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.
Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 30 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-9 | |
| Major Requirements | 75 | |
| Free Electives | 12-6 | |
| 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 | |
General Education Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course. | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Statistical Methods in Business (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course. | 4 | |
| J. Physical Education | ||
| Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course. | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | ||
| Applied Macroeconomics (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Applied Microeconomics (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on language placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. Requirement is automatically fulfilled by language major courses. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| Requirement may be fulfilled by course selected in General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives. Requirement may also be fulfilled by major coursework. See list of courses. | 0-3 | |
| Total Credits | 3-9 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This four-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within four years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | ACCT 201 | 3 |
| ECON 101 | 3 | BCOM 280 | 3 |
| INFO 173 | 3 | ECON 102 | 3 |
| INFO 240 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | ACCT 302 | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | 3 | FINC 300 | 3 |
| ACCT 301 | 3 | MGMT 300 | 3 |
| BSLW 266 | 3 | MKTG 300 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | INFO 300 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| World Language 1 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (I) Natural Science Laboratory | 4 |
| ACCT 304 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 |
| ACCT 305 | 3 | World Language 2 | 3 |
| ACCT 309 | 3 | ACCT 307 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ACCT 310 | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (J) Physical Education | 1 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | World Cultures | 3 |
| ACCT 400 | 3 | ACCT 312 | 3 |
| ACCT 401 | 3 | ACCT 403 | 3 |
| FINC 322, 326, or 327 | 3 | ACCT 404 | 3 |
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||