This program prepares undergraduate Accounting students to be successful in their careers, as well as provides the necessary knowledge to be better prepared for the CPA exam.
Program Benefits:
- 42 required credits in accounting courses including additional auditing and taxation courses to improve your knowledge and topical coverage for the CPA exam.
- “Principles of Corporate Controllership” course which addresses the evolving needs of the accounting profession
- A capstone course in accounting which summarizes and integrates accounting knowledge from previous courses
- A discount on the CPA Review Class.
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.
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Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 30 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-9 | |
| Major Requirements | 78 | |
| Free Electives | 9-3 | |
| 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 |
| BUGN 280 | Strategic Business Communications | 3 |
| BUGN 295 | Elements of Business | 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 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Corporate Finance | ||
| Investments | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| 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 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 310 | Taxation of Business Entities and Advanced Tax Concepts 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 312 | Principles of Corporate Controllership | 3 |
| ACCT 400 | Auditing Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ACCT 401 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 403 | Advanced Auditing 1 | 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 | 78 | |
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 (Fulfiled in the major.) | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Applied Microeconomics (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | 0-3 | |
| Total Credits | 3-9 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree Completion
This recommended 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 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | |
| Credits | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 | |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | |
| Credits | 6 | |
| Total Credits | 10 | |