Bachelor of Science in Business Studies with Emphasis in Accounting
Curriculum
A minimum of 92 credits are required to graduate, distributed as follows:
- Business Core Requirements (36 credits)
- Accounting Emphasis Requirements (16 credits)
- Business Electives (9 credits)
- LAS Requirements (34 credits)*
- Free Electives (3 credits)
* The core business courses ECO201 and ECO202 fulfill 6 of these credits, as they are also LAS 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 credits)
- 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 & Policy Formation (3 cr.)
- MKT201 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr.)
- OPM301 Operation & Production Management (3 cr.)
- QBA201 Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)
Accounting Emphasis Requirements (16 credits)
- 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 credits)
- 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 & Career Development (1 cr.)
LAS Requirements (34 credits)
Free Electives (3 credits)
Recommended Study Plan
Year One
Fall (15 credits)
- ACC203 Financial Accounting (3 cr.)
- MGT201 Introduction to Management (3 cr.)
- ECO201 Microeconomics (3 cr.)
- LAS Requirements (6 cr.)
Spring (16 credits)
- ACC204 Managerial Accounting (3 cr.)
- MKT201 Introduction to Marketing (3 cr.)
- ECO202 Macroeconomics (3 cr.)
- LAS Core (1 cr.)
- LAS Elective (3 cr.)
- Free Elective (3 cr.)
- BUS299 Civic Engagement (0 cr.)
Year Two
Fall (15 credits)
- FIN301 Managerial Finance (3 cr.)
- ITM211 Information Technology Management I (3 cr.)
- ACC311 Intermediate Accounting I (3 cr.)
- LAS Requirements (6 cr.)
Spring (16 credits)
- BUS213 Business Law & Ethics (3 cr.)
- ACC312 Intermediate Accounting II (3 cr.)
- QBA201 Managerial Statistics (3 cr.)
- ACC399 Accounting Internship (3 cr.)
- LAS Requirements (6 cr.)
Year Three
Fall (15 credits)
- ACC302 Cost Accounting (3 cr.)
- OPM301 Operation and Production Management (3 cr.)
- Emphasis Elective I (3 cr.)
- Emphasis Elective II (3 cr.)
- LAS Requirement (3 cr.)
Spring (15 credits)