Curriculum

A minimum of 92 credits, as per the following, are required to graduate with a B.S. in Business with Emphasis in Accounting:

• Business Core Requirements (36 cr)
• Accounting Emphasis Requirements (16 cr)
• Business Electives (9 cr)
• LAC Requirements (34 cr)*
• Free Electives (3 cr)

* The core business courses ECO201 and ECO202 fulfill 6 of these credits, as they are also LAC Social Sciences requirements.

Note that the area of emphasis grounds students in the decision-making process and prepares them for graduate studies leading to the Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree, the Master of Science (M.S.) degree, or careers in entry-level position in accounting.

Business Core Requirements (36 cr)

• ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr)
• ACC204 Managerial Accounting (3 cr)
• BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr)
• BUS299 Civic Engagement (0 cr)
• ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr)
• ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr)
• FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr)
• ITM211 Information Technology Management I (3 cr)
• MGT201 Introduction to Management (3 cr)
• MGT420 Strategic Planning and Policy Formation (3 cr)
• MKT201 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr)
• OPM301 Operation and Production Management (3 cr)

• QBA201 Managerial Statistics (3 cr)

Accounting Emphasis Requirements (16 cr)

• ACC302 Cost Accounting (3 cr)
• ACC311 Intermediate Accounting I (3 cr)
• ACC312 Intermediate Accounting II (3 cr)
• ACC401 Advanced Accounting (3 cr)
• ACC412 External Auditing (3 cr)
• ACC399 Accounting Internship (1 cr)

Business Electives (9 cr)

• ACC310 Accounting Information Systems (3 cr)
• ACC405 Forensic Accounting (3 cr)
• ACC413 Internal Auditing (3 cr)
• ACC415 Tax Accounting (3 cr)
• ACC420 Information Technology Audit (3 cr)
• ACC421 International Accounting (3 cr)
• ACC431 Financial Statement Analysis (3 cr)
• MGT236 Communication Skills (1 cr)
• MGT336 Developing a Business Plan (1 cr)
• MGT436 Personality and Career Development (1 cr)

LAC Requirements (34 cr)

Free Electives (3 cr)

Recommended Study Plan

Year One

Fall (15 cr)

• ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr)
• MGT201 Introduction to Management (3 cr)
• ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr)
• LAC Requirements (6 cr)

Spring (16 cr)

• ACC204 Managerial Accounting (3 cr)
• MKT201 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr)
• ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr)
• LAC Elective (3 cr)
• Free Elective (3 cr)
• LAC Core (1 cr)
• BUS299 Civic Engagement (0 cr)

Year Two

Fall (15 cr)

• FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr)
• ITM211 Information Technology Management I (3 cr)
• ACC311 Intermediate Accounting I (3 cr)
• LAC Requirements (6 cr)

Spring (16 cr)

• BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr)
• ACC312 Intermediate Accounting II (3 cr)
• QBA201 Managerial Statistics (3 cr)
• ACC399 Accounting Internship (3 cr)
• LAC Requirements (6 cr)

Year Three

Fall (15 cr)

• ACC302 Cost Accounting (3 cr)
• Emphasis Elective I (3 cr)
• OPM301 Operation and Production Management (3 cr)
• LAC Requirement (3 cr)
• Emphasis Elective II (3 cr)

Spring (15 cr)

• MGT420 Strategic Planning & Policy Formation (3 cr)
• ACC401 Advanced Accounting (3 cr)
• ACC412 External Auditing (3 cr)
• Emphasis Elective III (3 cr)
• LAC Requirements (9 cr)

Career Opportunities

Students graduate with broad conceptual knowledge and technical expertise that enable them to occupy jobs in leading organizations worldwide. The accounting program prepares students for careers such as Auditor, Assistant Controller, Bank Examiner, Benefits Administrator, Budgetary Control Analyst, Chief Cost Accountant, Inventory Control Specialist, Treasurer, Internal Auditor and other similar positions.