Accounting, B.S.

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Description and Learning Outcomes

Accelerated Program in Accounting:

(BS & MS in Accounting in 148 credits)

Students wishing to pursue both a BS and MS in Accounting can apply to participate in the accelerated masters program. Under this degree path undergraduate students complete 12 MSA credit hours while pursuing a BS in Accounting. These credit hours will count as required hours for both the BS and MS degree, allowing students to complete a BS and MS in 148 credits instead of 160. Students wishing to pursue this option must have a cumulative GPA of 3.0, approval of the Associate Dean of the Management Division, Dean of Undergraduate Programs, Dean of Professional and Graduate Studies, and acceptance into the School of Graduate and Professional Studies.

Major Requirements

(50 credits)

Accounting Core Courses

AC 2210 (BU 2210) - Financial Accounting Credits: 4
AC 2220 (BU 2220) - Management Accounting Credits: 4
BU 2010 (ES 2010) - Intro to Excel Programming Credits: 2
AC 3210 - Financial Reporting I Credits: 4
AC 3220 - Financial Reporting II Credits: 4
AC 3230 - Cost Accounting Credits: 4
AC 3290 - Federal Taxation Credits: 4
AC 5640 - Auditing and Attestation Credits: 4

Electives

Take one course from the following list:

AC 5620 - Government and Non‐Profit Reporting Credits: 4
AC 5630 - International Accounting Credits: 4
AC 5730 - Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions Credits: 4

Related Courses Required for the Major

(4 courses, 16 Credits)

EC 2110 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credits: 4
EC 2120 - Introduction to Microeconomics Credits: 4
Choose one of the following:
BU 2110 - Statistics and Operations Management Credits: 4 or
MT 2310 - Statistics Credits: 4
Choose one of the following:
BU 3920 - Business Law Credits: 4 or
BU 3880 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business Credits: 4

Strongly Recommended Course

BU 3310 - Business Finance Credits: 4

Liberal Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum, Bachelor’s Degree

LAS 1000 - Bridges to Learning Credits: 2
WR 1010 - Composition Credits: 4 or approved LAS Writing Course.
MT 1100 - Quantitative Reasoning Credits: 4 (MT courses numbered higher than 1100 are acceptable)
LAS 1 (LAS 1110) - The Natural Environment - Understanding Our Place in the Natural World Credits: 4
LAS 2 (LAS 1120) - The Civic Environment - Democratic Values Credits: 4
LAS 3 (LAS 2110) - Creative Arts Credits: 4
LAS 4 (LAS 2120) - Social Sciences Credits: 4
LAS 5 (LAS 2130) - Natural and Biological Sciences Credits: 4
LAS 6 (LAS 2140) - Humanities Credits: 4
LAS 7 (LAS 3110) - Global Perspectives Credits: 4
LAS Elective Credits: 4 (One additional course that meets any LAS requirement or combination of two 2-credit approved electives.)

Electives

Select additional electives to reach 120 credits for a Bachelor’s degree.