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
BUS 100	Introduction to Business and Management	4
BUS 180	Business Law	4
BUS 234	Organizational Communication & Behavior	4
BUS 250	Marketing	4
BUS 260	Financial Management	4
BUS 325	Operations Management	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

Note that ACCT 396 (Accounting Capstone) will be replaced with interdisciplinary BUS 340 (Strategic Management) for all business majors after June 2021.

Electives

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

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