Program Requirements

Hours: 66

Business Core - 42 Hours

ACC 213 Principles of Accounting I - Financial (3)
ACC 214 Principles of Accounting II - Managerial (3)
BUS 210 Business Law I (3)
BUS 240 Research Methods for Business Decision Making (3)
BUS 352 Business Communications I (3)
BUS 498 Entrepreneurship and New Venture Creation (3)
ECO 211 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
ECO 212 Principles of Microeconomics (3) CEP
FIN 300 Corporate Finance (3)

ETH:PHI 397 Ethical Conduct of Business (3) CE
or
ETH:REL 251 Business Ethics (3) CE

MGL 300 Management/Org Behavior (3)
MKT 300 Principles of Marketing (3)
MTH 174 Statistics I (3) CMA

MTH 180 Math for Business (3) CMA
or
MTH 190 Concepts of Calculus (3) CMA

Major Courses - 24 hours

ACC 301 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
ACC 302 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
ACC 304 Cost Accounting (3)
ACC 340 Taxation I (3)
ACC 403 Auditing (3)
ACC 445 Accounting Information Systems (3)

Select two from the following - (6 hours)

ACC 330 Accounting for Non-Profit and Government Entities (3)
ACC 341 Taxation II (3)
ACC 440 Theoretical Topics in Accounting (3)
ACC 481 Advanced Accounting (3)

Residency requirement: 12 credits of upper division major courses (300 and 400 level courses that are not part of the Business Core)

Program Outcomes

Graduates with a major in accounting will:

  • Be able to analyze business situations and make creative, logical, and ethical decisions.
  • Be skilled users of technologies as used in business.
  • Communicate effectively in business situations.
  • Have a current and broad-based knowledge of business.
  • Apply awareness of global and social issues in the business environment.
  • Have a technical knowledge of accounting and auditing principles that enables successful completion of the Certified Public Accountant exam.
  • Apply accounting concepts to provide insights to sustain or improve organizational functioning.
  • Review, use, and implement automated accounting systems.