For
Program Information please contact:
Gregory Calloway,
Chair
Room 34
Atlanta Technical College
1560 Metropolitan Parkway
Atlanta GA 30310
404.225.4553.
gcalloway@atlantatech.edu
ACCOUNTING DEGREE
The Accounting 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 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, which qualifies them as accounting technicians.
EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
ATC’s Career Placement Office is available to assist students in finding employment in their occupational fields.
Location: Cleveland Dennard Building, Suite 128
ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENTS
* Must be 16 years of age
* Official high school or GED transcript is required
to apply
* Achievement of minimum program admission
scores in Reading, Language, and Math
* Transfer of previous post secondary credits will be
determined by the registrar.
Student Performance/Graduation Requirements: Students must maintain a 2.0 grade point average and complete all required courses to graduate.
CORE COURSES
Curriculum
|
Essential General Core Courses
|
| Courses |
|
Credits
|
| ENG 191 |
Composition & Rhetoric |
5
|
| ENG 193 |
Literature & Composition |
5
|
|
OR |
5
|
| HUM 191 |
Introduction to Humanities |
(5)
|
|
OR |
5
|
| ENG 195 |
Technical Communication |
(5)
|
| SPC 191 |
Fundamentals of Speech |
5
|
|
Total |
30
|
|
Natural Sciences / Mathematics
|
| MAT 191 |
College Algebra |
5
|
|
Social/Behavioral Science
|
| PSY 191 |
Introduction to Psychology |
5
|
| SOC 191 |
Introduction to Sociology |
5
|
|
Essential Fundamental Occupational Courses
|
| ACC 101 |
Priniciples of Accounting I |
6
|
| ACC 102 |
Priniciples of Accounting II |
6
|
| ACC 103 |
Priniciples of Accounting III |
6
|
| ACC 104 |
Computerized Accounting |
3
|
| ACC 106 |
Accounting Spreadsheet Fundamentals |
3
|
| ACC 151 |
Individual Tax Accounting |
7
|
| ACC 152 |
Payroll Accounting |
4
|
| BUS 101 |
Beginning Document Processing |
5
|
| BUS 108 |
Word Processing |
7
|
| SCT 100 |
Introduction to Microcomputers |
3
|
|
Program Recommended Electives |
25
|
| ACC 105 |
Accounting Database Fund |
3
|
| ACC 107 |
Full Time Internship |
12
|
| ACC 108 |
Halftime Accounting Internship |
6
|
| ACC 150 |
Cost Accounting |
6
|
| ACC 154 |
Personal Finance |
5
|
| ACC 155 |
Legal Environment of Business |
5
|
| ACC 156 |
Business Tax Accounting |
4
|
| ACC 157 |
Integrated Accounting Magmt Sys |
6
|
| ACC 158 |
Managerial Accounting |
6
|
| ACC 159 |
Accounting Simulation |
5
|
| ACC 160 |
Advanced Accounting Spreadsheet Applications |
5
|
| ACC 165 |
Capstone Review Course of Accounting Principles |
6
|
| BUS 105 |
Database Fundamentals |
3
|
| BUS 151 |
Introduction to Business |
5
|
| ECO 191 |
Principles of Economics |
5
|
| ECO 192 |
Microeconomics |
5
|
| ECO 193 |
Macroeconomics |
5
|
| FIN 191 |
Introduction to Finance |
5
|
| MKT 100 |
Introduction to Marketing |
5
|
| MKT 101 |
Principles of Management |
5
|
| MKT 103 |
Business Law |
3
|
| MKT 110 |
Enterpreneurship |
8
|
|
And |
|
|
Electives(outside of Specialization) |
5
|
|
Total |
102
|
| |
|
|
| |
Minimum Quarter-hour Credits Required for Graduation |
102
|
| |
Minimum Program Length in Quarters |
9
|
| |
Estimated Program Cost |
$5,410
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