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Accounting Course Recommendation
#1
Hi,

I need 6 hours of upper level accounting. I have decided to take the exams through CSU Global through the Challenge by Exam option. Which two courses seem the least hardest:
1) Accounting Information Systems
2) Auditing
3) Government and Non-profit accounting
4) Corporate Tax
5) Business Tax

I plan on transferring these 6 hour credits to TESC.

Thanks!
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#2
I vote AIS/Auditing.
CPA (WA), CFA Level III Candidate

Currently pursuing: ALM, Data Science - Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (12/48, on hold for CFA/life commitments)
MBA, Finance/Accounting - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2015
BSBA, General Management - Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ, 2012


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#3
Definitely Auditing!
CLEP:
West. Civ I - 65, A&I Lit - 66, Biology - 65, Chemistry - 55, Nat. Sciences - 64, US Hist I - 68, Am. Lit - 61, US Hist II - 62, Am. Gov. - 67, Macroecon. - 63, Microecon. - 75, College Comp. - 66, Prin. of Marketing - 68, Prin. of Mngt - 71

DSST:
Civil War and Reconst. - 70, Prin. of Supervision - 443, Intro to World Rel - 477, Intro to Bus - 443, HR Mgmt - 64, Intro to Computing - 458, Prin. of Fin. Acct - 80Big Grin, Bus Ethics & Society - 447, Prin. of Finance - 437

ALEKS:
Int. Algebra, College Algebra, Precalc, Intro to Stats., Business Stats.

SAYLOR:
Corp. Comm - 78%, Bus Law and Ethics - 76%

PENN FOSTER:
Manag. Acct. - 96, Int. Acct. 1 - 98, Int. Acct. 2 - 87, Cost Acct. - 94, Strategic Bus. Mngt. - 95

ADAMS STATE:
Auditing - 89

LSU:
Adv. Acct. - B

TECEP:
Fed Income Taxation

BSBA Accounting
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#4
Yanji Wrote:I vote AIS/Auditing.

Ditto. Accountants are supposed to understand internal controls. This is where you would learn them.
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#5
Thanks everyone. Looks like I will be taking AIS/Auditing. I will let everyone know how it goes.
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#6
The accounting books for these courses are expensive! Even used they run $150+, but I noticed the edition prior is ALOT cheaper. Do you believe I could get the older edition and it would still be OK or do I have to have the edition they recommend?
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#7
I had heard that they would send you study materials...did they do that? And they didn't include the book? Just curious, I want to take this course in a few months.
TESU BSBA/HR 2018 - WVNCC BOG AAS 2017 - GGU Cert in Mgmt 2000
EXAMS: TECEP Tech Wrtg, Comp II, LA Math, PR, Computers  DSST Computers, Pers Fin  CLEP Mgmt, Mktg
COURSES: TESU Capstone  Study.com Pers Fin, Microecon, Stats  Ed4Credit Acct 2  PF Fin Mgmt  ALEKS Int & Coll Alg  Sophia Proj Mgmt The Institutes - Ins Ethics  Kaplan PLA
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#8
I have not signed up yet. I was told from a CSU advisor that the CBE exams give out study modules and slides. But they highly recommend you get the book for additional studying/review.
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#9
Anything tax-related, you should get the latest version because tax is all about changing the rules all the time so that accountants and lawyers can make a living.Confusedmilelol: AIS/Auditing are more conceptual courses so you should be able to get away with the using the previous edition.
CPA (WA), CFA Level III Candidate

Currently pursuing: ALM, Data Science - Harvard University, Cambridge, MA (12/48, on hold for CFA/life commitments)
MBA, Finance/Accounting - Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, 2015
BSBA, General Management - Thomas Edison State College, Trenton, NJ, 2012


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#10
I have worked in the tax preparation field, so I would think auditing might be the least hard.

Corporate and individual taxes are separate animals, with different puzzles to solve. They're actually fun, once you understand the basics of what the IRS expects.
A.A. General Studies- TESC, 2013
B.A. History, TESC, 2014 - Arnold Fletcher Award - 4.0 GPA
M.A. Government, Security Studies - Johns Hopkins University, Class of 2018.


Straighterline - 26 courses, including English Comp. I & II, Western Civilization I & II, U.S. History I & II, Intro. to Sociology, Intro to Philosophy, Cultural Anthropology, Environmental Science, Science of Nutrition, Business Law, Financial Accounting, etc.

ALEKS: Intermediate Algebra

CLEP: Humanities 56, Social Sciences and History 58

FEMA: 6 credits

DSST: Civil War and Reconstruction 71, Introduction to Vietnam War 69, Rise and Fall of the Soviet Union 64, Modern Middle East 71.

TESC courses: War and American Society (A), Liberal Arts Capstone (A).

120/120! I'm there!


"Another day has passed and I didn't use Algebra once."
" Great spirits have always encountered violent opposition from mediocre minds." Albert Einstein
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