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Bachelor of Science in Business Studies with Emphasis in Accounting

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)