NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COLLEGE
COURSE SYLLABUS
COURSE AND INSTRUCTOR INFORMATION
Course title: Accounting Capstone
Course prefix, number, and section number: ACNT 2302.0300
Semester/Year of course: Spring, 2026
Semester start and end dates: Jan. 12-May 9
Modality: Asynchronous online
Class meeting location, days, and times: This is an asynchronous online course.
Lab meeting location, days, and times: There is no lab with this course.
Semester credit hours: 3
Course description: Allows students to apply broad knowledge of the accounting profession through specific projects, activities, and other assignments involving the integration of individuals and teams performing activities to simulate workplace situations.
Course prerequisites: ACNT 2304 can be a co-requisite.
Required course materials: Excel or Google Sheets (sheets saved in Excel)
Name of instructor: Richard W. Walker
Office location: Room 313, Corinth campus
Telephone number: (214) 507-4610
E-mail address: rwalker@nctc.edu
Office hours for students: 9-11 am & 12:30-2 pm, M-R; MW at Corinth and TR at Flower Mound. Fri., 9 am-noon-virtual. All other times by appointment.
SYLLABUS CHANGE DISCLAIMER
The faculty member reserves the right to make changes to this published syllabus if it is in the best interest of the educational development of this class. Any such changes will be announced as soon as possible in person and/or writing.
Required course materials: There is no required text. However, reference materials are provided. Click on the Reference Materials tab on the Home Page.
LION BOOK BUNDLE PROGRAM: This course participates in NCTC’s Lion Book Bundle program, which provides students with access to all required course materials on the first day of class. In the correspondence sent by the NCTC Bookstore prior to the start of the semester, students were notified that the textbook fee for this course has been automatically added to their student account. Digital materials will be available inside Canvas on Day 1, and any required printed materials will be fulfilled based on the delivery method selected by the student.
The bookstore emailed each student a confirmation of the materials included for their courses and asked them to choose how they would like to receive any printed components (in-store pickup or home delivery). If students have not yet completed their fulfillment preference, they should do so as soon as possible so that the bookstore can prepare their materials.
For more information about Lion Book Bundle, please visit:
https://www.nctc.edu/bookstore/book-bundle
SUMMARY OF COURSE ASSIGNMENTS
List of graded assignments:
- Projects 40%
- Activities 25%
- Program Outcome 10%
- QEP-Aspire to Be Hired 10%
- Learning Outcomes 10%
- Attendance 5%
100%
Final grade scale: Standard A-F scale, rounded up. Grades will round up; e.g., >=79.5 = B, but <= 79.49 = C.
>=90 = A
80-89 = B
70-79 = C
60-69 = D
<60 = F
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
COURSE POLICIES
Academic Integrity Policy: I have zero tolerance for cheating or any other form of academic dishonesty.
Attendance Policy: Attendance will be taken via completion of all assignments.
LATE SUBMISSION POLICY: Students may not submit late work without prior approval from the instructor. There is no such thing in an accounting practice for late submission of assignments. And so it is for this class. There are two exceptions.
- A documented excuse. If, but only if, a student has both a legitimate reason for missing the assignment and s/he submits documentation for it, the instructor will allow a make-up within three calendar days of the due date.
Legitimate reasons for missing an assignment:
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- Birth in the family
- Death in the family
- Illness documented by an attending physician (MD or DO)
- A hospital report or bill
- Irregular Military deployment—i.e., deployment that was not scheduled.
- No excuse. The instructor realizes that life sometimes just happens. So, once—and only once—during the semester if a student misses a due date due his/her own error, s/he may make up the assignment within three calendar days, but with a 10-point penalty for late submission.
In both cases, student must inform the instructor within one day—not one business day, one day—that the assignment has been missed. Then, once the instructor has extended assignment, the student must complete and submit it as soon as possible. Only under extreme circumstances may an assignment three calendar days after the due date.
Finally, no assignments due during the last week of the semester may be made up. There simply is no time to do so at that time.
SEE CANVAS FOR THE COMPLETE COURSE CALENDAR, OUTLINE, DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF GRADED WORK, AND OTHER RELATED MATERIAL.
*EXTRA CREDIT: I do not offer individual extra credit. It is not fair to other students who completed their work on time and sometimes at great sacrifice. Besides, ample opportunities for extra credit already are provided—attendance and LO scores (see Attendance below).
However, if a student scores greater than 70% on each LO assignment, I will add 10 points to their lowest project grade at the end of the semester. If the student scores greater than 80% on each LO assignment (not on average, but on each LO), an additional 10 points will be added to her/his lowest project score at the end of the semester. That’s total of 20 points—two letter grades.
However, it is up to the student to notify the instructor that the extra credit for LO scores has been earned.
Withdrawal Policy: A student may withdraw from a course on or after the official date of record. It is the student’s responsibility to initiate and complete a Withdrawal Request Form.
Last day to withdraw from the course with a “W” is: March 30, 2026.
Student Learning Outcomes: Upon completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Complete the accounting cycle for service and merchandising businesses;
- Demonstrate computer skills related to accounting applications in business;
- Prepare financial reports, communicate report findings in written and oral form;
- Solve complex accounting issues; and
- Participate in research and discussion about accounting issues, trends, and/or situations.
Core Objectives: DNA. WECM Course.
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