The Public Accountancy, B.S. degree is designed to provide the knowledge and skills required for success in the job market and in graduate programs. Students who major in Public Accountancy are prepared for a cross-section of opportunities. Recent graduates have embarked on careers with small businesses, large corporations, and public entities in fields such as public accounting management, accounting, and government accounting.
The 150-credit hour program qualifies graduates to take the CPA (Certified Public Accounting) examination.
Sample Degree Plan
First Year
Fall Semester
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
BUAD 100 | Pathway to Success: Business | 3 |
ENGL 100 | Craft of Writing | 3 |
ECON 205 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
FF | Course | 3 |
FF | Course | 3 |
TOTAL | 15 |
Spring Semester
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
MATH 120 | Survey of Calculus | 3 |
CSIT 151 | Intro to Info Systems | 3 |
FF | Course | 3 |
FF | Course | 3 |
FF | Course | 3 |
TOTAL | 15 |
Second Year
Fall Semester
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ACCT 201 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
CSIT 251 | Info Systems Structures | 3 |
ECON 200 | Fundamentals of Statistics | 3 |
FF | Course | 3 |
General Elective (Non ACCT) | 3 | |
TOTAL | 15 |
Spring Semester
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ACCT 202 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
BUAD 300 | Statistical Analysis | 3 |
ECON 210 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
General Elective (Non ACCT) | 3 | |
General Elective (Non ACCT) | 3 | |
TOTAL | 15 |
Third Year
Fall Semester
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ACCT 301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
ACCT 304 | Taxation I | 3 |
ACCT 307 | Accounting Info Systems I | 3 |
BUAD 320 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
General Elective (Non ACCT) | 3 | |
TOTAL | 15 |
Spring Semester
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ACCT 302 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
ACCT 303 | Cost Management | 3 |
ACCT 305 | Taxation II | 3 |
BUAD 323 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
General Elective (Non ACCT) | 3 | |
TOTAL | 15 |
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ACCT 311 | Business Law I | 3 |
BUAD 327 | Operations Management | 3 |
BUAD 328 | Marketing Foundations | 3 |
ACCT 401 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
General Elective (Non ACCT) | 3 | |
TOTAL | 15 |
Spring Semester
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
ACCT 312 | Business Law II | 3 |
ACCT 405 | Auditing | 3 |
ACCT 407 | Accounting Info Systems II | 3 |
ACCT 480 | Internship | 3 |
General Elective (Non ACCT) | 3 | |
TOTAL | 15 |
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
BUAD 378 | Business & Ethics | 3 |
ACCT 440 | Accounting Theory | 3 |
ACCT 455 | Advanced Auditing | 3 |
BUAD 499 | Strategic Management | 3 |
General Elective (Non ACCT) | 3 | |
TOTAL | 15 |
Spring Semester
Course | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Major Elective | 3 | |
Major Elective | 3 | |
Major Elective | 3 | |
Major Elective | 3 | |
Major Elective | 3 | |
TOTAL | 15 |