Accounting AAS Degree

A Career That’s Always in Demand

Enjoy a rewarding career in accounting and work in any business. With our hands-on curriculum, you gain knowledge and skills in cost accounting, income tax accounting, financial analysis and advanced excel tools. Be ready to put your accounting skills to work.

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Accounting AAS Degree at a Glance

Degree
Associate of Applied Science (AAS)
Length of Study
2 Years
Course Format
Face-to-Face
Classes Meet
Daytime
Program Start
Fall

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100%

Faculty are CPAs

90%

Become Quickbooks certified

13:1

Faculty to student ratio

$0

Tuition for Eligible Students

Your Accounting Career

Enjoy job stability and the satisfaction of preparing financial reports. An Accounting degree provides you the option to go to work or continue your education and transfer to a four-year college.

You will can pursue a variety of positions

  • Staff Accountant
  • Tax Preparer
  • Accounts Receivable/Payable Clerk
  • Office Bookkeeper

Program Overview

You graduate with skills and experience in:

  • Cost accounting
  • Income tax accounting
  • Financial analysis
  • Advanced Excel data tools

Semester 1

  • Financial Accounting
  • Introduction to Computers or
    Information Computing
  • Payroll Accounting
  • The College Experience

Semester 2

  • Accounting Spreadsheets
  • Computer Accounting
  • Managerial Accounting

Semester 3

  • Cost Accounting
  • Income Tax Accounting
  • Intermediate Accounting I

Semester 4

  • Emerging Topics in Accounting
  • Financial Analysis
  • Intermediate Accounting II
  • Principles of Macroeconomics or
    Introduction to Economics or
    Principles of Microeconomics
  • Workplace Professionalism

Accounting Electives

  • Business Ethics
  • Business Law
  • Business Statistics
  • Introduction to Accounting
  • Introduction to Accounting II
  • Introduction to Business
  • Personal Finance
  • Principles of Macroeconomics
  • Principles of Management
  • Principles of Microeconomics
  • Small Business Management

Math Electives

  • Applied Math

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This program qualifies for the Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship and will pay up to 100% of your tuition.

You must apply for, be awarded, and meet the ongoing eligibility requirements for the Last-Dollar Scholarship.

These are just a few of the companies that hire graduates from this program:

  • Advanced Systems, Inc., Waterloo, IA
  • Isle Casino Hotel Waterloo, Waterloo, IA
  • Lee Enterprises (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier), Waterloo, IA
  • McGladrey LLP, Waterloo, IA
  • Paul R. Nielsen Co., PC, Cedar Falls, IA
  • The Principal Financial Group, Waterloo, IA
  • Veridian Credit Union, Locations throughout Iowa

You can get right to work after your program. Or, if you plan to earn an associate degree and go on to earn a bachelor’s degree, consider your transfer options.

Many four-year colleges and universities accept a limited number of transfer and elective credits.

If you’re interested in transferring, you must work closely with an academic advisor here and at the transfer institution. This is important to ensure courses transfer and you meet program requirements.

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How to Get Started

It’s simple! Complete these steps:

  1. Apply for admission at Hawkeye.
  2. Send official transcripts to Admissions.
  3. Demonstrate college readiness.

Check the status of your application at any time by logging into your admissions account.

Program Admission Requirements

To enroll this program, you’ll need to meet the minimum score requirements.

  ALEKS ACCUPLACER Next Generation ACCUPLACER Classic COMPASS ACT GPA
Math 14 255 Arithmetic
246 Quantitative Reasoning, Algebra, and Statistics		 63 Arithmetic 39 Pre-Algebra 16 2.25

You can take the ALEKS Placement Assessment online. If you prefer, you can take the ACCUPLACER Next Generation or ACT at Hawkeye. While ACCUPLACER Classic and COMPASS aren’t offered anymore, you can still use your scores from those tests if you took them before for program admission.

If you don’t meet the minimum score requirements, you can take success courses instead. Talk to your academic advisor to help you find the right courses to get started.

If you meet the assessment score requirements, you can be accepted into the program.

If you don't meet these requirements, you’ll be accepted into a Pre-Program. As a pre-program student, you’ll start by taking general education and prerequisite classes. Your academic advisor will help you make a plan to meet the program requirements. After finishing your pre-program courses, contact Admissions to let them know.

Program Contacts

Admissions

Main Campus
Hawkeye Center 134
319-296-4000
Email Admissions

Regular Hours — Spring 2025

Monday – Friday 8 AM – 4:30 PM

Academic Advisor

Last Names A–L

Last Names M–Z

Faculty Advisor

Patrick Geer
Main Campus
Black Hawk Hall 212
319-296-2329 ext.1371
Email Patrick Geer