Accounting Major

43 credit hours

Required Courses: 39 credit hours

ACCT 210	Principles of Accounting I	3
ACCT 211	Principles of Accounting II	3
ACCT 322	Intermediate Accounting I	3
ACCT 324	Intermediate Accounting II	2
ACCT 326	Intermediate Accounting III	3
ACCT 344	Income Tax	3
ACCT 347	Cost Accounting	3
ACCT 382/BSAD 382	Business Ethics (E)	3
BSAD 330	Principles of Finance	3
BSAD 340	Business Law I	3
COSC 205/BSAD 205	Management Information Systems I	3
ECON 120	Principles of Microeconomics (SS)	3

ECON 270/PSYC 270	Statistics (MT)	4
	OR
BSAD 315	Data Analytics	3

Electives: minimum of 6 credit hours

BSAD 310	Principles of Marketing	3
BSAD 320	Principles of Management	3
BSAD 421	Human Resource Management	3
ACCT 349	Auditing	3
ACCT 495	Accounting Internship (W)	4
ACCT 496	Elective Accounting Internship	2- 4

Achievement of a grade of C- or higher is required in all courses for the major, including supportive courses.

Two-thirds of departmental hours numbered 300 or higher and required for the major must be taken at Augustana.

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 Microeconomics (SS)	3
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course

3-4

Spring Semester

ACCT 211	Principles of Accounting II	3
FYS 112	First Year Seminar: Vocation	1
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Second Year

Fall Semester

ACCT 322	Intermediate Accounting I	3
ECON 270/PSYC 270	Statistics (MT)	4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4
	Core, Major, Minor or Elective Course	3-4

Interim

ACCT 324

Intermediate Accounting II

Spring Semester

ACCT 326	Intermediate Accounting III	3
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 (E)	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