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Fall Semester 2023 Catalog

Accounting, Associate of Applied Science Degree

Overview

Offered at the Augusta Campus.

Check with an advisor for options at the Thomson and Waynesboro Sites.

Entrance Dates: Fall and Spring
Length of Program: Five Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation: 64

Program Description: The associate degree program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for careers in the accounting profession. Learning opportunities develop academic, technical, and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Areas covered in this program include maintaining a set of books for business entities, account classifications, subsidiary record accounting, corporate accounting, cost accounting, payroll, computerized accounting, spreadsheet and database fundamentals, tax preparation, and word processing. The program emphasizes a combination of accounting theory and practical application necessary for successful employment using both manual and computerized accounting systems. Program graduates receive an Accounting Associate of Applied Science degree. High school graduation or GED is required for admission to this program.

Employment Opportunities: As an accounting technician assistant, the graduate can look forward to an interesting and rewarding career with public accounting firms, banking and credit companies, governmental agencies, service businesses, and merchandising/ manufacturing corporations.

Curriculum Outline

General Core Courses, 15 credits

ENGL 1101COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC

3

 

MATH 1101MATHEMATICAL MODELING

3

OR

MATH 1103QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND REASONING

3

OR

MATH 1111COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3

 

XXXX XXXXSOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AREA II*

3

XXXX XXXXHUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV*

3

XXXX XXXXGENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE*

3

*A list of General Education Area I, II, III, IV courses can be found in the General Education

Core Curriculum Section of this catalog.

Occupational Courses, 31 credits

ACCT 1100FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I

4

ACCT 1105FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II

4

ACCT 2000MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING III

3

ACCT 1115COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING

3

ACCT 1120SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS

4

ACCT 1125INDIVIDUAL TAX ACCOUNTING

3

ACCT 1130PAYROLL ACCOUNTING

3

BUSN 1460KEYBOARDING AND DOCUMENTATION FORMATTING

4

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

 

Accounting Electives, 9 credits

XXXX XXXXACCOUNTING ELECTIVE

9

Free Electives (occupational or general core), 9 credits

XXXX XXXXGENERAL CORE OR ACCOUNTING ELECTIVE

9

Approved Accounting Electives

ACCT 2105ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP II

8

ACCT 2110ACCOUNTING SIMULATION

3

ACCT 2120BUSINESS TAX ACCOUNTING

3

ACCT 2130INTEGRATED ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

3

ACCT 2140LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

3

ACCT 2145PERSONAL FINANCE

3

ACCT 2150PRINCIPLES OF AUDITING

3

ACCT 2155PRINCIPLES OF FRAUD EXAMINATION

3

ACCT 2210SECURE ACCOUNTING I

4

ACCT 2220SECURE ACCOUNTING II

4

MKTG 1100PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING

3

MKTG 2210ENTREPRENEURSHIP

6

MGMT 1100PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT

3

MGMT 1105ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

3

Note:

  • A grade of “C” or higher in all ACCT occupational courses is required to meet prerequisite requirements and qualify for graduation.

Guided Pathway

You may click on any course below to view the course description and prerequisite information.

Students who do not follow the Course Sequence listed below may not be able to complete the program in the number of semesters shown.

Accounting courses may only be offered online. See Advisor for course availability.

 

 

Augusta, Fall Entrance

PROGRAM NAME: Accounting

AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree

CAMPUS: Augusta Blended/Online Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

ACCT 1100FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I

4

ACCT 1125INDIVIDUAL TAX ACCOUNTING

3

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

ENGL 1101COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC

3

Year 1 Spring Semester

ACCT 1105FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II

4

XXXX XXXXACCOUNTING ELECTIVE

3

 

MATH 1101MATHEMATICAL MODELING

3

OR

MATH 1103QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND REASONING

3

OR

MATH 1111COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3

 

XXXX XXXXHUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV*

3

*A list of General Education Area I, II, III, IV courses can be found in the General Education

Core Curriculum Section of this catalog.

Year 1 Summer Semester

ACCT 1130PAYROLL ACCOUNTING

3

ACCT 1115COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING

3

XXXX XXXXSOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AREA II*

3

ACCT/BUSN XXXXBUSN OR ACCT ELECTIVE AS APPROVED BY PROGRAM ADVISOR

3

*A list of General Education Area I, II, III, IV courses can be found in the General Education

Core Curriculum Section of this catalog.

Year 2 Fall Semester

ACCT 2000MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING III

3

ACCT 2130INTEGRATED ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

3

ACCT 1120SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS

4

BUSN 1460KEYBOARDING AND DOCUMENTATION FORMATTING

4

Year 2 Spring Semester

ACCT 2105ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP II

8

XXXX XXXXACCOUNTING ELECTIVE

3

XXXX XXXXGENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE*

3

*A list of General Education Area I, II, III, IV courses can be found in the General Education

Core Curriculum Section of this catalog.

Augusta, Spring Entrance

PROGRAM NAME: Accounting

AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree

CAMPUS: Augusta Blended/Online Program

Year 1 Spring Semester

ACCT 1100FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I

4

ACCT 1125INDIVIDUAL TAX ACCOUNTING

3

COMP 1000INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTER LITERACY

3

ENGL 1101COMPOSITION AND RHETORIC

3

Year 1 Summer Semester

ACCT 1105FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II

4

XXXX XXXXACCOUNTING ELECTIVE

3

 

MATH 1101MATHEMATICAL MODELING

3

OR

MATH 1103QUANTITATIVE SKILLS AND REASONING

3

OR

MATH 1111COLLEGE ALGEBRA

3

 

XXXX XXXXHUMANITIES/FINE ARTS AREA IV*

3

*A list of General Education Area I, II, III, IV courses can be found in the General Education

Core Curriculum Section of this catalog.

Year 1 Fall Semester

ACCT 1130PAYROLL ACCOUNTING

3

ACCT 1115COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING

3

XXXX XXXXSOCIAL/BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE AREA II*

3

ACCT/BUSN XXXXBUSN OR ACCT ELECTIVE AS APPROVED BY PROGRAM ADVISOR

3

*A list of General Education Area I, II, III, IV courses can be found in the General Education

Core Curriculum Section of this catalog.

Year 2 Spring Semester

ACCT 2000MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING III

3

ACCT 2130INTEGRATED ACCOUNTING MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS

3

ACCT 1120SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS

4

BUSN 1460KEYBOARDING AND DOCUMENTATION FORMATTING

4

Year 2 Summer Semester

ACCT 2105ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP II

8

XXXX XXXXACCOUNTING ELECTIVE

3

XXXX XXXXGENERAL EDUCATION ELECTIVE*

3

*A list of General Education Area I, II, III, IV courses can be found in the General Education

Core Curriculum Section of this catalog.