Public Accounting, Bachelor of Arts
This 150-hour course of study is available to students who are interested in becoming licensed as Certified Public Accountants. (Most state boards of accountancy now require a 150-hour course of study).
Requirements for a major in Public Accounting:
Department Core Courses (12 Hours)
| ACCT 201 | Introduction to Management Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 211 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 212 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| MNGT 220 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
Accounting (31 Hours)
Computer Science (3 Hours)
| CSCI 110 | Computing in Business | 3 |
| | Or | |
| CSCI 210 | Scientific Computing & Problem Solving | 3 |
Finance (3 Hours)
Management and Marketing (12 Hours)
Communication and English (6 Hours)
1 course from
| COMM 211 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| | Or | |
| COMM 385 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| | Or | |
| COMM 420 | Business Communication Seminar | 3 |
Statistics (3 Hours)
Leadership (3 Hours)
Electives: (choose 2) (6 Hours)
| ACCT 497 | Accounting Internship | 1-3 |
| MIS 340 | Information Systems Security | 3 |
| MNGT 360 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
Attendance at 6 Professional Development Events (0 Hours)
Capstone (3 Hours)
Total Credit Hours: 82