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

Liberal Arts and Program Specific Requirements (9 Credit Hours)

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

Required Courses for the Major (39 Credit Hours)

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

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

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.