School of Business - Economics
  Accounting

Students preparing for PricewaterhouseCoopers Case Competition

Consistent with the missions of the University and School of Business, the program in Accounting, a component of the Department of Accounting, Banking and Finance, prepares students for professional careers in a global market, in the areas of public, private, governmental accounting and graduate study. The program will achieve its mission through curricula structured to enable students to comprehend, analyze and critically assess an entity's economic status and provide recommendations and direction, which will optimize its value. The Accounting Program provides the student with extensive exposure to computer-assisted instruction. The faculty endeavor to instill in students a commitment to ethical values and social responsibility. The Accounting Program has a minimum requirement of 125 credit hours. Those students who are from states, that require the 150 credit-hours to sit for the CPA Exam, are encouraged to take additional electives to satisfy that requirement or to enroll in the newly established five-year MBA program.

Curriculum Outline - Accounting (Total Credits - 125)

Freshman Year
First Semester
Credits
Second Semester
Credits
Biology 101
3
English 102
3
English 101
3
Foreign Language Electives
3
Foreign Language Electives
3
Health Education 200
2
History 105/107
3
History 106
3
Mathematics 117 or higher
3
Mathematics 130 or higher
3
University 101
1
Science 102
3
Total
16
Total
17

 

Sophomore Year
First Semester
Credits

Second Semester

Credits

Accounting 203
3
Accounting 204
3
Economics 201
3
Economics 202
3
Humanities 201
3
Humanities 202
3
Management 215
3
Management 216
3
Physical Education
1
Physical Education
1
Speech 103
3
Communication Elective
3
Total
16
Total
16

 

Junior Year
First Semester
Credits
Second Semester
Credits
Accounting 309
3
Accounting 310
3
Finance 304
3
Accounting 415
3
Management 301
3
Accounting 419
3
Management 305
3
Business Related Elective
3
Marketing 305
3
Management 323
3
Total
15
Total
15

 

Senior Year
First Semester
Credits
Second Semester
Credits
Accounting 416
3
Accounting 426
3
Accounting 417
3
Business Related Electives
6
Business Related Elective
3
Non-Business Electives
6
Non-Business Electives
3
 
Management 400
3
 
Total
15
Total
15