Business Administration: Accounting, BA

Location(s): Henniker Campus

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Description and Learning Outcomes

The accounting concentration is designed to provide a firm foundation in accounting. The Business Department believes that competence in accounting is fundamental to good management. Expertise will be gained which will open the possibilities for careers in private industry, governmental, or other nonprofit accounting entities.

(68 Credits)

Business Core

(52 Credits)

BU 1110 - Introduction to Business Credits: 4
BU 2010 (ES 2010) - Intro to Excel Programming Credits: 2
BU 2110 - Statistics and Operations Management Credits: 4
BU 2210 (AC 2210) - Financial Accounting Credits: 4
BU 2220 (AC 2220) - Management Accounting Credits: 4
BU 2410 - Leadership Across Borders and Cultures Credits: 4 (meets LAS2 requirement)
BU 2430 (CT 2430) - Information Systems in Organizations Credits: 4
BU 2510 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 4
BU 3310 - Business Finance Credits: 4
BU 3620 - International Business Credits: 4
BU 3880 - Legal and Ethical Environment of Business Credits: 4
EC 2110 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credits: 4 (meets LAS4 requirement)
EC 2120 - Introduction to Microeconomics Credits: 4
BU 4047 - Senior Seminar in Business Administration Credits: 2

Accounting

(16 Credits)

Required courses for the Accounting Concentration

AC 3210 - Financial Reporting I Credits: 4
AC 3220 - Financial Reporting II Credits: 4
AC 3290 - Federal Taxation Credits: 4

Plus One elective chosen from:

AC 3230 - Cost Accounting Credits: 4
AC 3990 - Topics in Accounting Credits: 4
AC 5620 - Government and Non‐Profit Reporting Credits: 4
AC 6310 - International Accounting Credits: 4
AC 5640 - Auditing and Attestation Credits: 4
AC 5730 - Accounting for Mergers and Acquisitions Credits: 4
BU 3920 - Business Law Credits: 4

Liberal Arts & Sciences Core Curriculum, Bachelor’s Degree

LAS 1000 - First-Year Seminar 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.