2024-2025 Catalog

 

AS - Accounting

The Associate of Science degree with a major in Accounting includes both accounting and general education courses.  Students will gain fundamental skills needed for entry-level accounting positions and provides an excellent foundation for pursuing a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Accounting or Business. 

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to:

  • Demonstrate ethical decision-making from a Christian worldview.
  • Demonstrate a competency in the application of fundamental accounting and business principles.
  • Develop foundational business and accounting analysis skills.
  • Integrate a biblical framework that guides business and personal interactions.
  • Demonstrate effective communication of ideas and facts.
  • Apply information management skills to business decision-making.

Admission Requirements

The admission requirements for the associate degree programs offered through the College of Adult and Professional Studies are as follows:

  • Proof of standard high school diploma or GED certification.  

Transfer Credit Policy

Transfer credit for curriculum requirements for undergraduate programs within the DeVoe School of Business, Technology, & Leadership may be granted as follows:

  • Credit must have been earned at a college or university that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) with a minimum grade of "C".
  • Credit documented on a JST or CCAF transcript for training received in any MOS, NEC system, AFSC, and Coast Guard Ratings.
  • Courses must be approved by the DeVoe School of Business, Technology, & Leadership.
  • Associate degrees offered through the College of Adult and Professional Studies require a minimum of 15 credit hours of courses in the academic major to be taken at Indiana Wesleyan University.

No more than 75% of the requirements for an IWU undergraduate degree or certificate and no more than 50% of the coursework in the major may be satisfied by transfer.

Assessed credit for certification requirements may be granted through IWU’s assessment of prior learning process for the following: 

  • Corresponding coursework documented on a transcript/certification from a recognized national, state, county, or municipal training council or academy.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate with an associate degree with a major in Accounting from the College of Adult and Professional Studies at Indiana Wesleyan University, the following requirements must be met:

  • Completion of 60 hours.
  • Completion of foundational requirements, specified general education requirements, and major requirements.
  • Completion of 24 hours of general education requirements as specified (General Education Requirements).
  • Completion of 33 hours in the major with a minimum G.P.A. of 2.0. Fifteen hours in the major must be completed at IWU.
  • Cumulative GPA of 2.0 or higher.
  • Payment of all tuition and fees is required to receive a diploma.

Accounting (AS) - Program of Study

AS - Foundational Courses

GEN-111Foundations of Lifelong Learning

3

Total Credit Hours:3

Business Courses

BIS-225Microsoft Office Applications

3

BUS-150Personal Finance

3

BUS-105Fundamentals of Contemporary Business

3

ECO-205Introduction to Business Economics

3

BUS-230Introduction to Business in a Global Environment

3

BUS-225Introduction to Business Law

3

Total Credit Hours:18

Accounting Courses

ACC-201Accounting Principles I

3

ACC-202Accounting Principles II

3

ACC-210Using Spreadsheets in Accounting

3

ACC-220Payroll Accounting and Taxation

3

ACC-230Business Taxation

3

Total Credit Hours:15

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