Accounting

I. Required courses for the major—52 hours:

• ACCT 215 - Principles of Accounting I (4)
• ACCT 216 - Principles of Accounting II (4)
• ACCT 301 - Intermediate Accounting I (4)
• ACCT 302 - Intermediate Accounting II (4)
• ACCT 317 - Cost Accounting (4)
• ACCT 340 - Accounting Systems and Controls (4)
• ACCT 415 - Auditing (4)
• ACCT 417 - Income Taxation (4)
• BUS 230 - Organizational Behavior and Theory (4)
• BUS 300 - Law and Ethics (4)
• BUS 480 - Strategic Management (4)

II. Required courses outside the major—12 hours:

• ECON 103 - Introductory Economic Analysis (4)
• ECON 306 - Corporate Finance (4)

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• STAT 185 - Introductory Statistics (4)   or
• STAT 225 - Introduction to Calculus-Based Statistics (4)

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III. Professional Development Program

Students will gain critical career readiness skills through completing structured professional development steps upon declaring the major through their senior year. This will be a course administered through Moodle, and steps include career analysis, resume crafting, consultation with a Career Center coach, engagement with industry/nonprofit/government representatives, digital profile development, planning for internship and other experiential learning, network and mentor development, employment search, mock interviews and salary negotiation, and participation in other required professional development activities. Progress is monitored annually.

IV. Other departmental requirements:

Major competency is demonstrated in ACCT 415. A grade of C or higher in ACCT 215, 216, 301, 302, 317, 415 and BUS 480 is required to progress through the Accounting curriculum and to graduate. Completion of the Professional Development Program is required to graduate.