2019-20 University Catalog

Dec 17, 2024

2019-20 University Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Accounting, BS

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The Accounting degree is designed to prepare students for careers in public or private accounting. Students become familiar with computerized accounting applications and skilled in the principles of tax, financial, and cost accounting. Upon graduation students selecting this option should have sufficient knowledge to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exams.

Curriculum

Required courses and recommended terms during which they should be taken:

Freshman Year

Fall

MATH 111 - College Algebra Credit Hours: 4
PSY 201 - Psychology Credit Hours: 3
WRI 121 - English Composition Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3
Laboratory Science Elective Credit Hours: 4

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Winter

BUS 215 - Principles of Management Credit Hours: 3
ECO 201 - Principles of Microeconomics Credit Hours: 3
MIS 102 - Spreadsheet Software Lab Credit Hours: 1
SPE 111 - Public Speaking Credit Hours: 3
WRI 122 - Argumentative Writing Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring

ECO 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credit Hours: 3
MIS 275 - Intro to Relational Databases Credit Hours: 3
SPE 321 - Small Group/Team Comm Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3
Humanities Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

Fall

ACC 201 - Prin of Accounting I Credit Hours: 4
MATH 361 - Statistical Methods I Credit Hours: 4
WRI 227 - Technical Report Writing Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Winter

ACC 202 - Prin of Accounting II Credit Hours: 4
BUS 223 - Marketing I Credit Hours: 3
MATH 371 - Finite Math/Calc I Credit Hours: 4
PHIL 331 - Ethics in the Professions Credit Hours: 3
or
PHIL 342 - Business Ethics Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Spring

ACC 203 - Prin of Managerial Acct Credit Hours: 4
ACC 205 - Computerized Accounting Credit Hours: 3
BUS 226 - Business Law Credit Hours: 3
MGT 335 - Project Management Credit Hours: 3
MIS 375 - Decision Support Systems Credit Hours: 3

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Junior Year

Fall

ACC 331 - Interm Accounting I Credit Hours: 4
BUS 308 - Prin of International Business Credit Hours: 3
BUS 356 - Business Presentations Credit Hours: 4
MIS 311 - Intro to Systems Analysis Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Winter

ACC 320 - Cost Accounting I Credit Hours: 4
ACC 325 - Finance Credit Hours: 4
ACC 332 - Interm Accounting II Credit Hours: 4
MIS 312 - Systems Analysis I Credit Hours: 4

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring

ACC 321 - Cost Accounting II Credit Hours: 4
ACC 333 - Interm Accounting III Credit Hours: 4
ACC 405 - Accounting Info Sys Credit Hours: 4
WRI 327 - Advanced Tech Writing Credit Hours: 3

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Senior Year

Fall

ACC 411 - Income Tax Procedures Credit Hours: 4
ACC 435 - Auditing Credit Hours: 4
ACC 496 - Senior Project Credit Hours: 3
MGT 321 - Operations Management I Credit Hours: 3

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Winter

ACC 412 - Corporate Taxation Credit Hours: 4
ACC 431 - Advanced Accounting I Credit Hours: 4
ACC 497 - Senior Project Credit Hours: 3
BUS 349 - Human Resource Management I Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Spring

ACC 432 - Advanced Accounting II Credit Hours: 4
ACC 465 - Case Studies in Accounting Credit Hours: 4
or
BUS 478 - Strategic Management Credit Hours: 3
PSY 347 - Organizational Behavior Credit Hours: 3
Elective Credit Hours: 3

Academic Catalog

Accounting, BS

Curriculum

Freshman Year

Fall

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Winter

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Sophomore Year

Fall

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Winter

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Spring

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Junior Year

Fall

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Winter

Total: 16 Credit Hours

Spring

Total: 15 Credit Hours

Senior Year

Fall

Total: 14 Credit Hours

Winter

Total: 17 Credit Hours

Spring

Total: 13/14 Credit Hours

Total for a B.S. in Accounting: 181/182 Credit Hours