Accounting Major Requirements
*2009 - Present Catalogue:
New major requirements as approved by the faculty in Fall 2008.
Prerequisites:
- Economics 201 - Principles of Microeconomics
- Economics 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- Mathematics 140 - Statistics
- Mathematics 160 - Calculus for the Social Sciences
or Mathematics 181 - Calculus 1
A minimum grade of C is required in all prerequisites for Accounting or Finance.
Completion of 39 hours as follows
Thirty-three hours from the following courses, all of which are required:
- Accounting 211 - Accounting Principles
- Accounting 341 - Cost Accounting I
- Accounting 345 - Accounting Information Systems
- Accounting 351 - Intermediate Accounting
- Accounting 352 - Intermediate Accounting II
- Accounting 412 - Auditing
- Accounting 425 - Income Tax Concepts and Decision Making
- Business 331 - Management
- Business 338 - Marketing
- Economics 372 - Business Law
- Finance 321 - Business Finance
Six hours from the following courses:
- Accounting 342 - Cost Accounting II
- Accounting 411 - Advanced Accounting
- Accounting 413 - Auditing II
- Accounting 426 - Income Tax Concepts and Decision Making II
- Accounting 480 - Advanced Topics in Accounting
Recommended Courses for Majors in Accounting:
- Computer Science 101 - Introduction to Computers
- English 387 - Business and Professional Writing
- English 388 - Public Speaking
- Philosophy 213 - Business Ethics
*2007-2008 Catalogue:
Prerequisites:
- Economics 201 - Principles of Microeconomics
- Economics 202 - Principles of Macroeconomics
- Mathematics 140 - Statistics
- Mathematics 160 - Calculus for the Social Sciences
or Mathematics 181 - Calculus 1
A minimum grade of C is required in all prerequisites for Accounting or Finance.
Completion of 40 hours as follows:
37 hours (12 courses + BUS 449) from the following:
- Accounting 211 - Principles of Accounting
- Accounting 341 - Cost Accounting I
- Accounting 342 - Cost Accounting II
- Accounting 345 - Accounting Information Systems
- Accounting 351 - Intermediate Accounting I
- Accounting 352 -Intermediate Accounting II
- Accounting 411 - Advanced Accounting
- Accounting 412 - Auditing
- Accounting 425 - Income Tax Concepts and Decision Making
- Business 448 - Business and the Liberal Arts
- Business 449 - Business Strategy Game (a 1-hour course)
- Economics 372 - Business Law
- Finance 321 - Business Finance
3 hours (1 course) from the following:
- Business 331 - Management
- Business 338* - Marketing
- Business 348 - Small Business Management
- Business 376 - Collaborative Problem Solving
- Business 480* - International Marketing
*Students may not take both BUS 338 and 480 for credit.
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