This program prepares undergraduate Accounting students to be successful in their careers, as well as provides the necessary knowledge to be better prepared for the CPA exam.
Program Benefits:
- 42 required credits in accounting courses including additional auditing and taxation courses to improve your knowledge and topical coverage for the CPA exam.
- “Principles of Corporate Controllership” course which addresses the evolving needs of the accounting profession
- A capstone course in accounting which summarizes and integrates accounting knowledge from previous courses
- A discount on the CPA Review Class.
120 semester hours of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.70 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.70 major GPA.
Program Requirements
Students must complete General Education requirements and World Languages and Cultures Requirements.
Complete with a minimum 2.70 GPA:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Business Courses | ||
| BSLW 266 | The Impact of Law on the Business Environment | 3 |
| BUGN 280 | Strategic Business Communications | 3 |
| BUGN 295 | Elements of Business | 3 |
| FINC 300 | Integrated Core: Finance | 3 |
| INFO 300 | Integrated Core: Operations Management | 3 |
| MGMT 300 | Integrated Core: Management | 3 |
| MKTG 300 | Integrated Core: Marketing | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Capital Budgeting Management | ||
| Investment Principles and Portfolio Theory | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Required Accounting Courses | ||
| ACCT 201 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 302 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 304 | Contemporary Issues in Intermediate Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 305 | Taxation for Individuals | 3 |
| ACCT 307 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 309 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 310 | Taxation of Business Entities and Advanced Tax Concepts | 3 |
| ACCT 312 | Principles of Corporate Controllership | 3 |
| ACCT 400 | Auditing Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ACCT 401 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 403 | Advanced Auditing | 3 |
| ACCT 404 | Senior Seminar in Accounting | 3 |
| Required Collateral Courses | ||
| ECON 101 | Applied Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
| INFO 173 | Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions | 3 |
| INFO 240 | Statistical Methods in Business | 3 |
| Total Credits | 78 | |