Accounting, B.S.

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This major is administered by the School of Business and Economics .

In the accounting major, you complete courses in core accounting content and methodology, as well as courses in business and economics. Upon completing the accounting major, you will be prepared to work professionally in accounting and the business world.

Successfully complete a minimum of 73-75 credits in the categories below. Completing these requirements will satisfy the Communication in the Major requirements.

Foundation, 16-17 credits

Complete BEFORE taking any additional 300-400 level courses, including “core” courses.

MATH 111 - Applied Calculus 4 cr. or
MATH 120 - Calculus I 4 cr.
CIS 102 - Practicum in Computing 1 cr. (spreadsheet)
ACCT 210 - Introductory Financial Accounting 3 cr.
ACCT 211 - Introductory Managerial Accounting 3 cr.
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr. and
ECON 111 - Principles of Microeconomics 3 cr.
or
ECON 200 - Principles of Economics 3 cr. and
An additional 3 credits in 200-400 level Economics coursework. You may not take ECON 497 or ECON 498 to satisfy this requirement. Classes you take as part of other requirements of the major do not satisfy this requirement.

Accounting Core, 24 credits

ACCT 310 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I 3 cr.
ACCT 311 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II 3 cr.
ACCT 321 - Cost Accounting 3 cr.
ACCT 330 - Federal Individual Income Taxes 3 cr.
ACCT 331 - Federal Business Income Taxes 3 cr.
ACCT 370 - Accounting Information Systems 3 cr.
ACCT 410 - Advanced Financial Accounting 3 cr.
ACCT 450 - Auditing 3 cr.

Electives, 6 credits

ACCT 390 - Ethics in Accounting and Business 3 cr.
ACCT 411 - Not for Profit Accounting 3 cr.
ACCT 497 - Internship in Accounting 1-15 cr.
BUS 341 - Advanced Business Law 3 cr.
BUS 352 - Financial Management 3 cr.
BUS 353 - Investments 3 cr.
BUS 355 - Real Estate Investments 3 cr.
BUS 356 - Corporate Risk Management 3 cr.
BUS 455 - Corporate Finance Seminar 3 cr.

Business Core, 27-28 credits

MATH 355 - Elementary Statistical Methods 4 cr. or other approved statistics course:
MATH 354 - Applied Statistics 4 cr. or
FOR 321 - Forest Biometry 4 cr. or
PSYC 300 - Statistics for Psychologists 4 cr. or
SOC 351 - Social Statistics 4 cr. or
BUS 325 - Organizational Behavior 3 cr.
BUS 330 - Principles of Marketing 3 cr.
BUS 340 - Business Law and Ethics 3 cr.
BUS 350 - Principles of Finance 3 cr.
BUS 360 - Principles of Production-Operations Management 3 cr.

Capstone Experience

BUS 480 - Management Capstone 3 cr.