The B.S. in Accounting program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP). The ACBSP accreditation standards are modeled on the Baldrige National Quality Program, which focuses on a student-centered learning approach in the classroom. Learn more about the ACBSP accreditation standards.
Degree Requirements
The B.S. in Accounting requires 126 course credits, including:
| College Core Requirements | 40 credits* | |
| Accounting Major | 81 credits | |
| Core Business Requirements | 42 credits | |
| BUSN 105 Principles of Management | (3 credits) | |
| BUSN 106 Principles of Marketing | (3 credits) | |
| ECON 220 Microeconomics | (3 credits) | |
| ECON 230 Macroeconomics* | (3 credits) | |
| BUSN 300 Quantitative Methods (Must be taken before senior year.) | (3 credits) | |
| BUSN 301 Business Law I | (3 credits) | |
| BUSN 302 Business Law II | (3 credits) | |
| BUSN 303 Fundamentals of Information Systems I | (3 credits) | |
| BUSN 309 International Business | (3 credits) | |
| BUSN 316 Operations: Methods and Systems | (3 credits) | |
| BUSN 317 Principles of Finance | (3 credits) | |
| BUSN 318 Human Resource Strategy | (3 credits) | |
| BUSN 400 Business Strategy | (3 credits) | |
| BUSN 375/475 Business Internship | (3 credits) | |
| Professional Accountancy Requirements | 30 credits | |
| ACCT 205 Principles of Accounting I | (3 credits) | |
| ACCT 207 Principles of Accounting II | (3 credits) | |
| ACCT 313 Intermediate Accounting I | (3 credits) | |
| ACCT 314 Intermediate Accounting II | (3 credits) | |
| ACCT 411 Income Taxation | (3 credits) | |
| ACCT 412 Cost Accounting | (3 credits) | |
| ACCT 450 Auditing Theory and Practice | (3 credits) | |
| ACCT 451 Advanced Accounting | (3 credits) | |
| ACCT 460 Accounting Research | (3 credits) | |
| ACCT 475 Accounting Internship | (3 credits) | |
| Cognate Requirements | 9 credits | |
| MATH 102 Mathematical Modeling* | (3 credits) | |
| MATH 119 Statistics* | (3 credits) | |
| COMM 210 Public Speaking | (3 credits) | |
| Open Electives | 5 credits | |
| TOTAL | 126 credits |
*Three core credits in the Social Sciences and six core credits in MATH may be satisfied with major requirements for the
B.S. in Accounting.
Sample Program
B.S. in Accounting (126 credits)
Year 1
| FYE 101 The First-Year Experience | 1 credit |
| ENGL 110 Writing in Context I (fall) | 3 credits |
| ENGL 120 Writing in Context II (spring) | 3 credits |
| Freshman Seminar | 3 credits |
| COMM 210 Public Speaking | 3 credits |
| College Core Course | 3 credits |
| Modern Language and Literature Core | 6 credits |
| MATH 102 Mathematical Modeling | 3 credits |
| BUSN 105 Principles of Management | 3 credits |
| BUSN 106 Principles of Marketing | 3 credits |
| TOTAL | 31 credits |
Year 2
| ECON 220 Microeconomic Principles | 3 credits |
| ECON 230 Macroeconomic Principles (Social Science Core) | 3 credits |
| College Core Courses | 15 credits |
| MATH 119 Statistics | 3 credits |
| ACCT 205 Principles of Accounting I | 3 credits |
| ACCT 207 Principles of Accounting II | 3 credits |
| ACCT 313 Intermediate Accounting I | 3 credits |
| TOTAL | 33 credits |
Year 3
| College Core Courses | 6 credits |
| BUSN 300 Quantitative Methods (must be taken before senior year) | 3 credits |
| BUSN 301 Business Law I | 3 credits |
| BUSN 302 Business Law II | 3 credits |
| BUSN 303 Fundamentals of Information Systems | 3 credits |
| ACCT 314 Intermediate Accounting II | 3 credits |
| BUSN 317 Principles of Finance | 3 credits |
| ACCT 411 Income Taxation | 3 credits |
| ACCT 412 Cost Accounting | 3 credits |
| Open Electives | 3 credits |
| TOTAL | 33 credits |
Year 4
| BUSN 309 International Business | 3 credits |
| BUSN 316 Operations: Methods and Systems | 3 credits |
| BUSN 318 Human Resource Strategy | 3 credits |
| BUSN 400 Business Strategy | 3 credits |
| ACCT 450 Auditing Theory and Practice | 3 credits |
| ACCT 451 Advanced Accounting | 3 credits |
| ACCT 460 Accounting Research | 3 credits |
| ACCT 475 Accounting Internship | 3 credit |
| Open Electives | 5 credits |
| TOTAL | 29 credits |
Total Credits for Graduation – 126