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Accounting Fundamentals (AF21)  Technical Certificate of Credit

Campus Locations: Vidalia, Swainsboro

The Accounting Fundamentals Technical Certificate of Credit provides students with the skills needed to perform a variety of basic accounting applications. The accounting coursework exposes students to the basic tenets of financial accounting and income tax law. Students are introduced to computers and exposed to a variety of software applications used in the business field.

Graduates of the Accounting Fundamentals TCC will be prepared for entry-level accounting clerk and bookkeeper positions. Every organization deals with money and needs somebody to account for the money. Graduates of the Accounting Fundamentals Certificate program can be employed by a wide variety of businesses and organizations. Instruction and practical application of learned skills provide a broad occupational background which appeals to prospective employers.

The standard curriculum for the Accounting Fundamentals Certificate program is designed for the semester system. Students may enter the program each semester. For students beginning Spring semester, the Certificate generally takes two (2) semesters to complete. To graduate, students must earn a minimum of 14 credit hours.

Requirements

  • Submit a completed application;
  • Be at least 16 years of age;
  • Submit official high school/high school equivalent transcripts;
  • Submit official college transcripts, if applicable;
  • Satisfy Placement Testing requirements.

Program Costs

Costs are estimates and are subject to change.

  • Tuition/Fees: $2,172
  • Books/Supplies: $300
Curriculum Outline (14 hours)
Occupational Courses (14 hours) 14
ACCT 1100

(Prerequisite: Program admission) Introduces the basic financial accounting concepts of the complete accounting cycle and provides the student with the necessary skills to maintain a set of books for a sole proprietorship. Topics include: accounting vocabulary and concepts, the accounting cycle for a personal service business, the accounting cycle for a merchandising business, inventory, cash control, and receivables. Laboratory work demonstrates theory presented in class.

 4
ACCT 1125

Provides instruction for the preparation of individual federal income tax returns. Topics include: taxable income, income adjustments, schedules, standard deductions, itemized deductions, exemptions, tax credits, and tax calculations.

 3
BUSN 1410

(Prerequisite: COMP 1000 or Guided Elective) This course covers the knowledge and skills required to use spreadsheet software through course demonstrations, laboratory exercises and projects. Topics and assignments will include: spreadsheet concepts, creating and manipulating data, formatting data and content, creating and modifying formulas, presenting data visually, and collaborating and securing data.

4
COMP 1000

This course introduces the fundamental concepts, terminology, and operations necessary to use computers. Emphasis is placed on basic functions and familiarity with computer use. Topics include introductions to computer and digital terminology and usage, operating systems, Internet and digital communication, word processing applications, spreadsheet applications, database applications, and presentation applications.

3
Faculty
Lori Sweat, (1995)
Advisor

Accounting Instructor
Swainsboro Campus - Building 2, Office 2113/2114

(478) 289-2223 | lsweat@southeasterntech.edu
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