Public Accounting, BA

Program Overview

The public accounting major at this institution comprises 61 credits, focusing on accounting, business, economics, and related fields. Students develop expertise in financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and other accounting principles. The program prepares graduates for careers in accounting, auditing, taxation, and other business-related roles.

Program Outline

Outline:

• The public accounting major consists of 61 credits.
• Accounting
• ACCT 221 - Financial Accounting (3 credits)
• ACCT 222 - Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
• ACCT 321 - Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits)
• ACCT 322 - Intermediate Accounting II (3 credits)
• ACCT 333 - Accounting Information Systems (3 credits)
• ACCT 375 - Cost Accounting (3 credits)
• ACCT 423 - Auditing (3 credits)
• ACCT 425 - Individual Taxation (3 credits)
• ACCT 426 - Corporate Tax and Research (3 credits)
• ACCT 427 - Advanced Accounting (3 credits)
• ACCT 428 - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting (3 credits)
• Business
• BUS 222 - Management Perspectives and Theory (3 credits)
• BUS 223 - Vocation and Professional Development (1 credit)
• BUS 341 - Business Law (3 credits)
• BUS 371 - Financial Management (3 credits)
• Economics
• ECON 211 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 212 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
• Departmental Elective (1 course)
• ACCT 430 - Ethics in Accounting (3 credits)
• BUS 331 - Marketing Management (3 credits)
• BUS 352 - Human Resource Management (3 credits)
• BUS 358 - Management in the British Economy (3 credits)
• BUS 361 - Operations Management (3 credits)
• BUS 382 - Investment Fundamentals (3 credits)
• BUS 395 - Advanced Studies in Business (1-3 credits)
• ECON 302 - Monetary Economics (3 credits)
• ECON 304 - Economic Growth and Development (3 credits)
• ECON 306 - Econometrics (3 credits)
• ECON 310 - Environmental Public Policy (3 credits)
• ECON 311 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 312 - Intermediate Microeconomics (3 credits)
• ECON 318 - International Economics (3 credits)
• ECON 320 - Financial Economics (3 credits)
• ECON 358 - Management in the British Economy (3 credits)
• ECON 395 - Advanced Studies in Economics (1-3 credits)
• Business Computing
• CSCI 140 - Business Computing (3 credits)
• Communication Skills
• COMM 140 - Public Presentations (3 credits)
• Statistics (1 course)
• MATH 115 - Introductory Statistics (3 credits)
• MATH 215 - Intermediate Statistics (3 credits)
• MATH 219 - Accelerated Statistical Methods (4 credits)

Careers:

• Graduates of the public accounting program are prepared for careers in accounting, auditing, and taxation.
• They may also work in financial management, consulting, or other business-related fields.