Accounting (BSBA)

The Accounting major is a gateway to lucrative opportunities in a wide variety of exciting professional careers. Students will master the knowledge and skills needed to pass the CPA, CMA, or CIA exams. Whether your goal is to be an officer in a CPA firm, lead an accounting department in industry, establish a private practice, or any of a host of other possibilities, our accounting program will help you get there.

All of our accounting majors participate in internships. The experience enables you to integrate your academic preparation with its practical applications. These internships offer you a variety of benefits including experiential learning, typically generous compensation, up to 16 credits on your transcript, and a potential gateway to full-time employment with the internship sponsor.

Program Requirements:

Prerequisites for Accounting Majors

ECON 100	Principles of Microeconomics	4
STAT 118	Introductory Statistics	4

Required Core Courses

ACCT 110	Financial Accounting	4
ACCT 120	Managerial Accounting	4
MGMT 100	Foundations of Business & Management	4
MGMT 180	Business Law	4
MGMT 234	Organizational Communication and Behavior	4
MGMT 250	Marketing	4
MGMT 260	Finance	4
MGMT 325	Operations Management & Decision Making	4

Required Accounting Courses

ACCT 200	Intermediate Accounting I	4
ACCT 201	Intermediate Accounting II	4
ACCT 205	Cost Accounting	4
ACCT 301	Accounting Information Systems	4
ACCT 308	Auditing and Assurance	4
ACCT 325	Accounting and Business Ethics	2
ACCT 370	Accounting Internship I	Variable
ACCT 396	Accounting Capstone	4
ACCT 207	Tax Accounting	4

Electives

Suggested elective to strengthen students’ ability to pass the CPA exam:

ECON 101	Principles of Macroeconomics	4
ACCT 371	Accounting Internship II	Variable