Accounting Curriculum

Accounting (ACCT) Major

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Program Sheet

The basic objective of the accounting major is to provide students with the educational background necessary for lifelong learning and a rewarding career in the accounting profession.  The curriculum offered by the department attempts to blend the conceptual with the practical.  Exposure to the underlying conceptual framework of accounting provides a basis for dealing with emerging accounting issues, while examination of technical pronouncements enables students to gain insight into practical issues encountered in an accounting environment.

All accounting courses for the major require a minimum grade of C (not C-).

27 credit hours (21 credits required courses, 6 credits elective courses)  

Required Courses (must take all courses)

Course Code	Course Name	PreReq’s	Credits
ACCT 3230	Intermediate I	ACCT 2020, MATH 1400, Sophomore Standing	3
ACCT 3430	Intermediate II	ACCT 3230, Advanced Business Standing	3
ACCT 3240	Cost I	ACCT 2020, MATH 1400, Sophomore Standing	3
ACCT 3070	Tax I	ACCT 2010, ACCT 2020, MATH 1400	3
ACCT 3610	Information Systems	ACCT 3230, Advanced Business Standing	3
ACCT 4060	Audit I	ACCT 3610, and ACCT 3430, Advanced Business Standing	3
	ACCT elective		3
Total			21

 

Approved Elective Courses

Course Code	Course Name	PreReq’s	Credits
Accounting Electives
ACCT 4XXX	Data Science	Advanced Business Standing	3
ACCT 3XXX	Advanced Data Analytics	Junior Standing	3
ACCT 3100	Financial Statement Analysis	ACCT 2010, ACCT 2020, FIN 3250 (or equivalent) or concurrent enrollment, Sophomore Standing	3
ACCT 4050	Government and NFP	ACCT 3240, Advanced Business Standing	3
ACCT 4600	Ethics & Professionalism	ACCT 3070, ACCT 3610, ACCT 3830 (or equivalents), ACCT 4060 or Concurrent, Advanced Business Standing	3
Advanced Business Electives
3000+	Any Business Course		3
3000+	Any Business Course		3
Total			27

   

Accounting (ACCT) Minor

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Program Sheet

The basic objective of the accounting minor are to provide students who do not intend to major in accounting with the basis for understanding the role accounting.  The curriculum offered by the department attempts to blend the conceptual with the practical.  Exposure to the underlying conceptual framework of accounting provides a basis for dealing with emerging accounting issues, while examination of technical pronouncements enables students to gain insight into practical issues encountered in an accounting environment.

All accounting courses for the minor require a minimum grade of C (not C-).

15 credit hours (9 credits required courses, 6 credits elective courses)  

Required Courses (must take all courses)

Course Code	Course Name	PreReqs	Credits
ACCT 3230	Intermediate I	ACCT 2020, MATH 1400, Sophomore Standing	3
ACCT 3240	Cost I	ACCT 2020, MATH 1400, Sophomore Standing	3
	ACCT elective		3
Total			9

 

Approved Elective Courses

Course Code	Course Name	PreReqs	Credits
Advanced Business Electives
3000+	Any Business Course		3
3000+	Any Business Course		3
Total			15