Accounting, B.S.

Major Requirements

Credit Hours: 66+

In addition to completing the requirements for this major, students must also complete the degree requirements specified in the Academic Regulations  section of this catalog.

Courses within this major may also satisfy general education requirements. Please consult the Liberal Arts and Sciences General Education Requirements  for more information.

Required Courses

• ACCT 203 Financial Accounting (3)
• ACCT 204 Managerial Accounting (3)
• ACCT 307 Accounting Information Systems (3)
• ACCT 308 Cost Accounting (3)
• ACCT 316 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
• ACCT 317 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
• ACCT 341 Federal Taxation (3)
• ACCT 409 Auditing Theory (3)
• ACCT 418 Intermediate Accounting III (3)
• BLAW 205 Legal Environment of Business (3)
• DSCI 232 Business Statistics (3)
• DSCI 304 Production and Operations Management (3)
• FINC 303 Business Finance (3)
• MGMT 301 Management & Organizational Behavior (3)
• MGMT 408 Business Policy (3)
• MKTG 302 Marketing Concepts (3)

Elective Requirement

Complete 3 credit hours from ACCT 444 Accounting Internship (1-3)  or any upper-level (300-400 level) School of Business course not required for the major.

Additional Requirements:

• COMM 104 Public Speaking (3)
• ECON 200 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)

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• MATH 104 Elementary Statistics (3)

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• MATH 250 Statistical Methods I (3)

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• MATH 116 Calculus for Business and Social Sciences (3)

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• MATH 120 Introductory Calculus (4)

Notes:

• Honors students may take the alternative course of HONS 115 ​ in lieu of MATH 120 .
• Honors students may take the alternative course of HONS 200  in lieu of ECON 200 . 
• Honors students may take the alternative course of HONS 211  in lieu ofECON 201 .
• Honors students may take the alternative course of HONS 217  in lieu of MATH 250 .
• Honors students may take the alternative course of in lieu of .
• The School of Business strongly encourages students to complete the following courses by the end of their sophomore year: ACCT 203 , ACCT 204 ; DSCI 232 ; ECON 200 , ECON 201 ; MATH 104  or MATH 250  and MATH 116  or MATH 120 . These courses are pre-requisites for many upper level junior and senior business and economics courses.
• The business and accounting programs offered by the School of Business are accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).
• Students are not permitted to double major in Accounting and Business Administration.

Coursework Meeting Major Requirements Excluded from the Major GPA Calculation

The following courses are excluded: BLAW 205 , BLAW 300:499, COMM 104 , DSCI 232 , DSCI 300:499, ECON 200:499, ENTR 300:499, FINC 300:499, HTMT 300:499, HONS 115 , HONS 200 , HONS 210 , HONS 211 , HONS 214 , HONS 217 , INFM 300:499, INTB 300:499, MGMT 300:499, MKTG 300:499, REAL 300:499, SCIM 300:499, TRAN 300:499, MATH 104 , MATH 116 , MATH 120 , MATH 250