Accounting (ACD)
2025-2026 Business & Administrative Pathways
Associate in Science, STEM and Business Division
Recommended Course Selection Sequence
| CMP101 | Composition 1 | 3 |
| ECO103 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MGT102 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| ACC108 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS120 | Computer Applications for Business | 3 |
OPN-ELECTIVE
| Open Elective | 3 |
| BUS102 | Business Law | 3 |
| MKT101 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| ACC208 | Taxation | 3 |
CMP102-150
| Composition 2 Elective | 3 |
| ACC110 | Small Business Computerized Accounting | 1 |
| ACC103 | Computerized Accounting with QuickBooks | 1 |
| BUS103 | Advanced Excel | 1 |
| ACC201 | Intermediate Accounting 1 | 3 |
| ACC203 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| PRO100 | Introduction to the Professional Portfolio | 1 |
| ECO104 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| BUS112 | Contemporary Organizational Communications | 3 |
| ACC202 | Intermediate Accounting 2 | 3 |
| PHI116 | Ethics | 3 |
| ITR200 | Internship | 2 |
LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
LA-ELECTIVE
| Liberal Arts Elective | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 60
Program Notes
- Open admissions
- All courses can be achieved through day, evening, and online options
Campus Information
Additional Graduation Requirements
- Cumulative CLGPA at or above 2.0
- Submit your NSCC Graduation Application https://www.northshore.edu/registrar/graduation.html
Advising Notes
This degree is designed upon completion to prepare a student for entry level employment in the accounting field.
Courses are listed in the recommended order you should take them.
Many courses have prerequisite requirements that must be fulfilled to be eligible to enroll in the course.
If you intend to graduate with an associate degree in two years, you should enroll in at least 15 credits if taking only fall/spring courses.
Completing at least 30 credits each year helps students stay on track to timely graduation.
Taking classes in the winter intersession and summer can accelerate your time to degree completion.
All student degree audits for graduation purposes will be based off the official program of study the student is enrolled in.