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 100Principles of Microeconomics

4

STAT 118Introductory Statistics

4

Required Core Courses

ACCT 110Financial Accounting

4

ACCT 120Managerial Accounting

4

BUS 100Introduction to Business and Management

4

BUS 180Business Law

4

BUS 234Organizational Communication & Behavior

4

BUS 250Marketing

4

BUS 260Financial Management

4

BUS 325Operations Management

4

Required Accounting Courses

ACCT 200Intermediate Accounting I

4

ACCT 201Intermediate Accounting II

4

ACCT 205Cost Accounting

4

ACCT 301Accounting Information Systems

4

ACCT 308Auditing and Assurance

4

ACCT 325Accounting and Business Ethics

2

ACCT 370Accounting Internship I

Variable

ACCT 396Accounting Capstone

4

ACCT 207Tax 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 101Principles of Macroeconomics

4

ACCT 371Accounting Internship II

Variable