Mar 29, 2024  
Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2020-2021 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Accounting, B.A.


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The Accounting major prepares students for entry-level positions in areas such as managerial accounting, taxation, or auditing. The program also helps prepare students for graduate studies in accounting and/or other business related fields.

In general, 300 - level courses in the Business Administration Professional Core or Electives Groups are taken after students have completed the freshman and sophomore years (4 full semesters).

However, students who have completed 45 semester hours and who have a cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 or above are eligible to take 300 - level business core courses during the second semester of the sophomore year.

A student can complete no more than two internships in business administration, each carrying no more than three semester hours of credit.

 

General Education Requirements (39-42 sem. hrs)


For a complete list of general education courses click here ​. For additional information on general education requirements click here   .

Ethics Course Requirement


Foreign Language Requirement (6 sem. hrs)


For information on how to fulfill the foreign language requirement click here 

Accounting Major (24 sem. hrs)


Students who elect to earn a major in Accounting must complete 24 semester hours of required courses from the courses listed below.  All must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken pass/fail.

Electives (18 sem. hrs)


Total: 120 (sem. hrs)


The total reflects the minimum number of hours to obtain a bachelor’s degree. Some courses listed above may fulfill more than one requirement block. Please speak to your academic advisor to plan your specific degree path.

Note(s):


MGMT 479  - Strategic Management 3 hours with a C or higher satisfies the culminating experience for the business core. ACCT 489  Auditing I 3 hours with a C or higher satisfies this capstone requirement for the Accounting major.

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