Associate in Accounting
Trine University, United States
First Year Course Fee
USD 47,649
Course Accredited By
THLC
An Associate in accounting degree is designed to prepare students for immediate entry into the accounting field. Our accredited program combines a concentration in accounting, business, and general education subjects.
With this program, you can graduate with a degree in two years. Credits are also fully transferable to the four year accounting major at Trine, and it serves as an excellent program for just this purpose. The Associate in accounting program requires 22 credits of general education, 38 credits in business courses for a total of 60 credit hours.
The Experience:
Our faculty are experts in the accounting field, with both US and international corporate experience, both in Europe and Africa. Our real world program is intense and focused on getting you the best education in modern accounting methods and practices. We teach using the most popular small business accounting software, Quickbooks, as an integral part of the program.
The Results:
This program is appropriate for positions in businesses that require a small but knowledgeable accounting staff such as accounts receivable clerk, accounting assistant, billing clerk, bookkeeper, payroll clerk, etc.
Enrollment Cycles
- May 2023
- September 2023
- January 2024
Admission requirements for transfer students:
- Transfer students applying to the Allen School of Engineering and Computing must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 and a grade of “C” or better in Calculus I, Chemistry I, and College Composition.
- Transfer students applying to the Franks School of Education must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 3.0 and a grade of “C” or better in a mathematics course, a social sciences or humanities course, and English Composition 1.
- Transfer students applying to the Rinker Ross School of Health Sciences must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.5 and a grade of “C” or better in a mathematics course, a social sciences or humanities course, and English Composition 1.
- Transfer students applying to the Ketner School of Business and the Jannen School of Arts and Sciences must have a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.25 and a grade of “C” or better in a mathematics course, a social sciences or humanities course, and English Composition 1.
High School Transcripts:
- Request your high school to send a copy of your current transcript to Trine.
- Transcripts can be submitted via mail, fax, Parchment, screenshot, and e-mail.
- Trine University is Test Optional for the 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 academic years. "Test-optional" means that standardized tests are not required from high school students when they are considered for admission to Trine University. Of course, students can still choose to submit their test scores, however, those scores will be considered to be only part of the student’s overall academic record.
- High school students can take the American College Test (ACT) and/or the Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) and request that scores be sent to Trine.
- The University's code numbers are 1250 for the ACT and 1811 for the SAT.
- Test scores can be submitted via mail, fax, Parchment, screenshot, or e-mail and may be sent FREE from College Board to your counselor at any time.
Total Credit Hours - 60
General Education Requirements - 22 credit hours
• ENG 133 Technical Communication or ENG 143 College Composition
• HUM 203 Humanities Seminar
• SP 203 Effective Speaking
Humanities Elective - 3 credit hours
• ECO 213 Microeconomics
or ECO 223 Macroeconomics
• MA 113 College Algebra
• Science Elective - 3 credit hours
• Mathematics or Science Elective - 1 credit hour
Program Requirements - 30 credit hours
• AC 203 Accounting I
• AC 213 Accounting II
• BA 123 Business Concepts
• LAW 203 Business Law I
• MK 203 Marketing
• AC 303 Cost Accounting I
• AC 323 Intermediate Accounting I
• AC 333 Intermediate Accounting II
• AC 373 Accounting Information Systems
• AC 423 Personal Income Tax
or AC 463 Auditing
Additional Requirements - 8 credit hours
• BA 101 University Experience or BA 102 University Experience
or UE 111 Adult Learning Orientation
• BA 201 Professional Development and Strategies
• COM 213 Business Communication,
or BA 113 Business Computer Applications, or PSY 113 Psychology - Select 6 of the 9 credit hours
Non - Engineering
• ONE-TIME Intl Enrollment Fee: $500
• ONE-TIME Housing deposit: $150
• Tuition: $33,650
• Intl Health Insurance: $1,499
• Housing & Meal Plan: $11,700
• Student Fee* $530
• Parking Permit Fee** $120
• Total Annual Estimate *** $47,649