Four-Year Degree Plan for Major in Accounting
Note that this is a sample four-year plan. There are other course sequences that will allow a student to graduate within four years as long as prerequisite courses are taken in the proper sequence. This sample plan does not guarantee course availability, and adjustments to students’ plans may be necessary if they are unable to take specific courses during specific semesters. Students who are placed into lower level FYW, MAT or other prerequisite courses will need to adjust their four-year plans accordingly. Similarly, students who bring in Advanced Placement, Dual Enrollment or transfer credit for courses will need to adjust their four-year plans. A minimum of a 2.0 GPA both overall and in the major is required for graduation. In addition to major requirements, all components of the Baccalaureate Experience must be completed in order to successfully graduate.
Degree Requirements
First (Freshman) Year - Fall Semester
FYW 101 | Writing and Inquiry | 4 |
MAT 225 | Calculus for Business | 4 |
| Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 3 |
GTW 101 | Gateways | 1 |
| or | |
HON 101 | Pathways to Honors 1 | 1 |
Total Credit Hours: | 12 |
First (Freshman) Year - Spring Semester
FYW 102 | Writing & Research | 4 |
BUS 101 | Introduction to Global Business | 4 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
| Natural Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 3 |
GTW 102 | Gateways II | 1 |
| or | |
HON 102 | Pathways to Honors 2 | 1 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Second (Sophomore) Year - Fall Semester
BUS 221 | Business Law and Social Responsibility | 4 |
ACC 202 | Financial Accounting Information | 4 |
ITM 220 | Information Systems | 4 |
ECO 204 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Second (Sophomore) Year - Spring Semester
ACC 203 | Managerial Accounting | 4 |
SPE 208 | Speech for Business and the Professions | 4 |
ITM(QMB) 210 | Managerial Statistics | 4 |
ECO 205 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Third (Junior) Year - Fall Semester
ACC 099 | Non-Credit Service Requirement for Accounting Majors | 0 |
ACC 320 | Intermediate Accounting I | 4 |
ACC 352 | Federal Tax Accounting I | 4 |
| Humanities/Fine Arts (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
| Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Third (Junior) Year - Spring Semester
ACC 420 | Intermediate Accounting II | 4 |
ACC 351 | Accounting Information Systems | 4 |
MGT 350 | International Business | 4 |
| Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Fourth (Senior) Year - Fall Semester
ACC 401 | Auditing and Attestation | 4 |
FIN 310 | Financial Management | 4 |
MKT 300 | Principles of Marketing | 4 |
| Social Science (Bacc. Exp.) | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Fourth (Senior) Year - Spring Semester
MGT 431 | Practical Strategic Assessment | 4 |
ACC 304 | Cost Accounting | 4 |
| General Elective | 4 |
| General Elective | 4 |
Total Credit Hours: | 16 |
Total Credit Hours: 126
- SPE 208 fulfills 4 credit hours of the humanities/fine arts requirement.
- Natural science courses must be from different areas, one in biology and the other in chemical or physical science.
- Prerequisites are strictly enforced.
- Accounting service requirement: All accounting majors must, as a condition of graduation, complete 30 hours of service. Accounting majors will register with the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement during the first semester of junior year at the latest in order to document their service hours. Students will request and receive a co-curricular transcript that summarizes the service hours. The department chair will review the co-curricular transcript and submit a passing grade to the registrar for completion of the requirement. This will satisfy the ACC 099 service requirement. The transcript must be submitted to the department chair at least 30 days before the expected graduation date. The accounting department provides ways to meet the requirement through the VITA tax program and through Beta Alpha Psi. In addition the Office of Student Leadership and Engagement provides many opportunities for service. If students choose the VITA option, the accounting department recommends they undertake their service requirement in conjunction with ACC 352.