Rasmussen College

Accounting Programs at Rasmussen College

• Accelerated Finance Bachelor’s Degree Description:   Our Finance Bachelor’s degree courses focus on delivering the relevant knowledge and developing the practical skills you need to advance your career as a finance professional, including a thorough study of key financial concepts and practices used by today’s leading companies:   ·         Financial policy evaluation and development ·         Moral and ethical business challenges ·         Business law ·         Fraud detection in financial statements   With hands-on, practical courses that develop the knowledge and skills you need to advance your finance career, you gain a solid understanding of how to:   ·         Develop a financial management strategy for a new and a mature businesses ·         Perform a complete valuation analysis of a publicly traded firm ·         Create and analyze financial modeling ·         Evaluate financial statements and recognize fraudulent activity ·         Perform portfolio construction, management, and protection working with the Eagle Investment Group Portfolio   Focused on developing your finance knowledge and the relevant skills you need to help manage a company’s financials, our Finance Bachelor’s degree can help you advance your finance career into a financial analyst or finance manager position.   As a part of our AcceleratED program, our Finance Bachelor’s degree is available to students who previously completed an Associate’s degree (in any field), or who have other successfully completed college credits. Plus, our Finance Bachelor’s degree courses are available completely online and can be completed in as little as 18 months through six-week courses and our transfer policies.*   *Expected graduation date dependent on the number of credits transferred. Speak with a program manager to learn about our comprehensive transfer policies that work to maximize your credit transfer and minimize your time to graduation.

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• Accounting Associates Degree Description: If you enjoy working with numbers and data, are detail-oriented, have good communication and organizational skills, and are comfortable using computers, accounting is a great career choice with expected steady growth in employment opportunities. Graduates of this degree program learn a wide range of skills, including managing accounts receivable, accounts payable, and payroll. They also know how to prepare tax returns, prepare and analyze financial statements, and use computer applications proficiently.

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• Accounting Associates Degree - Banking Description: The Banking specialization in the Accounting program allows Rasmussen College students to focus on general banking issues and practices they may encounter in the workplace. Classes in the banking specialization include Fundamental to Consumer Lending, Banking Law and Marketing. Students interested in the banking specialization should enjoy working with customers. Banking students should also have an interest in learning the principles of lending.

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• Accounting Associates Degree - Financial Accounting Description: Financial Accounting is a substantial part of accounting that involves the collection, recording and extraction of financial information. The Financial Accounting specialization includes classes such as Payroll Accounting and two intermediate accounting courses to prepare students to fulfill the needs of a Financial Accountant. Students will gain the skills to work in an accounting firm or in a small business.

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• Accounting Associates Degree - Financial Investigation Description: Earning an Associate's Degree in Accounting - Financial Investigation, opens the door to an exciting career path in the high demand area of fraud detection and prevention, while providing a complete and solid core in accounting skills. Companies are concerned with preventing loss due to fraud and have realized the importance of having skilled and trained financial investigation professionals on staff. Tax evasion, public corruption, health care fraud, telemarketing fraud and terrorist financing are just a few of the types of crimes that revolve around money. In these cases, a Financial Investigation often becomes the key to a conviction. Traditional law enforcement relies on investigative tools such as crime scene analysis, physical evidence, fingerprint identification or eyewitness accounts. The limitations of these techniques become obvious to those who are trying to prove wrongdoing in a sophisticated financial crime. With no proof, there is no conviction.

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• Accounting Bachelor Degree Description: If you want to earn an accounting degree, Rasmussen College has just the program for you. A Bachelor's degree in Accounting will prepare you for a successful, lucrative career in this growing field. You can complete this four-year degree in just three years at Rasmussen College and gain the critical skills needed to be a leader in

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• Public Accounting Bachelor's Description:   As the demand for accountants continues to rise around the country, CPA job candidates hold a competitive advantage over candidates who are not CPAs. At Rasmussen College, our five-year Public Accounting Bachelor's degree allows you to meet the education requirements that are prerequisites for qualifying to take the CPA licensure exam.* To meet CPA licensure education requirements, many students enroll in Master's programs—typically for at least two years. Our unique degree streamlines the process to meeting your CPA licensure education requirements, and helping you avoid extra class time by meeting the CPA licensure exam requirements faster. Plus, our CPA exam preparation course covers auditing and taxation, managerial and cost accounting, and other critical skills. Our degree also gives you the skills you need to become an effective CPA in the public, private, or government sector, including : Effective communication skills Analytical and creative problem-solving strategies Industry-specific technical and intellectual know-how Strong leadership and management skills *Degree is currently only available to students in Florida, Minnesota, and Wisconsin.

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