Program: Accounting & Business Management, A.A.S - Prairie State College

May 14, 2025

2025-2026 Academic Catalog

This program is designed for individuals interested in pursuing careers as bookkeepers, accounting and auditing clerks. The program gives students technical accounting skills. Also, the program draws from business, economics, and general education courses to enable students to be effective in a general business environment. This program is not designed for students who plan to become professional accountants and CPAs.

I. General Education Core (18-19)

Area A: Communication (6 credits)

ENG 101 Composition I 3 hrs transfer credit - with a grade of C or better
COMM 101 Principles of Communication 3 hrs transfer credit

Area B: Humanities and Fine Arts (3 credits)

Select one course from Area B

Area C: Mathematics (3 credits)

MATH 112 General Education Mathematics 3 hrs transfer credit
or
MATH 115 General Education Statistics 3 hrs transfer credit

Area D: Physical and Life Sciences (3-4 credits)

Select one course from Area D

Area E: Social and Behavioral Science (3 credits)

ECON 201 Macroeconomic Principles 3 hrs transfer credit

II. Area of Concentration/Program Requirements (38)

BUS 101 Introduction to Business 3 hrs transfer credit
BUS 103 Business Mathematics 3 hrs credit
BUS 104 Professionalism in the Workplace 1 hr credit
BUS 127 Business Communications 3 hrs transfer credit
BUS 131 Financial Accounting 4 hrs transfer credit
BUS 132 Managerial Accounting 3 hrs transfer credit
BUS 141 Income Tax for Individuals 3 hrs credit
BUS 204 Business Ethics 3 hrs credit
BUS 210 Business Law and Its Legal Environment 3 hrs transfer credit
BUS 241 Principles of Management 3 hrs transfer credit
ITAPP 101 Introduction to Computers 3 hrs transfer credit
ITAPP 125 Spreadsheet Applications - Level 1 3 hrs transfer credit
ITAPP 128 Database Applications - Level 1 3 hrs transfer credit

Electives (6)

Select two courses from

BUS 105 Human Relations 3 hrs transfer credit
BUS 236 Income Tax for Businesses 3 hrs credit
BUS 237 Income Tax Representation, Practices and Procedures 3 hrs credit
BUS 242 Human Resources Management 3 hrs transfer credit

Accounting & Business Management, A.A.S