Accounting Sample Plan of Study
Following is one possible way to complete the major.
Students planning on continuing into the MPA (Master of Professional Accountancy) program should complete ACCT 382 a year earlier.
Students should fill in gaps with coursework required for the core curriculum and other majors/minors to take an average of 14 credit hours each fall and spring, and 3-4 credit hours each Interim. Total credit hours needs to be 124 for degree completion.
First Year
Fall Semester
FYS 110 | First Year Seminar I (FS) | 4 |
ACCT 210 | Principles of Accounting I | 3 |
ECON 120 | Principles of Economics I (SS) | 3 |
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
Interim
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
Spring Semester
Second Year
Fall Semester
ACCT 322 | Intermediate Accounting I | 4 |
ECON 270/PSYC 270 | Statistics | 4 |
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
Interim
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
Spring Semester
ACCT 323 | Intermediate Accounting II | 4 |
BSAD 330 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
Third Year
Fall Semester
ACCT 344 | Income Tax | 3 |
BSAD 340 | Business Law I | 3 |
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
Interim
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
Spring Semester
ACCT Electives include: BSAD 310, BSAD 320, BSAD 421, ACCT 495, ACCT 496
ACCT 347 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
ACCT | Elective course | 3 |
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
Fourth Year
If continuing for the MPA program, you will take some Graduate courses for MPA during your fourth year.
Fall Semester
ACCT Electives include: BSAD 310, BSAD 320, BSAD 421, ACCT 495, ACCT 496
ACCT 382/BSAD 382 | Business Ethics | 3 |
ACCT | Elective course | 3 |
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
Interim
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
Spring Semester
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |
| Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course | 3-4 |