Program Description
The Accounting Associate Degree program is a sequence of courses that prepares students for a variety of careers in accounting in today's technology-driven workplaces. Learning opportunities develop academic, technical, and professional knowledge and skills required for job acquisition, retention, and advancement. Program graduates receive an Associate of Applied Science Degree in Accounting.
Career Information
Occupation
Bookkeeping, Accounting, and Auditing Clerk
Career Projections
The number of jobs in this field is expected to increase by 4.1% nationally and 7.3% in the State of Georgia over the next several years. Estimated salaries in this field start at $36,000 a year.
Labor market data was compiled using Economic Modeling Specialists, international and is updated annually.
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Admission Requirements
General College Admissions Requirements
Program Contact Information
Erskine Hawkins, Jr.
Chair, Accounting and Business Administrative Technology
404-225-4553
ehawkins@atlantatech.edu
Program Length and Cost
Minimum Program Length in Semester Terms: 5 Terms
Credit Hours: 64
Estimated Program Cost: $11,693
Course Outline
General Education Courses (15 Credits)
Area I – Language Arts/Communications
| ENGL 1101 | Composition and Rhetoric | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Area II – Social/Behavioral Science- select one of the following
Area III – Natural Science/Mathematics – Select one of the following
Area IV – Humanities/Fine Arts – Select one of the following
General Core Elective
Select a General Education Course that has not already been used to meet a requirement (3 credits)
General Education Courses - Associate Degree
| XXXX xxxx | General Education Elective | 3 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 3 |
Occupational Courses (49 Credits)
| ACCT 1100 | Financial Accounting I | 4 |
| BUSN 1440 | Document Production | 4 |
| COMP 1000 | Intro to Computers | 3 |
| ACCT 1105 | Financial Accounting II | 4 |
| XXXX xxxx | Accounting Elective | 3 |
| ACCT 2000 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 1115 | Computerized Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 1120 | Spreadsheet Applications | 4 |
| XXXX xxxx | Accounting Elective | 3 |
| ACCT 1125 | Individual Tax Accounting | 3 |
| XXXX xxxx | Accounting Elective | 3 |
| ACCT 1130 | Payroll Accounting | 3 |
| XXXX xxxx | Guided Elective (minimum of 6 credits) | 6 |
Total Credit Hours: 64
Program Outcomes
1. Graduates will be able to process employee payroll.
2. Graduates will be able to maintain vendor accounts.
3. Graduates will be able to utilize technological resources in the accounting field for the accounting cycle.
4. Graduates will be able to process customer/ client billing.
5. Graduates will be able to process end of month accounting.