AIB College of Business - Des Moines, Iowa
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Accounting & Financial Services Degree

The Accounting and Financial Services major provides graduates with the opportunity to complete a degree program that combines skills that are essential in both fields. Graduates can pursue employment opportunities with an emphasis in banking, investments, or insurance.

  • An Associate in Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree in this major can be completed through day, evening or online classes or a combination of these formats.
  • This major can be completed in seven terms by earning 18 quarter credit hours per term.
  • Upon successful completion of an Associate degree, students may continue work at AIB toward a Bachelor of Science degree program in either Accounting or Business Administration.

Associate in Applied Science Degree: 126 Quarter Hours

Core General Education Courses: 45 Credits

CM100 Composition
CM205 Technical Writing
CM220 Speech
HU200 Literature
HU220 Ethics
IT105 Technology with Applied Communications
MA110 Mathematics of Personal Finance
SS105 Introduction to Psychology
SS100 College Foundations
SS200 Career Foundations
SS240 Microeconomics

Core Major Courses: 31.5 Credits

AC200 Principles of Accounting I
AC202 Principles of Accounting II
AC220 Payroll Accounting
AC300 Federal Taxes I
AC302 Federal Taxes II
AC310 Intermediate Accounting I
AC320 Cost Accounting

Supporting Major Courses: 45 Credits

BA100 Principles of Management
BA110 Principles of Marketing
BA200 Principles of Insurance and Risk Management
BA201 Business Law I
BA230 Investments
BA250 Principles of Banking
BA325 Mortgage Banking
BA330 Entrepreneurship
IT130 Excel
MA250 Mathematics of Business Finance

1 Elective:  4.5 Credits

 

Mission Statement:

AIB College of Business, as an institution of higher education, is dedicated to the development of our students as ethical, productive, and engaged citizens who are actively recruited as business professionals for a diverse world.