Accounting and Business

Take this course to get a head start on a business major in college!

This one-year senior only program taught by Penn State Professors and is designed for the college bound student who has a strong academic background who can handle college level work and who is interested in majoring in business at college. Students attend classes at the PSU Abington campus to give them exposure to a college environment.

Pre or co-requisites: Algebra I and II and Geometry

Course offered from 7:30 to 8:45 a.m. Monday, Wednesday and Friday. Check with your principal to see if transportation is provided.

Course content:

• Fall Semester – PSU course ACCTG 211 (4 PSU credits)-Introductory Financial and Managerial Accounting – Fundamentals of how financial accounting reports are used by various decision makers and the fundamentals of how accounting information is used by decision
  makers in an organization.
• Spring Semester – PSU course MIS 204 (3 PSU credits)- Introduction to Business Information Systems – An application oriented course that provides an overview of (1) the role of information systems in business process design; (2) the current technologies used for obtaining, storing, and communicating information in support of operations and decision-making within a business organization; and (3) the concepts and principles for programming, developing, and using popular spreadsheet and database tools. Applications focus on important problems and issues found in business disciplines, including accounting, finance, marketing, supply chain operations, and general management.

This course is applications-oriented and provides an overview of

• the role of information systems in business process design
• the current technologies used for obtaining, storing, and communicating information in support of operations and decision-making within a business organization, and
• the concepts and principles for programming, developing, and using popular spreadsheet and database tools. Applications focus on important problems and issues found in business disciplines, including accounting, finance, marketing, supply chain operations, and general management.

College Credit
Students must pass the Fall Semester to continue in the Spring Semester.
7 PSU credits will be awards for successfully completing both semesters.

These courses prepare the student for success in such career fields as accounting, business, marketing, management, economics and finance.

Program Benefits

College Post-Secondary Opportunities
Penn State University

• 7 Penn State University Credits
• Students receive reduced tuition rates