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ACCOUNTING (AC03)
The Accounting Associate Degree program is a sequence of courses that prepares
students for careers in the accounting profession. 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.
| Associate Degree |
| Program Length |
95 Minimum Credit Hours |
| Education Requirements |
High School graduate or GED recipient |
| Entrance Dates |
Quarterly |
| Offered |
Macon and Milledgeville Campuses |
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Accounting Curriculum |
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Credit Hours |
| General Education Core Courses |
30 |
| Area I - English/Humanities/Fine Arts |
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| ENG 1101 |
Composition and Rhetoric |
5 |
| HUM 1101 |
Introduction to Humanities |
5 |
| SPC 1101 | Public Speaking |
5 |
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OR |
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| ENG 1105 |
Technical Communications |
(5) |
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| Area II - Social/Behavioral Sciences |
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| ECO 11xx |
Associate-level Economics |
5 |
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OR |
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| PSY 1101 | Introduction to Psychology |
(5) |
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OR |
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| SOC 1101 |
Introduction to Sociology |
(5) |
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| Area III - Natural Sciences/Mathematics |
MAT 1111
MAT 1101
MAT 1100 |
College Algebra
OR
Mathematical Modeling
OR
Quantitative Skills and Reasoning
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5
(5)
(5) |
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| General Electives |
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| XXX 11xx |
General Electives |
5 |
| To satisfy general elective requirements, students may choose required hours from Area I, II, or III above. |
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| Occupational Courses |
65/68 |
| ACC 1101 |
Principles of Accounting I |
6 |
| ACC 1102 |
Principles of Accounting II |
6 |
| ACC 1103 |
Principles of Accounting III |
6 |
| ACC 1104 |
Computerized Accounting |
3 |
| ACC 1106 |
Spreadsheet Applications |
3 |
| ACC 1151 |
Individual Tax Accounting |
5 |
| ACC 1152 |
Payroll Accounting |
5 |
| BUS 1100 |
Introduction to Keyboarding |
3 |
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OR |
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| BUS 1130 |
Document Processing |
(6) |
| SCT 100 |
Introduction to Microcomputers |
3 |
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| Elective Courses Choose 25 hours from the following: |
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| ACC 2155 |
Legal Environment of Business |
5 |
| ACC 2150 |
Cost Accounting |
6 |
| ACC 2154 |
Personal Finance |
5 |
| XXX xxx |
Accounting/Business Elective |
5 |
| XXX xxx |
General Electives |
4 |
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Total Hours |
95/98 |
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