Accounting Major (150 Credits)

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The 150-credit Accounting major is designed for students to meet the CPA licensing requirements for the state of Idaho.

Major Requirements

52 credits

Quantitative Reasoning (3 credits)

The credits for the math requirement (MAT-125 or higher level math) are counted in the Professional Foundations minor.

ECN-200Principles of Economics

3 credits

MAT-125Data Analysis and Statistics

3 credits

Accounting Courses (23 credits)

ACC-221Financial Accounting

3 credits

ACC-222Managerial Accounting

3 credits

ACC-318Intermediate Accounting I

3 credits

ACC-320Intermediate Accounting II

3 credits

ACC-330Accounting Information Systems

3 credits

ACC-423Auditing

3 credits

ACC-424Tax Accounting I

3 credits

ACC-497Internship

1-3 credits

Two credits of accounting internship are required.

Upper-Division Elective (3 credits)

Complete one upper-division (300- or 400-level) elective in related accounting topics, which may include the following (or others with department approval).

ACC-425Tax Accounting II

3 credits

ACC-427Cost Accounting

3 credits

ACC-429Advanced Accounting

3 credits

Business Courses (21 credits)

BUS-100Introduction to Business

3 credits

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or

BUS-101Introduction to Sport Administration

3 credits

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BUS-150Business Computer Applications

3 credits

BUS-225Principles of Management

3 credits

BUS-330Principles of Finance

3 credits

BUS-360Principles of Marketing

3 credits

BUS-391Business Law

3 credits

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BUS-350Management Science

3 credits

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or

BUS-438Financial Problems

3 credits

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or

BUS-453Principles of Productions and Operations Mgmt

3 credits

In exceptional cases, BUS-494 or ACC-494 Independent Study may be substituted for INT-497 or ACC-497 Internship (with department permission).

Capstone (2 credits)

BUS-493Business and Accounting Capstone: Sr Seminar

2 credits

It is expected that students will take five years to complete the Accounting (150 Hours) program.  Students choosing this major must complete at least 150 credit hours to graduate, including 74 credits outside of the Business and Accounting Department. 

Students may not earn both the Business Administration major and the Accounting (150 Hours) major.

Accounting majors must take BUS-493 Business and Accounting Capstone: Senior Seminar in their senior year (final semester preferred).

Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this major, students will be able to:

1)  Demonstrate an understanding of general business theories and principles;

2)  Analyze and reason independently, and ethically appropriate to given business/organizational situations;

3)  Demonstrate effective communication skills through written, interpersonal, or team activities; and

4)  Carry out analytical problem solving through the use of appropriate business-oriented resources for decision making in the organizational context.