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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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