Accounting, Diploma

Overview

Offered at the Augusta, Waynesboro, and Thomson campuses

Entrance Dates:	Fall and Spring
Length of Program:	Four Terms
Credit Hours Required for Graduation:	47

Program Description: The Accounting diploma program is a sequence of courses designed to prepare students for careers in the accounting profession. Learning opportunities develop academic, technical, and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. 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 diploma. High school graduation or GED is required for admission to this program.

Employment Opportunities: In the areas of banking, business, credit, industry, and local, state, and federal government, the accounting graduate will find an interesting and rewarding career.

Gainful Employment

Curriculum Outline

General Core Courses, 8+ credits

ENGL 1010	FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I	3
MATH 1012	FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS	3

EMPL 1000	INTERPERSONAL REL & PROF DEV	2
	OR
PSYC 1010	BASIC PSYCHOLOGY	3

Occupational Courses, 39 credits

ACCT 1100	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I	4
ACCT 1105	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II	4
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
ACCT 2105	ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP II	8
XXXX XXXX	Specific Occupational Guided Elective	3

BUSN 1440: see *note below

Specific Occupational Guided Electives

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

BUSN 1100	INTRODUCTION TO KEYBOARDING	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

Note:

An internship is required for program completion and may include both a credit and criminal background check.
*The prerequisite for BUSN 1440, Document Production, which students will 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 fourth term.
Accounting Diploma 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

Thomson Day Program

PROGRAM NAME: Accounting

AWARD: Diploma

CAMPUS: Thomson Day Program

Year 1 Fall Semester

ACCT 1100	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING I	4
COMP 1000	Intro to Computer Literacy	3
ENGL 1010	FUNDAMENTALS OF ENGLISH I	3
XXXX XXXX	Occupational Guided Electives	3

Year 1 Spring Semester

ACCT 1105	FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING II	4
ACCT 1115	COMPUTERIZED ACCOUNTING	3
ACCT 1130	PAYROLL ACCOUNTING	3
MATH 1012	FOUNDATIONS OF MATHEMATICS	3

Year 1 Summer Semester

PSYC 1010	BASIC PSYCHOLOGY	3
	OR
EMPL 1000	INTERPERSONAL REL & PROF DEV	2

ACCT 1120	SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS	4
BUSN 1440	DOCUMENT PRODUCTION	4

Year 2 Fall Semester

ACCT 1125	INDIVIDUAL TAX ACCOUNTING	3
ACCT 2105	ACCOUNTING INTERNSHIP II	8

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 (706) 771-4013 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