Accounting, Associate of Applied Science Degree

Overview

Offered at the Augusta, Waynesboro, and Thomson campuses

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 1101	COMPOSITION & RHETORIC	3
MATH 1101	MATHEMATICAL MODELING	3
	OR
MATH 1103	Quantitative Skills& Reasoning	3
	OR
MATH 1111	COLLEGE ALGEBRA	3
XXXX XXXX	Humanities/Fine Arts Elective	3
PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
XXXX XXXX	General Core Elective	3

General Core Electives

(A minimum of 3 credit hours from the following list is required.)

ENGL 1102	LITERATURE & COMPOSITION	3
ENGL 2130	AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
ECON 1101	PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS	3
ECON 2105	MACROECONOMICS	3
ECON 2106	MICROECONOMICS	3
HIST 1111	WORLD HISTORY I	3
HIST 1112	WORLD HISTORY II	3
HIST 2111	U.S. HISTORY I	3
HIST 2112	U.S. HISTORY II	3
HUMN 1101	INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES	3
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
SPCH 1101	Public Speaking	3

(ENGL 2130: if not used as a general core requirement)

Occupational Courses, 31 credits

ACCT 1100	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I	4
ACCT 1105	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II	4
ACCT 2000	Managerial Accounting	3
ACCT 1115	COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING	3
ACCT 1120	SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS	4
ACCT 1125	INDIVIDUAL TAX ACCOUNTING	3
ACCT 1130	PAYROLL ACCOUNTING	3
BUSN 1440	DOCUMENT PRODUCTION	4
COMP 1000	Intro to Computer Literacy	3

BUSN 1440: see *note below

Accounting Electives, 9 credits

ACCT XXXX

Elective

9

Free Electives (occupational or general core), 9 credits

Approved Accounting Electives

ACCT 2105	ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP II	8
ACCT 2110	Accounting Simulation	3
ACCT 2130	INTEGRATED ACCT MGT SYSTEMS	3
ACCT 2120	Business Tax Accounting	3
ACCT 2135	INTRO GOV & NONPROFIT ACCTG	3
ACCT 2140	Legal Environment of Business	3
ACCT 2145	Personal Finance	3
ACCT 2150	Principles of Auditing	3
ACCT 2155	Principles of Fraud Examinatio	3
BUSN 1100	INTRODUCTION TO KEYBOARDING	3
MKTG 1100	Principles of Marketing	3
MKTG 2210	Entrepreneurship	6
MGMT 1100	PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT	3
MGMT 1105	ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR	3

Note:

• *The prerequisite for BUSN 1440, Document Production, which students take second term, is the ability to key (type) at least 25 words per minute with keys covered. If a student cannot type at this speed, BUSN 1100 will need to be completed during the student’s first term to attain this speed prior to enrolling into BUSN 1440. If students do not need to take BUSN 1100, students will not take an elective class during the first term but will take an accounting elective during the fifth term.
• Accounting Degree students must have a final grade of “C” or higher in all ACCT occupational courses to meet prerequisite requirements and quality for graduation.

Guided Pathway

Augusta FALL ADMITS Day/Online

PROGRAM NAME: Accounting AC 13

AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree

CAMPUS: Augusta FALL ADMITS Day/Online

Year 1 Fall Semester

ACCT 1100	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I	4
ACCT 1125	INDIVIDUAL TAX ACCOUNTING	3
COMP 1000	Intro to Computer Literacy	3
ENGL 1101	COMPOSITION & RHETORIC	3

Year 1 Spring Semester

ACCT 1105	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II	4
ACCT XXXX	Program Related Elective	3
MATH 1101	MATHEMATICAL MODELING	3
	OR
MATH 1103	Quantitative Skills& Reasoning	3
	OR
MATH 1111	COLLEGE ALGEBRA	3
ARTS 1101	ART APPRECIATION	3
	OR
MUSC 1101	Music Appreciation	3
	OR
HUMN 1101	INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES	3
	OR
ENGL 2110	World Literature	3
	OR
ENGL 2130	AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
	OR
ENGL 2310	ENG LIT FROM THE BEGIN TO 1700	3
	OR
THEA 1101	Theater Appreciation	3

Year 1 Summer Semester

ACCT 1130	PAYROLL ACCOUNTING	3
ACCT 1115	COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING	3
PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
ACCT/BUSN XXXX	Must include BUSN 1100 if needed or ACCT elective as approved by program advisor	3

Year 2 Fall Semester

ACCT 2000	Managerial Accounting	3
ACCT 2130	INTEGRATED ACCT MGT SYSTEMS	3
ACCT 1120	SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS	4
BUSN 1440	DOCUMENT PRODUCTION	4

Year 2 Spring Semester

ACCT 2105	ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP II	8
ACCT XXXX	Program Related Elective	3
ENGL 1102	LITERATURE & COMPOSITION	3
	OR
ENGL 2130	AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
	OR
ECON 1101	PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS	3
	OR
ECON 2105	MACROECONOMICS	3
	OR
ECON 2106	MICROECONOMICS	3
	OR
HIST 1111	WORLD HISTORY I	3
	OR
HIST 1112	WORLD HISTORY II	3
	OR
HIST 2111	U.S. HISTORY I	3
	OR
HIST 2112	U.S. HISTORY II	3
	OR
HUMN 1101	INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES	3
	OR
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
	OR
SPCH 1101	Public Speaking	3

*Refer to the College catalog for course prerequisite requirements.

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

The Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Patterson at [phone] or in Building 100. For information on ADA/504, contact the ADA/504 Coordinator, Karissa D. Wright, at (706) 7714067 or go to the Counseling Center in Building 1300.

Augusta SPRING ADMITS Day/Online

PROGRAM NAME: Accounting AC 13

AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree

CAMPUS: Augusta SPRING ADMITS Day/Online

Year 1 Spring Semester

ACCT 1100	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I	4
ACCT 1125	INDIVIDUAL TAX ACCOUNTING	3
COMP 1000	Intro to Computer Literacy	3
ENGL 1101	COMPOSITION & RHETORIC	3

Year 1 Summer Semester

ACCT 1105	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II	4
ACCT XXXX	Program Related Elective	3
MATH 1101	MATHEMATICAL MODELING	3
	OR
MATH 1103	Quantitative Skills& Reasoning	3
	OR
MATH 1111	COLLEGE ALGEBRA	3
ARTS 1101	ART APPRECIATION	3
	OR
MUSC 1101	Music Appreciation	3
	OR
HUMN 1101	INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES	3
	OR
ENGL 2110	World Literature	3
	OR
ENGL 2130	AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
	OR
ENGL 2310	ENG LIT FROM THE BEGIN TO 1700	3
	OR
THEA 1101	Theater Appreciation	3

Year 1 Fall Semester

ACCT 1130	PAYROLL ACCOUNTING	3
ACCT 1115	COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING	3
PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
ACCT/BUSN XXXX	Must include BUSN 1100 if needed or ACCT elective as approved by program advisor	3

Year 2 Spring Semester

ACCT 2000	Managerial Accounting	3
ACCT 2130	INTEGRATED ACCT MGT SYSTEMS	3
ACCT 1120	SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS	4
BUSN 1440	DOCUMENT PRODUCTION	4

Year 2 Summer Semester

ACCT 2105	ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP II	8
ACCT XXXX	Program Related Elective	3
ENGL 1102	LITERATURE & COMPOSITION	3
	OR
ENGL 2130	AMERICAN LITERATURE	3
	OR
ECON 1101	PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS	3
	OR
ECON 2105	MACROECONOMICS	3
	OR
ECON 2106	MICROECONOMICS	3
	OR
HIST 1111	WORLD HISTORY I	3
	OR
HIST 1112	WORLD HISTORY II	3
	OR
HIST 2111	U.S. HISTORY I	3
	OR
HIST 2112	U.S. HISTORY II	3
	OR
HUMN 1101	INTRODUCTION TO HUMANITIES	3
	OR
SOCI 1101	Introduction to Sociology	3
	OR
SPCH 1101	Public Speaking	3

*Refer to the College catalog for course prerequisite requirements.

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

The Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Patterson at [phone] or in Building 100. For information on ADA/504, contact the ADA/504 Coordinator, Karissa D. Wright, at (706) 7714067 or go to the Counseling Center in Building 1300.

Thomson Day Program

PROGRAM NAME: Accounting

AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree

CAMPUS: Thomson Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

ENGL 1101	COMPOSITION & RHETORIC	3
COMP 1000	Intro to Computer Literacy	3
ACCT 1100	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I	4
XXXX XXXX	Accounting Elective	3

Year 1 Spring Semester

MATH 1101	MATHEMATICAL MODELING	3
	OR
MATH 1111	COLLEGE ALGEBRA	3
	OR
MATH 1103	Quantitative Skills& Reasoning	3
ACCT 1105	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II	4
ACCT 1115	COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING	3
ACCT 1130	PAYROLL ACCOUNTING	3

Year 1 Summer Semester

PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
XXXX XXXX	General Core Elective	3
ACCT 1120	SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS	4
XXXX XXXX	Accounting Elective	3

Year 2 Fall Semester

ACCT 2000	Managerial Accounting	3
ACCT 1125	INDIVIDUAL TAX ACCOUNTING	3
ACCT 2110	Accounting Simulation	3
BUSN 1440	DOCUMENT PRODUCTION	4
XXXX XXXX	General Core Elective/and or an ACCT elective	3

Year 2 Spring Semester

XXXX XXXX

Accounting/Free Electives

9

Year 2 Summer Semester

XXXX XXXX

General Core Elective/and or an ACCT elective

3

Note: Accounting courses may be offered online. Suggested elective for Fall Semester Year 1 is BUSN 1100.

*Refer to the College catalog for course prerequisite requirements.

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

The Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Patterson at [phone] or in Building 100. For information on ADA/504, contact the ADA/504 Coordinator, Karissa D. Wright, at (706) 7714067 or go to the Counseling Center in Building 1300.

Waynesboro Day Program

PROGRAM NAME: Accounting

AWARD: Associate of Applied Science Degree

CAMPUS: Waynesboro Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

ENGL 1101	COMPOSITION & RHETORIC	3
COMP 1000	Intro to Computer Literacy	3
ACCT 1100	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I	4
XXXX XXXX	Accounting Elective	3

Year 1 Spring Semester

MATH 1101	MATHEMATICAL MODELING	3
	OR
MATH 1111	COLLEGE ALGEBRA	3
	OR
MATH 1103	Quantitative Skills& Reasoning	3
ACCT 1105	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II	4
ACCT 1115	COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING	3
ACCT 1130	PAYROLL ACCOUNTING	3

Year 1 Summer Semester

PSYC 1101	Introductory Psychology	3
XXXX XXXX	General Core Elective	3
ACCT 1120	SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS	4
XXXX XXXX	Accounting Elective	3

Year 2 Fall Semester

ACCT 2000	Managerial Accounting	3
ACCT 1125	INDIVIDUAL TAX ACCOUNTING	3
ACCT 2110	Accounting Simulation	3
BUSN 1440	DOCUMENT PRODUCTION	4
XXXX XXXX	General Core Elective/and or an ACCT elective	3

Year 2 Spring Semester

XXXX XXXX

Accounting/Free Electives

9

Year 2 Summer Semester

XXXX XXXX

General Core Elective/and or an ACCT elective

3

Note: Accounting courses may only be offered online. See Advisor for course availability. Suggested elective for Fall Semester Year 1 is BUSN 1100.

*Refer to the College catalog for course prerequisite requirements.

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

The Augusta Technical College does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender or disability. For information on Title IX, contact the Title IX Coordinator, Shannon Patterson at [phone] or in Building 100. For information on ADA/504, contact the ADA/504 Coordinator, Karissa D. Wright, at (706) 7714067 or go to the Counseling Center in Building 1300.