Accounting BS
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Accounting BS Courses
Summary of Requirements
- Overall Program Requirements: 120 credits
- General Education Requirements: 33 credits
- Business Program Requirements: 60 credits
- Accounting Electives: 18 credits
- Free Electives: 9 credits
Majors and Major Course Electives
Business Administration (6 courses)
International Business (6 courses)
Management & Industrial Relations (6 courses)
Suggested Schedule
First Semester
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BUAD 101 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| ENGL 101 | Composition & Rhetoric | 3 |
| MATH 105 | Intermediate Algebra | 3 |
| FYS 101 | First Year Seminar | 3 |
| Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | |
Second Semester
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 101 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
| ENGL 202 | Advanced Composition (For Business) | 3 |
| CAIS 191 | Computer Concepts | 3 |
| SCI | Natural Sciences Core | 3 |
| BUAD 102 | Business Communications | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
Third Semester
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MGMT 200 | Work Force Dynamics | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Principles of Economics - Macro | 3 |
| SOSC | Social Science Core | 3 |
| SCI | Natural Science Core | 3 |
| ACCT 103 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
Fourth Semester
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| ECON 202 | Principles of Economics - Micro | 3 |
| CAIS 101 | Statistics | 3 |
| MKTG 205 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| FIN 209 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| SOSC | Social Science Core | 3 |
| Total | 15 | |
Fifth Semester
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| Major Elective | 3 | |
| MGMT 301 | Operations Management | 3 |
| HUM | Humanities Core | 3 |
| Free Elective | 6 | |
| Total | 15 | |
Sixth Semester
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BLAW 251 | Business Law I | 3 |
| CAIS 201 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3 |
| MGMT 320 | Business Planning | 3 |
| HUM | Humanities Core | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | |
Seventh Semester
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| BUAD 382 | Senior Project/Internship | 3 |
| Major Elective | 9 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | |
Eighth Semester
| Course | Credits | |
|---|---|---|
| MGMT 350 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 |
| CAPS 390 | Capstone Seminar | 3 |
| Major Electives | 6 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Total | 15 | |
