Accounting, B.S.

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The accounting major is an interdisciplinary major designed to prepare students with the knowledge, the analytical ability and the skills to succeed in the managerial, governmental, non-profit or systems fields of accounting, or in graduate school. It is supported by a strong liberal arts education and an extensive selection of courses in business and economics. It is a very demanding and challenging major; students majoring in accounting are expected to achieve grades of “C” or better in their accounting courses in order to continue in the program.

Experiential Component (Complete 2 Credit Hours from Following Courses:)

ACC 290, 390, or 490 - Accounting Practicum Credit Hour(s): 1
ACC 499 - Accounting Internship Credit Hour(s): 3
BUS 190, 290 or 390 - Free Enterprise Strategies and Implementation Credit Hour(s): 1
BUS 499 - Internship Credit Hour(s): 3

Liberal Arts and Program Specific Requirements (9 Credit Hours)

ECO 201 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3
ECO 202 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3
MTH 208 - Introductory Statistics Credit Hour(s): 3

Required Courses for the Major (39 Credit Hours)

ACC 201 - Principles of Accounting I Credit Hour(s): 3
ACC 202 - Principles of Accounting II Credit Hour(s): 3
ACC 301 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
ACC 302 - Intermediate Accounting I Credit Hour(s): 3
ACC 303 - Intermediate Accounting II Credit Hour(s): 3
ACC 403 - Auditing Credit Hour(s): 3
ACC 405 - Taxation Credit Hour(s): 3
ACC 498 - Senior Seminar in Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
BUS 230 - Computer Applications Credit Hour(s): 3
BUS 303 - Principles of Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BUS 308 - Business Communications Credit Hour(s): 3
BUS 313 - Business Finance Credit Hour(s): 3
BUS 315 - Business Law Credit Hour(s): 3

Choose Four of the Following Courses (12 Credit Hours)

At least two must be accounting courses and one must be either ACC 408 or BUS 325 .

ACC 304 - Advanced Accounting Theory Credit Hour(s): 3
ACC 306 - Government and Nonprofit Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
ACC 380 or 480 - Topics in Accounting Credit Hour(s): Variable hours
ACC 401 - Advanced Studies in Cost Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
ACC 407 - International Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
ACC 408 - Accounting Software Applications Credit Hour(s): 3
BUS 311 - Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
BUS 314 - Advanced Corporate Finance Credit Hour(s): 3
BUS 325 - Advanced Computer Applications Credit Hour(s): 3
BUS 330 - Quantitative Methods: Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BUS 331 - Production/Operations Management Credit Hour(s): 3
ECO 313 - Money and Banking Credit Hour(s): 3
ECO 400 - International Finance Credit Hour(s): 3
ECO 405 - Government and Business Credit Hour(s): 3

Total Credit Hours Required in Major: 53-54

Total Credit Hours Required in Degree: 121

Experiential Component Hours 2 – 3 (are counted in the major hours)

Students are strongly urged to explore career opportunities and to establish mentors through an internship. A minimum of 2.250 grade point average is a prerequisite for the internship.

Students have the opportunity to enroll in specialized courses in accounting.