Associate of Applied Business in Accounting Technology
The Associate of Applied Business in Accounting program is a fully online, two-year associate degree program that prepares students for a career as a professional in the field of accounting. This program is N.E.U. Certified, meaning the courses are intentionally designed with student support and success in mind using the neuroscience of learning, evidence‑based best practices, and universal design. The online program provides students with the flexibility to balance work and family obligations while advancing their education. The program also offers students a self-paced learning schedule that allows them to access course materials whenever works best for them.
Why Study Accounting Online?
Accounting professionals create, update, review, and maintain accounting records, playing a key role in the overall operation of an organization. Nearly all public, private, and nonprofit organizations need accounting support. Accounting is a high-demand career field with many opportunities for career advancement.
The online, two-year Associate of Applied Business in Accounting program helps students develop the skills they need for a lucrative career as an accounting professional.
This degree is perfect for those who:
- Want a professional career in a high-demand job market
- Want a degree that will allow them to enter the workforce quickly and have the potential for career advancement
- Are working professionals who want to change careers or advance an existing career
- Want to earn a degree with courses accepted by the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy
- Are comfortable with basic mathematics—addition, subtraction, multiplication and division (advance math skills are not required in this field)
- Are detail-orientated and like working with numbers and money
- Want to earn a degree from a prestigious, public, nationally respected university
Accounting Technology Program Highlights
High Quality Education
- Earning an online Associate of Applied Business in Accounting Technology degree from the University of Cincinnati equips you with the foundation to kickstart your career in the bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing fields. The demand for skilled professionals in this area is growing. According to the U.S. Department of Labor Statistics, over 200,000 bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing jobs will be added to the employment market every year for the next ten years.
- N.E.U. Certified Program: This program is N.E.U. Certified, meaning the courses are intentionally designed using the neuroscience of learning, evidence‑based best practices, and universal design. All courses within this program have been redesigned using the N.E.U. Course Design Standards and have completed a rigorous certification process. Faculty are trained in neuroscience-based learning strategies, including executive function, cognitive load theory, metacognition, meaningful engagement, and learner well-being. This program provides a high-quality learning environment that supports the success of all learners.
Flexibility
- 100% online
- Option to transfer credits
- Multiple program start dates per year
Support from Application to Graduation
At UC, you’ll have a full support team behind you:
Enrollment Services Advisor: Your go-to resource during the application process
Student Success Coordinator: Helping you prepare for classes and stay on track
Access to Resources: Access to university resources that will support you through your program including online learning expectations and resources, health and wellness resources, and academic support
The online Associate of Applied Business in Accounting program is a two-year associate degree program that prepares students for a career as a professional in the field of accounting. The online program provides students with the flexibility to balance work and family obligations while advancing their education. The program also offers students a self-paced learning schedule that allows them to access course materials whenever works best for them.
Credential Opportunities
We offer students the opportunity to earn two nationally recognized micro-credentials through our program at no additional cost. The Intuit Certified QuickBooks User credential allows students to validate their proficiency in Intuit QuickBooks. The Intuit Certified Bookkeeping Professional credential certifies that students have the skills that meet the industry’s bookkeeping standards.
| Course | Title/Description | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| PRFS1100 | First Year Experience UC Clermont College PRFS 1100 is a first-year experience course that facilitates students’ successful transition into college life. It focuses on navigating campus resources, developing academic habits and soft skills such as critical thinking and time management, and the application of knowledge and skills. Students in this course are also paired with academic coaches with whom they meet one-on-one throughout the semester. |
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| ACCT2051 | Fundamentals of Computerized Accounting This course will introduce students to the basics of accounting through the use of a computerized accounting program. This includes analysis of transactions, data entry, and preparation and analysis of computer generated financial statements and reports. This is a hands-on course with the accounting software provided with the textbook. This course is intended for the Associate of Applied Business (AAB) program, and does not apply toward a Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA). |
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| ACCT2074 | Fundamentals of Fraud Examination This course provides a broad understanding of financial fraud including what it is and how it iscommitted, prevented, and resolved. The behavior and social factors that motivate occupational offenders are explored. A fraud examination methodology is presented and major types of fraud are discussed in detail. Fraud topics covered include skimming, cash larceny, billing schemes, check tampering, employee payroll and reimbursement schemes, asset misappropriation, corruption, and fraudulent financial reporting schemes. Additionally, fraud detection techniques are discussed including interviewing witnesses, conducting investigations, and writing reports. |
3 |
| ACCT2075 | Fundamentals of Tax Preparation This course provides students the opportunity to understand the principles behind tax law while they learn how to work with clients to obtain the information they will need to complete tax forms. The focus of the course is tax return preparation for individuals and small businesses. This course is intended for the Associate of Applied Business (AAB) program, and does not apply toward the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree. |
3 |
| ACCT2081 | Financial Accounting This course develops foundational knowledge and skills needed to prepare and analyze basic financial statements. Topics include cash, inventory, fixed assets, current and long-term liabilities and equity. Students will prepare multi-step income statements, classified balance sheets and statements of cash flows. Students will utilize efficiency and effectiveness ratios, as well as vertical and horizontal analysis, to evaluate financial performance. |
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| ACCT2082 | Managerial Accounting This course develops foundational knowledge and skills needed to apply accounting data in planning and controlling business operations. Topics include costs, cost drivers and allocation, contribution margin and managerial budgeting. |
3 |
| ACCT2085 | Fundamentals of Topics in Accounting This course will introduce students to advanced topics in accounting such as payroll, auditing, and not-for-profit accounting. Current topics in accounting will be discussed. In addition, students will complete a comprehensive manual accounting practice set in order to understand therole and importance of basic business documents, records, information flows, and internal controls in the accounting process. Prerequisite: FinancialAccounting, ACCT 2081. This course is intended forthe Associate of Applied Business (AAB) program, and does not apply toward a Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA). |
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| BIT2020C | Spreadsheet Applications Hands-on course that covers intermediate skills associated with spreadsheet software. The course consists of examination of spreadsheets concepts, planning, modifying and creating spreadsheets and charts, and applying knowledge to solve business problems. |
3 |
| BLAW2080 | Legal Environment of Business This course examines the legal environment in which business operates, and develops an understanding of the legal consequences attached to business decision making. Topics include the study of torts, contracts, property, ethics and the legal system of the United States. |
3 |
| ECON1001 | Introduction to Microeconomics The course assists students to learn and comprehend (1) economics as a social science that draws conclusions based on hypotheses, theories, and data in order to understand human behavior, (2) basic microeconomics terms and concepts, including scarcity and choice, equilibrium, efficiency and equity, positive and normative economics, comparative advantage, and specialization, (3) the fundamental economic question of allocating scarce resources, (4) opportunity cost and the production possibility frontier, (5) supply and demand, the function of prices in markets, how markets work and sometimes don't work, including market failure and externalities, (6) the effects of government intervention in markets, (7) how consumers make choices, (8) production theory, (9) the costs of production, (10) firm behavior in competitive markets, (11) firm behavior in imperfect markets, (12) elasticity and its application, (13) markets for resources, the determination of wage rates, interest, and rent, (14) the determination of income distribution, including poverty and discrimination, (15) the determinants of international trade flows, (16) to apply economic |
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| ECON1002 | Introduction to Macroeconomics The course assists students to learn and comprehend (1) economics as a social science that draws conclusions based on hypotheses, theories, and data in order to understand human behavior, (2) basic macroeconomic terminology and concepts, including the distinction between real and nominal magnitudes, (3) the national income accounts, (4) the nature of the business cycle, (5) the determinates of important macroeconomic variables,including the level of income, the level of employment, the unemployment rate, the natural rate of unemployment, the price level, the inflation rate, productivity and the rate of interest, (6) the supply and demand for money, (7)the Federal Reserve System, (8) aggregate demand and aggregate supply, (9) the effects of fiscal and monetary policies, (10) the basics of theories of macroeconomic instability, (11) unemployment and inflation tradeoffs, (12) the effects of the federal government's budget deficit, (13) long run growth and policies to affect growth, (14) comparative advantage, (15) the determinants of foreign trade flows and exchange rates, and their effects on the domestic economy, (16) to apply economic reasoning to better understand and critically evaluate real world circumstances and events. |
3 |
| ENGL1001 | English Composition English Composition 1001 is a writing-centered course that emphasizes the careful reading, analytical thinking, and persuasive strategies inherent in researching and writing within an academic community. Students learn that rhetorical knowledge is the basis of composing while learning to write with purpose, audience, context, and conventions in mind. Students develop rigorous academic research practices: how to locate and evaluate primary and secondary sources relevant to their line of inquiry and position their own ideas in conversation with public writing. Students also engage in regular self-reflection: articulating what they know, what they can do, and how to apply their knowledge and skills in various contexts. |
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| ENGL2089 | Intermediate Composition Intermediate Composition is a writing-centered course that builds on what students learn in first-year composition and focuses students’ attention on theoretical underpinning of how meaning is made, understood, and communicated within and across various discourse communities and genres. The course emphasizes critical reading and writing, advanced research and analysis skills, and rhetorical sensitivity to differences in academic, professional, and public composing. This course challenges students to engage in substantive projects drawing on primary research and source analysis methods and asks students to document, communicate, and reflect on their research. |
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| ACCT3073 | Cost Accounting Managerial accounting techniques with emphasis on management decisions related to: product and period costs, cost calculation techniques, cost estimation, budgeting, and analysis of cost variances. |
3 |
| BoK: NS | Natural Science Elective Student will select a Natural Sciences (NS) Breadth of Knowledge (BoK) elective. |
3 |
| BoK: FA,HP,HU | General Education Elective Student will select one course from Fine Arts (FA), Historical Perspectives (HP), or Humanities & Literature (HU) Breath of Knowledge (BOK) area. |
3 |
| IS2060 | Fundamentals of Data Visualization This course focuses on the fundamental principles of data analysis, visual presentation, chart types and how to acquire and process data. The course will present a variety of methods to gather data, analyze data, and visually present data. |
3 |
| STAT1031 | Introduction to Statistics A one-semester comprehensive introduction to statistics suitable for students in biology, nursing, allied health, and applied science. Discussion of data, frequency distributions, graphical and numerical summaries, design of statistical studies, and probability as a basis for statistical inference and prediction. The concepts and practice of statistical inference including confidence intervals, one and two sample t-tests, chi-square tests, regression and analysis of variance, with attention to selecting the procedure(s) appropriate for the question and data structure, and interpreting and using the result. Prerequisite: at least 30 on the ALEKS Math test or 420 on the Math Placement Test (MPT) is recommended. |
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| BAT2021 | Natural Science Elective Student will select a Natural Sciences (NS) Breadth of Knowledge (BoK) elective. |
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| MGMT2070 | Fundamentals of Management This course is an introduction to theories and techniques of management. Course topics include an overview of managerial functions, organizational communication and group theories. The course emphasizes on the application of management skills by responding to a variety of case scenarios that require identifying the case problem and deciding on an appropriate remedy. This course is intended for the Associate of Applied Business (AAB) program, and does not apply toward a Bachelors in Business Administration (BBA). |
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| MKTG2080 | Introduction to Marketing Marketing activities, analysis, strategies, and decision making in the context of other business functions. Topics include: integration of product, price, promotion, and distribution activities; research and analysis of markets, environments, competition, and customers; market segmentation and selection of target markets; and emphasis on behavior and perspectives of consumers and organizational customers. Planning and decision making for products and services in profit and nonprofit, domestic and global settings. |
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Prerequisites
Admission into the University of Cincinnati’s online Associate of Applied Business in Accounting Technology degree program is open to all students with a high school diploma or GED and the desire to succeed in college. Although admission is open, students accepted into the program must meet the academic standards of the program to advance to upper levels of study.
First-Year:
- You are currently a high school senior or have a high school diploma, GED, or home-school equivalent.
- As a first-year student, you will need to take an English and mathematics placement test if you have not obtained the minimum ACT/SAT score required for exemption. These tests do not affect your admission; however, the results are essential for your proper placement in classes. You must complete placement tests before you register for English or mathematics courses. All placement tests are given free of charge.
Transfer:
- Transferability is based on school accreditation, course/content comparability (including evaluation of practical assignments), year taken, and final grade.
- Submit all official transcripts for every school attended. Learn more about requesting your transcripts.
- If you have earned fewer than 30 semester or 45 quarter college credits, you must submit high school transcripts as part of your transfer application.
The Associate of Applied Business in Accounting Technology program will accept transfer credits from both regionally and nationally accredited institutions.
Complete the online application and submit the application fee.
Standard Application Fees:
- $50.00 for domestic applicants to most degree programs
- $100.00 for international applicants to most degree programs
- Application fees for UC Online programs are waived through Summer 2026 for all applicants
- Fee waivers are automatically applied for applicants who:
- are currently serving in the US armed forces
- are veterans of the US armed forces
Applications are accepted continuously throughout the year. Our staff will review your application based on the following:
After submitting your application form, all applicants are required to have official transcripts sent directly to University of Cincinnati in order to be eligible for admissions review.
- First-Year and Transfer Applicants with Fewer Than 24 Completed Semester Hours at a Prior College:
- Order official transcripts from your high school and all prior colleges (if applicable) for delivery directly to University of Cincinnati.
- Transfer Applicants with 24+ Completed Semester Hours at a Prior College:
- Order official transcripts from all prior colleges for delivery directly to University of Cincinnati.
- You are exempt from the High School transcript requirement, this item will be removed from your application checklist once your college documents are received.
Please review the section below for guidance on how to submit your transcripts.
Online transcript request systems are the preferred method to deliver official transcripts electronically. To see if your transcript(s) can be ordered electronically, visit the links below and search for your previous school(s).
- Parchment
- Please select “University of Cincinnati – Main Campus” as the recipient of your transcript.
- National Student Clearinghouse
- Please have your transcript sent directly to admissions@uc.edu.
If you do not see your past school(s) listed on either site, please contact the school(s) directly to determine their ordering process.
If a physical copy must be sent, DO NOT request it be delivered to you. It must be sent directly from your prior school to the following address:
University of Cincinnati
Office of Admissions
PO Box 210091
Cincinnati, Ohio 45221-0091
| Term | Application Deadline | Classes Start |
|---|---|---|
Summer 2026 | First Half Summer 2026 | Second Half Fall 2026 Spring 2027
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March 15, 2026 April 1, 2026 July 15, 2026 November 15, 2026 |
May 11, 2026 June 25, 2026 August 24, 2026 January 11, 2027 |
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