Program Overview

Few undergraduate programs of study lead to the professional status and job security that the growing fields of accounting and accounting information systems enjoy today.

As an accounting major, you'll complete rigorous courses in general business and accounting to prepare you to take the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam.

The program includes academic study and internships in critical areas of accounting, including financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting. At the same time, you will gain an understanding of the contemporary context in which accounting operates through the study of general business topics, including business communication, quantitative methods in business, information systems, finance, business organizations, business law, and professional ethics.

Laptop Requirements

In addition to the general laptop requirements, incoming business students have specific requirements for their program.

Curriculum Requirements - Total Credits Required: 125

First Year - Credits: 32

General Education Elective (Cr: 3)

Literacy Perspectives General Education Requirement (Cr: 3) 

  • ACC 145 - Introduction to Financial and Managerial Accounting (Cr: 3)
    Or
  • ACC 175 - Financial Accounting (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 123 - Solving Business Problems with Technology (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 130 - Foundations of Business (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 270 - Communicating in Business (Cr: 3)
  • ECN 210 - The Economics of Business (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies Global Issues General Elective
  • ENG 111 - Critical Reading and Writing I (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies the Writing Designated Core Requirement.
  • ENG 112 - Critical Reading and Writing II (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies the Writing Designated Core Requirement
  • INT 100 - Internship I (Cr: 2)
  • MTH 126 - Applied Statistics (Cr: 3)
    Satisfies Quantitative Reasoning General Education Requirement

Second Year - Credits: 33

  • Individual & Society General Education Requirement (Cr. 3)   
  • Values and Ethical Reasoning General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
  • Science and Technology General Education Requirement (Cr: 3)
  • General Education Elective (Cr. 3)
  • ACC 300 - Accounting Information Systems (Cr: 3)
  • ACC 301 - Intermediate Accounting I (Cr: 3)
  • ACC 302 - Intermediate Accounting II (Cr: 3)
  • ACC 315 - Cost Accounting (Cr: 3)
  • ACC 379 - Semester Internship Strategies (Cr: 1)
  • BUS 210 - Finance (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 249 - Introduction to Business Analytics (Cr: 3)
  • INT 200 - Internship II (Cr: 2)

Third Year - Credits: 30

  • Aesthetic Awareness and Creative Expression General Education Requirement  (Cr:  3)
  • ACC 303 - Intermediate Accounting III (Cr: 3)
  • ACC 325 - Tax Accounting (Cr: 3)
  • ACC 350 - Auditing (Cr: 3)
  • ACC 480 - Semester Internship (Cr: 12)
  • ACC 489 - Senior Research (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 370 - Business Analysis and Research (Cr: 3)

Fourth Year - Credits: 30

  • General Education Electives 200 level or higher  (Cr: 6)
  • World Cultures General Education Requirement  (Cr: 3)
  • ACC 401 - Advanced Accounting (Cr: 3)
  • ACC 425 - Corporate Tax Accounting (Cr: 3)
  • ACC 451 - Data Analytics for Accounting and Auditing (Cr: 3)
  • ACC 490 - Senior Thesis (Cr: 3)
    Or
  • ACC 491 - Senior Capstone (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 302 - Legal Environment for Business Including the UCC (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 320 - Organizational Behavior (Cr: 3)
  • BUS 425 - Business and Society (Cr: 3)

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the accounting program, students will:

  • Demonstrate accounting knowledge and skills required to perform successfully on the CPA exam.
  • Demonstrate the critical inquiry and analysis skills needed to engage constructively in intellectual discourse within accounting.
  • Communicate effectively in oral and written form within the conventions of the accounting discipline.
  • Apply a range of accounting skills in a professional environment.

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