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
General Education Requirements
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| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Fulfilled by INFO 173 in the major. | 0 | |
| H. Mathematics | 0 | |
| Fulfilled by INFO 240 in the major. | ||
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | 4 | |
| J. Physical Education | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | 0 | |
| Fulfilled by ECON 101 in the major. | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | 0 | |
| Fulfilled by ECON 102 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 | |
Program Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 30 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-9 | |
| Major Requirements + Graduate Swing Courses | 78 | |
| Free Electives | 9-3 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Undergraduate Requirements
Complete with a minimum 3.300 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 312 | Principles of Corporate Controllership | 3 |
| ACCT 400 | Auditing Theory and Practice | 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 |
| Graduate Courses | ||
| ACCT 510 | Accounting Information Systems 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 514 | Advanced Taxation for Accountants 1 | 3 |
| ACCT 539 | Advanced Audit Analytics 1 | 3 |
| Total Credits | 78 | |
Graduate Requirements
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Electives | ||
| Complete 10 courses from the following: | 30 | |
| Internal Auditing | ||
| Governmental and Not For Profit Accounting | ||
| Accounting Information Systems 1 | ||
| Advanced Taxation for Accountants 1 | ||
| Financial Statement Analysis | ||
| International Taxation and International Management Accounting | ||
| Fraud Examination | ||
| Forensic Accounting | ||
| Business Valuation | ||
| Advanced Audit Analytics 1 | ||
| International Accounting and Auditing | ||
| Business Law I | ||
| Legal Issues in Forensic Accounting | ||
| Culminating Experience | ||
| ACCT 542 | Comprehensive Issues in Public Accountancy | 3 |
| Total Credits | 33 | |
| 1 | Course credit counts toward both the Undergraduate and Graduate portions of this program. |
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.
| 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 | |