Existing declarants (those who
had selected 301 prior to its deletion in Spring 2015) have 10 years to complete
the AAS. None of the courses are gone. Just the AAS.
Here is standard language we use
in Accounting syllabi vis-a-vie choice of majors:
A.
Recommended Curricula for Business Majors
Students
who wish to transfer to four-year colleges and universities, and ultimately
earn a bachelor’s degree should pursue the Associate of Arts (A.A.)
degree in Business, which is designed to transfer to most four-year
institutions in Maryland. A description of the program, and a
four-semester outline, is available at http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/Plain.aspx?id=12414.
Students are not encouraged to pursue the Associate of Applied Science
(A.A.S.) in Accounting, even if they intend to pursue a bachelor’s degree
in accounting. The A.A.S. program has been deleted from the
Montgomery College catalog, and likely does not transfer to four-year
colleges and universities. If you designated the Accounting A.A.S. as
your major prior to the deletion of the program, please change your program of
study to the Business A.A. (additional information may be found at http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/department2.aspx?id=21507).
A. Recommended
Curricula for Students Holding Bachelor’s Degrees
Students who presently hold a bachelor’s degree (or higher) from a four-year
college or university, and who ultimately desire to sit for the CPA exam,
should pursue the Certificate in Accounting at Montgomery College.
The Certificate recognizes successful completion of a sequence of
courses that focus on the development of specific technical skills in
accounting. In general, students are not encouraged to pursue
the Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) in Accounting, even if they
intend to pursue professional certification (such as a C.P.A). The
A.A.S. program requires completion of more than 24 credits in general education
(non-accounting) coursework which holders of four-year degrees have already
completed, and all accounting-specific coursework associated with the A.A.S. in
Accounting is completed through the Certificate program. If you
have mistakenly designated the Accounting A.A.S. as your major, please change
your program of study to the Accounting Certificate. (additional
information may be found at http://cms.montgomerycollege.edu/EDU/department2.aspx?id=21507).
Let me know if you have any
questions,
Michael
Michael J. Gurevitz, Esq., CPA
Professor
Rockville Coordinator for Accounting
Department of Business, Economics, Computer Applications, and Hospitality
Management
Montgomery College
Rockville Campus
Humanities Building, Room 250
51 Mannakee Street
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(240) 567-5141 (Office)
(240) 567-5149 (Fax)
