Accounting Curriculum Sequence

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Suggested Curriculum Sequence

This curriculum guide is a tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult Degree Works before and after registration for classes each semester to track academic progress.

First Year (Semester One): 14 Credits

ENGL 101 - Freshman Composition I 3 credits EC
XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB
MATH 110 - Algebra, Functions, and Analytic Geometry 3 credits MQ*
ORBM 102 - Freshman Orientation for Business and Management Majors 1 credits
XXXX - BP General Education Req. 4 credits with lab BP

First Year (Semester Two): 16 Credits

ENGL 102 - Freshman Composition II 3 credits EC
XXXX - HH General Education Req. 3 credits HH
ECON 211 - Principles of Economics I 3 credits SB*
INSS 141 - Digital Literacy and Application Software 3 credits IM*
XXXX - BP General Education Req. 3 credits no lab BP
XXXX - Phys. Activity or FIN 101 or MIND 101 or DSVG 101 or FACS 102 1 credit

Second Year (Semester One): 15 Credits

MGBU 202 - Professional Development 3 credits
MATH 201 - Calculus for Non-Science Majors 3 credits
ACCT 211 - Principles of Accounting I for Accounting Majors 3 credits
XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
ECON 212 - Principles of Economics II 3 credits

Second Year (Semester Two): 15 Credits

SSCM 220 - Business Statistics 3 credits
XXXX - CT General Education Req. 3 credits CT
ACCT 212 - Principles of Accounting II for Accounting Majors 3 credits
XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
ENGL 357 - Business Writing 3 credits

Third Year (Semester One): 18 Credits

INSS 360 - Management Information Systems 3 credits
ACCT 331 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 credits
ACCT 300 - Cost Accounting 3 credits
MKTG 331 - Principles of Marketing 3 credits
MGBU 324 - Organizational Behavior 3 credits
FIN 343 - Managerial Finance 3 credits

Third Year (Semester Two): 18 Credits

MGBU 381 - The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3 credits
ACCT 332 - Intermediate Accounting II 3 credits
ACCT 308 - Accounting Information Systems 3 credits
MGBU 326 - Business, Ethics and Society 3 credits
ACCT 320 - Federal Income Tax I 3 credits
ACCT 306 - Financial Statement Analysis 3 credits

Fourth Year (Semester One): 12 Credits

MGBU 327 - Fundamentals of International Business 3 credits
XXXX - CI General Education Req. 3 credits CI
XXXX - ACCT Elective 3 credits¹
SSCM 328 - Supply Chain and Operations Management 3 credits

Fourth Year (Semester Two): 12 Credits

ACCT 406 - Auditing 3 credits
ACCT 499 - Contemporary Accounting 3 credits
XXXX - GSBM Elective 3 credits²
MGBU 499 - Business Policy 3 credits

Total Credit Hours: 120

*denotes a department required supporting/major course which may fulfill a general education requirement and must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher

Please see General Education Requirements Distribution Areas for courses that satisfy General Education Requirements where not specified by the department

1 ACCT Elective is one course chosen from the following (ACCT 480 and ACCT 497 fulfill the requirement when taken together): ACCT 307 , ACCT 331 , ACCT 401 , ACCT 402 or ACCT 480 and ACCT 497

2 GSBM Elective is one course chosen from the following: ACCT 300-499, MGBU 300-499, ENTR 300-499, FIN 300-499, HOMG 300-499, INSS 300-499, HRMG 300-499, MKTG 300-499, SSCM 300-499. Students interested in the CPA examination should take MGBU 382 for the GSBM Elective.