BIG SKY PATHWAY PROPOSAL
HIGH SCHOOL:
COLLEGE: Helena College
COLLEGE DEGREE PROGRAM: AAS Accounting Technology
Cluster Overview:
Pathway Options:
Jobs in the Finance career cluster involve  Securities and Investments
providing services for financial and
 Business Finance
investment planning, banking insurance,
 Accounting
and business financial management.
 Insurance
 Banking Services
Occupation Examples:
Financial Manager, Comptroller, Insurance Sales
Agent, Actuary, Estate Planner, Financial Advisor,
Chief Financial Officer
For a complete listing, go to:
http://online.onetcenter.org/find/career?c=6&g=Go
SUGGESTED HIGH SCHOOL COURSES
9th
10th
11th
12th
Graduation Requirements
Workforce/2-Year College Prep
4-Year MT College/Univ Prep
(Rigorous Core)
CTE and/or Electives
Graduation Requirements
Workforce/2-Year College Prep
4-Year MT College/Univ Prep
(Rigorous Core)
CTE and/or Electives
Graduation Requirements
Workforce/2-Year College Prep
4-Year MT College/Univ Prep
(Rigorous Core)
CTE and/or Electives
Graduation Requirements
Workforce/2-Year College Prep
4-Year MT College/Univ Prep
(Rigorous Core)
CTE and/or Electives
Recommended CTE Cluster
Foundation Courses:
MS Word
Other Recommended CTE
Courses:
CTE Student Organization(s):
Business Professionals of America
ADVANCED LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES
High School to College/Career Linkages
CTE START courses: ACTG101
Advanced Placement or IB courses:
Dual Enrollment courses:
BIOB160, WRIT101 (College Writing), COMX111 (Public Speaking), PSYX100 (Intro to Psychology)
Online courses:
MTDA: PSYX100 Intro to Psychology; ECNS201 Microeconomics, ECNS202 Macroeconomics, ECNS203 Principles of
Micro and Macro Economics; BGEN105 Intro to Business
Other:
POSTSECONDARY PROGRAM OF STUDY
14—Semester 1
Fall
15—Semester 2
Spring
Finance, page 1 of 2
Math
English
Major
Other
M108T Bus
Math OR
M121 College
Algebra
WRITI121T OR
WRIT101
ACTG101 Accounting
Procedures I and
BGEN105 Intro Bus
CAPP154 MS Word OR
TASK113 Keyboarding &
Document Processing
ACTG102 Accounting
Procedures II and
ACTG205 Computerized
Accounting and
HR110T Career Dev &
Human Relations OR
PSYX100Intro to Psych OR
SOCI 101 Intro to Soc
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COMX111 Public
Speaking or
COMX250 Public
Relations
15—Semester 3
Fall
BGEN 201 Business Ethics
CAPP156 MS Excel
ACTG 180 Payroll Accounting
and
ACTG201 Principles of
Financial Accounting and
ACTG211 Income Tax
Fundamentals
ACTG202 Principles of
Managerial Accounting; and
ACTG 215 Foundations of
Govt and Not for Profit
Accounting; and
ACTG299 Capstone
16—Semester 4
Spring
ECNS201 Microeconomics
OR
ECNS202 Macroeconomics
OR ECNS203 Principles of
Micro and Macro Economics
CAPP 156 MS Excel
BGEN235 Business Law I
OR
BGEN236 Business Law II
Accounting Internship OR
ACTG292 Independent
Study OR
ACTG230 Intro to SABHRS
MONTANA POSTSECONDARY OPPORTUNITIES
Montana University System Degree and Program Inventory: http://www.homepage.montana.edu/~mus/drginv/
Your Guide to Montana's Certificate and Associate Degree Programs: http://mus.edu/twoyear/YourGuide.html
Colleges:
City—Billings; Great Falls; Helena; Highlands-Butte; Missoula; Gallatin--Bozeman
MILITARY
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APPRENTICESHIP
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CERTIFICATE OF
APPLIED SCIENCE
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ASSOCIATE’S OF
APPLIED SCIENCE
DEGREE
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BACCALAUREATE
DEGREE
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Community Colleges:
DCC—Glendive;
FVCC—Kalispell;
MCC—Miles City
Tribal Colleges: BFCC—Browning;
CDKC—Lame Deer; FBCC—Harlem;
FPCC—Poplar; LBHC—Crow Agency;
SCC—Box Elder; SKC—Pablo
Requires diploma or GED
17 with parental consent; 18 without
Requires diploma or GED
Less than 30 credits; little/no general ed credits
Complete in one year or less
Requires diploma or GED
Must be at least 18
Minimum 2,000 hours of supervised experience
Requires diploma or GED
30-45 credits; limited general education credits
Complete in one year or less
Requires diploma or GED
60-72 credits; includes 15-25 general ed credits
Complete in two years (if prepared academically
in math and English)
Four Year Colleges/Universities:
MSU—Bozeman; MSUB—Billings;
MSUN—Havre; TECH—Butte; UM—
Missoula; UMW—Dillon
Air Force, Air Guard, Army, Coast Guard, Marines, and Navy
For more information: http://todaysmilitary.com
Payroll Accounting ― FVCC
Bookkeeping ― Helena College
See the MT Dept of Labor website for more information:
http://wsd.dli.mt.gov/apprenticeship/default.asp
Accounting ― City College, FVCC, FPCC, SCC
Bookkeeping ― Helena, Highlands, Gallatin Colleges
Accounting Technology ― Helena, Missoula, City, Highlands,
Great Falls, FVC Colleges
Accounting ― UM
Business/Accounting option ― MSU, MSUB
Business/Accounting option ― TECH
Business/Finance option ― MSU, MSUB
Degree and Program Inventory above may not be all inclusive
Requires 4-year college prep for admission
128 credits (approximately)
Complete in four years
November 2010