Professional Accounting Major, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSB)
The Professional Accounting major is designed to rigorously prepare students for careers in public accounting (CPA) firms, industry, government, and not-for-profit organizations. Several professional certificates are available to professional accounting graduates who pass competitive examinations and meet certain other requirements. For example, the Certified Public Accountant certificate, Certified Management Accountant license, or Certified Internal Auditor certificate provide professional recognition to accountants who successfully complete a comprehensive professional examination and meet an experience requirement.
Requirements to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination vary from state to state. Experience requirements for the license also vary from state to state. Therefore, students must obtain current information from the Board of Accountancy within the state from which they seek licensure.
The undergraduate business policies can be found on the School of Business advising page.
- and are considered supporting courses and may be used to fulfill BACRs as well as requirements for the Business Administration degree; however, these courses are not counted twice toward the total of 180 credits for graduation.
Grade Requirements for Graduation: A minimum grade ≥C in each course required for the major and a minimum GPA ≥2.5 for all upper division Business Administration core courses, as well as required and elective courses taken to fulfill requirements for the major area.
| PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 5 |
| PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING | 4 |
| BUSINESS LAW | 4 |
| BUSINESS STATISTICS 1 | 4 |
| INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS | 5 |
| INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS | 5 |
| COLLEGE COMPOSITION: ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION | 5 |
| FINITE MATHEMATICS | 5 |
| or | PRECALCULUS MATH II |
| or | CALCULUS I |
| or | CALCULUS I |
| BUSINESS STATISTICS 2 | 4 |
| FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| ORGANIZATION THEORY AND BEHAVIOR | 4 |
| PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 4 |
| INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS | 4 |
| OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | 4 |
| INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I | 4 |
| INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II | 4 |
| INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING III | 4 |
| COST ACCOUNTING | 4 |
| ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS | 4 |
| AUDITING | 4 |
| FEDERAL INCOME TAX | 4 |
| ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE AND CERTIFICATION | |
| EXPERIENTIAL TAX PREPARATION | |
| ACCOUNTING CAREER PREPARATION | |
| ACCOUNTING FOR NON-PROFIT ENTITIES | |
| DIRECTED STUDY | |
| PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP | |
| SEMINAR | |
| SPREADSHEET MODELING FOR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS | |
| DEPARTMENT SENIOR CAPSTONE | 4 |
| Total Credits | 101 |
The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits.听Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.
Courses could be offered in different terms, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current.听Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.
All Undergraduate students are required to meet the听.
| First Year |
|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| 5 | | 5 | (Social Science BACR 1) | 5 |
| Humanities & Arts BACR听 11 | 5 | | 5 | Natural Science BACR 21 | 5 |
| Natural Science BACR 11 | 5 | Humanities & Arts BACR 21 | 5 | Diversity - graduation requirement 1 | 5 |
| 听 | 15 | 听 | 15 | 听 | 15 |
| Second Year |
|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| 5 | | 4 | | 4 |
| 4 | | 4 | | 4 |
| (Social Science BACR 2) | 5 | | 4 | | 4 |
| 听 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 |
| 听 | 14 | 听 | 16-17 | 听 | 16-17 |
| Third Year |
|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| 4 | | 4 | | 4 |
| 4 | | 4 | | 4 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Global Studies - graduation requirement1 | 5 | Accounting Elective2 | 4 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective 1 | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 |
| 听 | 16-18 | 听 | 17-18 | 听 | 16-17 |
| Fourth Year |
|---|
| Fall Quarter | Credits | Winter Quarter | Credits | Spring Quarter | Credits |
|---|
| 4 | | 4 | (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement) | 4 |
| 4 | (Accounting Elective)2 | 4-8 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 |
| Accounting Elective2 | 4 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 |
| Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective | 4-5 | 听 | 听 |
| 听 | 16-17 | 听 | 12-17 | 听 | 12-14 |
| Total Credits 180-194 |
Students who earn a BSB in Professional Accounting from 51福利社 should be able to:
- gain understanding in core accounting knowledge and its application;
- develop analytical and problem-solving skills in accounting contexts;
- communicate accounting information clearly and acquire ethical awareness in professional settings.