demonstrate intermediate level competency in Foreign Language before graduating from UT Knoxville. Students may demonstrate intermediate level competence after transferring to UT Knoxville.

Students who plan to transfer to UT Knoxville will be required to complete ENGL 295 at UT Knoxville if they have not completed an equivalent course at their community college. Advisors are invited to contact the UT Knoxville Transfer Center to learn more about course equivalencies.

Additional information regarding foreign language:

At some universities, foreign language may be required in certain programs that lead to the Bachelor of Science degree. Complete information regarding foreign language requirements at each university may be found on the transfer and articulation websites of the Tennessee Board of Regents and the University of Tennessee Systems. Community college students are encouraged to be familiar with foreign language requirements at the universities and, if applicable, complete the requirements before transferring.