Accounting Associates Degree

Accounting Associates Degree (Major Code: AC13)

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

[e-mail]

Program Length and Cost

Minimum Program Length in Semester Terms: 5 Terms
Credit Hours: 67
Estimated Program Cost: $12,092

Required Courses

General Education Courses (15 Credits)

Area I – Language Arts/Communications - (3 credits)

ENGL 1101

Composition and Rhetoric

3

Area II – Social/Behavioral Science - (3 credits)

Select an Area II Social/Behavioral Sciences course:

General Education Courses - Associate Degree

XXXX xxxx

Social-Behavioral Science Elective

3

Area III – Natural Science/Mathematics - (3 credits)

	Select one of the following Math Courses
MATH 1100	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	3
	Or
MATH 1101	Mathematical Modeling	3
	Or
MATH 1111	College Algebra	3
	Or
MATH 1103	Quantitative Skills and Reasoning	3

Area IV – Humanities/Fine Arts - (3 credits)

Select an Area IV Humanities/Fine Arts course:

General Education Courses - Associate Degree

XXXX xxxx

Humanities-Fine Arts Elective

3

General Core Elective - (3 Credits)

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

Occupational Courses - (34 Credits)

FYES 1001	First Year Experience Seminar	3
ACCT 1100	Financial Accounting I	4
BUSN 1440	Document Production	4
COMP 1000	Introduction to Computer Literacy	3
ACCT 1105	Financial Accounting II	4
XXXX xxxx	Accounting Elective	3
ACCT 1140	Small Business Accounting	3
ACCT 1145	Small Business Accting/Finance	3
ACCT 2120	Business Tax Accounting	3
XXXX xxxx	Accounting Elective	3
ACCT 2135	Introduction to Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting	3
ACCT 2140	Legal Environment of Business	3
ACCT 2145	Personal Finance	3
XXXX xxxx	Accounting Elective	3
ACCT 2100	Accounting Internship I	4
	Or
ACCT 2125	Capstone Review Course of Accounting Principles	3
XXXX xxxx	Guided Advisor Approved Electives	9
MKTG 1100	Principles of Marketing	3
	Or
MKTG 2210	Entrepreneurship	6
MGMT 1100	Principles of Management	3
	Or
MGMT 1105	Organizational Behavior	3
	Or
MGMT 1120	Introduction to Business	3
	Or
MGMT 1125	Business Ethics	3
PARA 1100	Introduction to Law and Ethics	3
	Or
MGMT 1120	Introduction to Business	3

Total Credit Hours: 67

 

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.