Accounting-CPA Major (AAB)
Stark State College's accounting CPA major prepares students for a wide range of accounting careers by building strong skills in auditing, taxation, financial reporting, and consulting, while introducing the technical knowledge covered on the CPA exam and taught by industry-certified professionals. The fully online associate degree offers flexible scheduling, can be completed in as little as two years, and provides a seamless transition to a bachelor’s degree and eventual CPA career in fields such as public accounting, government, health care, banking, and nonprofit organizations.
Courses
- ACC 121 — Introduction to Accounting
- ACC 130 — Business Law and Ethics
- ACC 131 — Taxation I
- ACC 132 — Financial Accounting
- ACC 133 — Managerial Accounting
- ACC 221 — Intermediate Accounting I
- ACC 222 — Intermediate Accounting II
- ACC 223 — Cost Accounting
- ACC 225 — Auditing
- ACC 226 — Advanced Accounting
- ACC 231 — Taxation II
- ACC 232 — Governmental & Not-for-Profit Accounting
- ACC 238 — Financial Statement Analysis
- AOT 226 — Spreadsheet - Microsoft Excel
- BUS 124 — Business Analysis
- BUS 221 — Microeconomics
- COM 121 — Effective Speaking
- COM 122 — Interpersonal Communication
- ENG 124 — College Composition
- ENG 230 — Business Communication
- ENG 233 — British Literature: Medieval to 1785
- ENG 234 — British Literature: 1785 to Present
- ENG 235 — Introduction to Shakespeare
- ENG 236 — American Literature: Colonial to 1865
- ENG 237 — American Literature: 1865 to Present
- ENG 241 — Major Modern Writers
- HIS 121 — United States History I to 1877
- HIS 122 — United States History II from 1877
- HIS 221 — World Civilization to 17th Century
- HIS 222 — World Civilization from 17th Century
- MTH 124 — Statistics
- MTH 125 — College Algebra
- PHL 122 — Ethics
- SSC 101 — Student Success Seminar