This 5-year degree program combines our BS and MS in Accounting programs and prepares students to become Certified Public Accountants (CPA). Our Accounting program, accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), helps students develop strong, comprehensive functional and technical skills and provides a specialized, in-depth understanding of the complexities of current accounting, auditing and tax practice. Classroom learning is immediately transferrable to the job and prepares students to sit for the New Jersey CPA examination. The program also helps fulfill the required 150 credit hours of study needed to become licensed in New Jersey.
A Combined Degree program enables undergraduate students to enroll in graduate courses in their senior year, which can be counted towards the completion of both their Bachelor's and Master's degree requirements. The ability to take these "swing courses" allows students to earn both their Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a shortened period of time, typically within five years. Undergraduate students interested in this option can find more information regarding program requirements on the University's Combined Programs website.
Degree Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| SEEDS General Education Requirements | 18-21 | |
| Major Requirements | 66 | |
| Graduate Swing Courses | 9 | |
| Free Electives | 26-23 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
Requirements for the graduate portion of this combined program can be found here.
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 | ||
| 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 312 | Principles of Corporate Controllership | 3 |
| ACCT 401 | Advanced Accounting | 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 | 66 | |
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 Language | ||
| 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 | |
Graduate Swing Courses
A combined degree program allows students to complete 6-12 graduate credits ("graduate swing courses") while enrolled as an undergraduate. These courses count for both their bachelor and master’s degrees. Graduate swing courses will count toward undergraduate free electives, unless noted otherwise.
The Graduate Swing Courses for this program:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 514 | Advanced Taxation for Accountants | 3 |
| ACCT 524 | Auditing Concepts and Techniques | 3 |
| ACCT 539 | Advanced Audit Analytics | 3 |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree(s)
This recommended five-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within five years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
Fifth year courses are taken at the graduate level, after matriculation into the graduate portion of this combined degree program.
Undergraduate Program
| 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 1 – 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 or Free Elective | 3 |
| ACCT 304 | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 3 | 3 |
| ACCT 305 | 3 | Free Elective | 3 |
| ACCT 309 | 3 | ACCT 307 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ACCT 401 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| ACCT 524 | 3 | SEEDS: Exploration 4 | 3 |
| ACCT 514 | 3 | Free Elective | 2 |
| FINC 322, 326, or 327 | 3 | ACCT 312 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ACCT 404 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | ACCT 539 | 3 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||
Graduate Program
| Fifth Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| Accounting 500-Level Course | 3 | Accounting 500-Level Course | 3 |
| Accounting 500-Level Course | 3 | Accounting 500-Level Course | 3 |
| Accounting 500-Level Course | 3 | Accounting 500-Level Course | 3 |
| Accounting 500-Level Course | 3 | Accounting 500-Level Course | 3 |
| 12 | 12 | ||
| Total Credits 24 | |||