Accounting, BS

CIP Code: 52.0301

General Education Requirements

Bachelor of Science

Major Requirements

(includes Business Administration minor)

School of Business Core Requirements

ACCT 213 - Principles of Financial Accounting Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 223 - Principles of Managerial Accounting Semester Hours: Three
MATH 243 - Probability and Statistics (MOTR MATH 110) Semester Hours: Three ¹
BCIS 303 - Information Technology Theory and Practice Semester Hours: Three † ‡
BUSN 303 - Business Ethics Semester Hours: Three †
BUSN 353 - Communication Strategies in Business Semester Hours: Three
BUSN 363 - Financial Management Semester Hours: Three † <>
BUSN 413 - Business Law I Semester Hours: Three †<>
OR
BUSN 423 - Business Law II Semester Hours: Three †<>
BUSN 463 - Strategic Management Semester Hours: Three
BUSN 481 - Interviewing Techniques Semester Hours: One
ECON 113 - Macroeconomics (MOTR ECON 101) Semester Hours: Three ²
ECON 123 - Microeconomics (MOTR ECON 102) Semester Hours: Three ²
MGMT 303 - Management Concepts and Practices Semester Hours: Three
MGPS 403/503 - Organizational Behavior and Leadership Semester Hours: Three ³ <>
MRKT 313 - Introduction to Marketing Semester Hours: Three †

Total: 43 Hours

¹Bachelor of Science Degree Requirement credit hours
²General Education Requirement credit hours
³See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.
†For students majoring in Healthcare Management, these requirements are met by courses in the Healthcare Management Core.
‡Included in Technical Core for students majoring in Information Technology.
<>Not included in Information Technology major.

The Business Administration minor will be granted to all majors in the Business Division, except Business Administration and Applied Management majors, as a result of completing the School of Business Core.

Required Accounting (ACCT) Courses

ACCT 313 - Intermediate Accounting I Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 323 - Intermediate Accounting II Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 333 - Cost Accounting Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 343 - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 413 - Tax Accounting Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 443 - Auditing Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 463 - Advanced Accounting Semester Hours: Three

Total: 21 Hours

Total Hours to Complete Major Requirements: 64

Prospective CPA Candidates

Students who intend to continue their education with the intention of sitting for the CPA exam are highly encouraged to take these additional courses in order to help satisfy exam requirements:

ACCT 353 - Budgeting Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 423 - Current Topics in Financial Accounting and Reporting Semester Hours: Three
ACCT 453 - Forensic and Fraud Accounting Semester Hours: Three

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