- Comply with appropriate accounting rules and guidelines.
- Perform the steps of the accounting cycle.
- Choose and perform appropriate financial calculations.
- Demonstrate interpersonal skills to allow effective functioning in diverse groups.
- Communicate effectively in quantitative and qualitative terms. Perform and interpret financial statement analysis.
- Use a range of techniques to perform analysis, synthesize information and draw conclusions.
- Evaluate ethical issues inherently involved in accounting.
Accounting is the process that summarizes economic information about a business entity for use by decision makers. Users of this information include investors, creditors, management and government agencies. The accounting AAST program at Bates Technical College provides training in many types of accounting; such as financial, managerial, payroll, individual taxation and governmental accounting. Graduates are prepared for careers as accounting clerks, full charge bookkeepers, tax preparers, and small business accountants.
General Education Requirements
In the Accounting AAS-T degree, BUS& 101, BUS& 201, ECON& 201, and ECON& 202 are considered core requirements and do not meet general education requirements. Students are required to earn additional general education credits as follows:
- 10 credits from the Communications Distribution
- 5 credits from the Quantitative Distribution
- 10 credits from the Sciences and Humanities Distribution
Note: See a Career Advisor prior to choosing courses that meet general education requirements.