Accounting Technology Pathway (full-time)
Associate in Science Degree
Meta-Major: Business
Specialization: Accounting Technology
Catalog: 2025 - 2026
Planning Your Degree Pathway
This document outlines the courses needed to complete your Associate in Science (A.S.) degree and prepare you for employment in a specialized career upon degree completion. These courses include general education requirements as well as courses specific to your field. Please connect with your Student Success Coach if you need introductory coursework, have earned college credit, industry certifications, have completed an articulated program at a technical college, or would like to modify when you take certain courses and/or how many courses you take in a term. A Success Coach can also provide guidance on how to transition or transfer to a bachelor's degree program at Valencia or another Florida state college in case you decide to earn a bachelor's degree in the future.
Additional Degree Requirements
- Introductory Coursework: Required courses based on placement tests including developmental education
- Civic Literacy Exam: must satisfy Florida Civic Literacy Exam or appropriate scores in AP or CLEP exams
- Grade Point Average (GPA): Need to maintain 2.0 or higher for both Overall GPA and Valencia GPA
- Valencia Residency: Must complete at Valencia at least 25% of the college-level credits required for a degree
* Class has a prerequisite
+ Class requires “C” grade or higher
^ Course may require a specific grade for transfer institution
GESC General Education Student Choice
- Classes fill quickly, make plans with the Class Schedule Search for early registration
- For registration instructions, review our How-To Videos
- Meet with your Student Success Coach to create an education plan.
Sample Term-by-Term Plan | Full-Time (12+ credits)
Introductory Coursework
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
Term 1
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| ENC 1101 Freshman Composition I +* | 3 |
| Math Core +* | 3 |
| CGS 2100C Computer Fund. & Applications+ | 3 |
| APA 1111C College Accounting* | 3 |
Term 2
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| ACG 2460C Spreedsheets for Accounting* | 3 |
| Science Core | 3 |
| ACG 2021C Principles of Financial Accounting* | 3 |
| GEB 1011 Introduction to Business | 3 |
Term 3
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| APA 2052 Payroll Accounting* | 3 |
| Humanities Core | 3 |
| ACG 2071C Principles of Managerial Acct* | 3 |
| ACG 2450C Computer Accounting* | 3 |
Term 4
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| POS 2041 - U.S. Government+ or AMH 2010 - U.S. History to 1877+ or AMH 2020 - U.S. History 1877 to Present+ | 3 |
| ACG 2100C Intermediate Accounting* | 3 |
| ACG 2360C Cost Accounting* | 3 |
| OST 1335C Business Communications | 3 |
Term 5
| Courses | Credits |
|---|---|
| TAX 2000C Federal Income Tax*Δ | 3 |
| Program Elective | 3 |
| ECO 2013 Principles of Economics-Macro | 3 |
| ACG 2030C Capstone Accounting* | 3 |
Pathway-Specific Information
- You may also be eligible to receive credit toward this degree if you have earned one of the approved Gold Standard industry certifications or Career Pathways credit. To learn more about Valencia’s award of credit options, visit Credit Earned for Approved Industry Certifications. Eligible students should contact the Student Success Coach in their academic department for more information about the requirements for the award of credit.
- Students wishing to transfer credits from this program to another institution must accept responsibility for securing approval from the transfer institution for acceptance of this degree.
Program Electives
- APA 2934 Selected Topics in Accounting
- APA 2942 Internship in Accounting*
- BUL 2241 Business Law 1*
- FIN 2000 Principles of Finance
- BUL 2242 Business Law II*
- ECO 2023 Principles of Economics- Micro
- FIN 2010 Personal Investments
- FIN 2100 Personal Finance
- GEB 1350 Intro: International Business
- SBM 1000 Small Business Management
- MAN 2021 Principles of Management*
- MAR 2011 Principles of Marketing*
- MTB 1103 Business Mathematics
- MAC 2233 Calc for Business & Social Science +*
- OST2854C Microsoft Office
- STA2023 Statistical Methods+*
- SLS 1303 Job Search
- SLS 2940 Service Learning*
- SPC 1608 Fundamentals of Speech
- TAX 2021 Taxation of Business Orgs.*
- TAX 2002 Taxation Practices & Procedures *Δ
General Education Course Requirements
Courses listed below are 3 credit hours each unless otherwise stated.
See key for the meaning of symbols
See pathway-specific information
Communications Requirements
These courses need to be completed with a C or higher.
- ENC 1101 – Freshman Composition I*+
Humanities Core (3 Credits)
Select one of the following Humanities courses.
- ARH 1000 – Art Appreciation
- HUM 1020 – Introduction to Humanities
- LIT 1000 – Introduction to Literature
- MUL 1010 – Music Appreciation
- PHI 2010 – Philosophy
- THE 1000 – Introduction to Theater
Math Core (3 Credits)
These courses need to be completed with a C or higher.
Select one course from core
- MAC 1105 – College Algebra*+
- MGF 1130 – Mathematical Thinking*+
- MAC 2311 – Calculus with Analytic Geometry I*+ (4 Credits)
- STA 2023 – Statistical Methods*+
Science Core (3 Credits)
Select one of the following Science courses.
- AST 1002 – Astronomy
- BSC 1005 – Biological Science
- BSC 1005L – Lab in Applied Biology (1 credit)
- BSC 1005C – Biological Science Combined w/ Lab (4 credits)
- BSC 1010C – General Biology I (4 credits)
- BSC 2085C – Anatomy and Physiology I (4 credits)
- CHM 1020 – Chemistry in Everyday Life
- CHM 1045C – General Chemistry with Qualitative Analysis I* (4 credits)
- ESC 1000 – Earth Science
- EVR 1001 – Introduction to Environmental Science
- GLY 2010C – Physical Geology (4 credits)
- OCE 1001 – Introduction to Oceanography
- PHY 1020 – Conceptual Physics*
- PHY 2048C – General Physics with Calculus I* (4 credits)
- PHY 2053C – College Physics I with Algebra and Trigonometry* (4 credits)
Social Sciences (3 Credits)
Select one of the following Social Science Courses. These courses need to be completed with a C or higher.
- AMH 2010 – U.S. History to 1877+
- AMH 2020 – U.S. History 1877 to Present+
- POS 2041 – U.S. Government+
Financial Aid Notice
Federal Financial Aid will only pay for courses for the required Associate in Science Degree. Work closely with your assigned Student Success Coach to verify the degree on your record and to develop a customized plan that includes the required classes each term.
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