Accounting, B.S.

General Education Courses (37-38 Hours)

See the Catalog Bachelor’s Degree Requirements for detailed information about the General Education Requirements for transfer students and students admitted as a freshman.

• Communications (9 credit hours)

  • Two courses in written communication (6)
  • One course in oral communication (3)

  Mathematics (3 credit hours)

  • MATH - 2100 Elementary Statistics (3)  

  Physical and Life Sciences (7 - 8 credit hours), including at least one laboratory course

  • One course from Life Sciences (3-4)
  • One course from Physical Sciences (3-4)

  Humanities (9 credit hours)

  • At least one course from humanities and at least one course from fine arts

  Social and Behavioral Sciences (9 credits)

• ECON - 2301 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
• ECON - 2302 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
• One additional Social and Behavioral Science Course (3)

Business Core Courses (45 Hours)

All core courses for this major are offered as face-to-face and as online courses.  When scheduling classes, the “course type” column will indicate if the course is offered online for that term.

• ACCT - 2110 Financial Accounting (3)
• ACCT - 2111 Managerial Accounting (3)
• BLAW - 2100 Business Law I (3)
• BLAW - 3100 Business Law II (3)
• BUS - 3200 Business Communications (3)
• BUS - 3700 Business Statistics (3)
• FIN - 3110 Principles of Financial Management (3)
• MATH - 2109 Finite Mathematics (3)

• OR

• MATH - 2281 Applied Calculus (3)
• MGMT - 2100 Principles of Business Management (3)
• MGMT - 3099 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility (3)
• MGMT - 3500 Organizational Behavior (3)
• MGMT - 4600 Globalization of Business (3)
• MGMT - 4900 Strategic Management (3)
• MIS - 2101 Basics of Information Technology (3)
• MKTG - 2100 Introduction to Marketing Management (3)

Accounting Core Courses (18 Hours)

• ACCT - 3111 Cost Accounting I (3)
• ACCT - 3151 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
• ACCT - 3152 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
• ACCT - 3252 Accounting Information System (3)
• ACCT - 4251 Tax I (3)
• ACCT - 4354 Auditing I (3)

Accounting Selectives (9 Hours)

Select three of the following courses:

• ACCT - 4112 Cost Accounting II (3)
• ACCT - 4154 Advanced Accounting (3)
• ACCT - 4252 Tax II (3)
• ACCT - 4355 Auditing II (3)
• ACCT - 4461 Government and Nonprofit Accounting (3)
• ACCT - 4501 Fraud Examination (3)
• ACCT - 4805 Internship (3)

Electives (10-11 Hours)

Total - 120 Hours

NOTE: Students preparing for professional certifications should choose electives as follows:

• Certified Internal Auditor (C.I.A.) Examination - ACCT-4355  is recommended.
• Certified Management Accountant (C.M.A.) Examination - ACCT-4112 , ECON-3404 , and MGMT-3400  are recommended.
• Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.) Examination - ACCT-4154 , ACCT-4252 , and ACCT-4355  are recommended.