The BS Accounting program focuses on real-world applications of accounting theories and principles. Students gain the skills they need to identify, analyze, interpret, and disseminate financial information. The curriculum provides necessary knowledge to be better prepared for the CPA exam. To better prepare students for the CPA exam, the Department of Accounting and Finance offers a CPA Review Course at no additional cost to graduating seniors. Please contact
cpareviewcourse@montclair.edu with questions.
Accounting majors pursue careers in public and corporate accounting, tax preparation, management accounting and financial consulting. In the Accounting profession, you will develop the financial statements that drive business, explain the meaning of these statements and implement strategies to improve them. Accounting professionals who are adept at providing the financial information that backs solid business decisions are always in demand.
Admission Criteria:
● Business Administration Major GPA – 2.7, if transferring from Business Administration Major to this program
● Overall GPA – 3.0, if entering/transferring from any other program
120 semester hours of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.70 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.70 major GPA.
Degree Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| SEEDS General Education Requirements | 18-21 | |
| Major Requirements | 75 | |
| Free Electives | 26-23 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
Complete with a minimum 2.70 GPA:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Business Courses | ||
| BSLW 266 | The Impact of Law on the Business Environment | 3 |
| BCOM 280 | Strategic Business Communications | 3 |
| FINC 300 | Integrated Core: Finance | 3 |
| INFO 300 | Integrated Core: Operations Management | 3 |
| MGMT 300 | Integrated Core: Management | 3 |
| MKTG 300 | Integrated Core: Marketing | 3 |
| Finance Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Corporate Finance | ||
| Investments | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Financial Technology | ||
| Securities Industry Essentials | ||
| Blockchain and Cryptoassets for Finance | ||
| Required Accounting Courses | ||
| ACCT 201 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 302 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 304 | Contemporary Issues in Intermediate Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 305 | Taxation for Individuals | 3 |
| ACCT 307 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 309 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 310 | Taxation of Business Entities and Advanced Tax Concepts | 3 |
| ACCT 312 | Principles of Corporate Controllership | 3 |
| ACCT 400 | Auditing Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ACCT 401 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 403 | Advanced Auditing | 3 |
| ACCT 404 | Senior Seminar in Accounting | 3 |
| Required Collateral Courses | ||
| ECON 101 | Applied Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
| INFO 173 | Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions | 3 |
| INFO 240 | Statistical Methods in Business | 3 |
| Total Credits | 75 | |
New Student Seminar
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Students in the Adult Learner program must take GNED 100. | ||
| Complete one course from the following. Some courses may be restricted by major. Consult with an academic advisor. | 1 | |
| Pathways to Success | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Chemistry | ||
| First Year Seminar | ||
| Adult Academic Success Seminar | ||
| New Student Seminar | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Health and Physical Education | ||
| Pathways to Adult Learning | ||
| New Student Seminar | ||
| New Student Experience for Mathematical Sciences | ||
| Freshman Seminar for Music Majors | ||
| Introduction to Nursing | ||
| Freshman Seminar in Political Science and Law | ||
SEEDS General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill the SEEDS requirements.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Foundations | ||
| Effective Writing I | ||
| Complete one Effective Writing I course. | 3 | |
| Effective Writing II | ||
| Fulfilled by BCOM 280 in the major. | ||
| Interactive Communication | ||
| Complete one Interactive Communication course. | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | ||
| Fulfilled by INFO 240 in the major. | ||
| Political and Civic Life | ||
| Fulfilled by ECON 102 in the major. | ||
| World Languages | ||
| Complete two sequential classes in one World Language when starting at the Beginner I or Beginner II level. Complete one class when starting at the Intermediate/Advanced Level. | 3-6 | |
| Exploration | ||
| Complete one course from four different Exploration categories. | 9 | |
| Analyzing Cultures and Societies | ||
| Fulfilled by ECON 101 in the major. | ||
| Creative Expression | ||
| Ethical Inquiry | ||
| Historical Thinking | ||
| Literary and Artistic Analysis | ||
| Scientific Reasoning | ||
| Total Credits | 18-21 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended degree plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years and 120 credits. This plan is a recommendation and MUST be used in consultation with their academic advisor. Important note: Students should be aware this plan assumes no pre-requisite coursework is required. If pre-requisite coursework is needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which do not appear on the plan.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| New Student Seminar | 1 | ACCT 201 | 3 |
| SEEDS: Effective Writing I | 3 | BCOM 280 (Fulfills SEEDS: Effective Writing II) | 3 |
| SEEDS: Interactive Communication | 3 | INFO 240 (Fulfills SEEDS: Quantitative Reasoning) | 3 |
| INFO 173 | 3 | ECON 101 (Fulfills SEEDS: Exploration – Analyzing Cultures and Societies) | 3 |
| ECON 102 (Fulfills SEEDS: Political and Civic Life) | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 2 | 3 |
| MATH 100 (or Free Elective) | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ACCT 202 | 3 | ACCT 302 | 3 |
| ACCT 301 | 3 | FINC 300 | 3 |
| BSLW 266 | 3 | MGMT 300 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | MKTG 300 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | INFO 300 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| SEEDS: World Language 1 | 3 | SEEDS: World Language 2 | 3 |
| ACCT 304 | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 3 | 3 |
| ACCT 305 | 3 | ACCT 307 | 3 |
| ACCT 309 | 3 | ACCT 401 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| SEEDS: Exploration 4 | 3 | ACCT 312 | 3 |
| ACCT 310 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| ACCT 400 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| Finance Elective | 3 | ACCT 403 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 2 | ACCT 404 | 3 |
| 14 | 15 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||