Accountancy
The B.S. in Accountancy gives students the accounting foundation needed for effective decision-making in an organization. Today’s accountants must be able to communicate, synthesize, and innovate. They not only provide the information upon which the business world depends, but also make crucial decisions and act as trusted advisors. The Accountancy major builds upon the liberal arts skill base to give students the business and accounting knowledge they need. Students planning to work in the accounting function will receive the necessary skills and knowledge to pursue the CMA and CFM professional designations and be prepared for the fifth year of study for the CPA.
To declare a major in Accountancy, the student must meet the following criteria:
- Have an overall GPA of 2.50/4.00 or better or permission of program faculty;
- Complete MGMT 2200, ACCT 2211, and ECON 2200 with a grade of “C-” or better;
- Normally, a student desiring to major in Accountancy will complete ACCT 2211 with a grade of “B” or better.
To remain a major in Accountancy in good standing, the student must meet the following criteria:
- Complete all other major requirements with a grade of “C-” or better;
- Maintain an overall and major GPA of at least 2.50/4.00.
Any accountancy major whose overall GPA or major GPA falls below a 2.50/4.00 will be placed on probation and has one semester in which to remove the probationary status. Exceptions to the above criteria may be made at the discretion of the departmental faculty.
Majors and Minors
Major Minor
B.S. in Accountancy B.B.A. with a Concentration in Accountancy Minor in AccountancyCourses
This is a foundation-level accounting course that introduces the terminology, principles, and practices of financial accounting for corporations. The course’s major focus is the accounting cycle and preparation of financial statements.
A study of the uses of accounting for planning and control, including analysis and interpretation of data, and use of cost information for business policy implementation. Active learning projects will be emphasized.
This course focuses on the decision-making implications of information provided to external stakeholders, including investors, creditors, customers, and regulators, and regulation theory and practice as applied to accountancy. Topics include regulation of accountancy procedures for external reporting, current problems in reporting financial position, income determination, and an integration of current professional pronouncements.
Continuation of Intermediate Financial Accounting I.
This course focuses on the legal and ethical environment in which the accounting professional practices and in which financial statements are prepared and presented. Students will consider the conflict between profit motive and accurate and complete financial reporting, examining the participation in the financial reporting process by internal accountants, internal auditors, other business managers, and the independent auditors engaged to attest to the accuracy and completeness of management's financial statements. These conflicts will be discussed in relation to the business's responsibility to employees, investors, and other stakeholders. Traditional auditing practices will also be studied to determine the efficiency and the effectiveness of such methods.
This course introduces students to U.S. federal income tax concepts and principles and the application of such concepts to business operating, investing, and financing activities. Ethical and legal issues confronting tax practitioners are discussed throughout the course. Students engage in tax research utilizing professional databases and gain expertise in technical writing.
This course focuses on the decision-making implications of information provided to organization managers. Concepts from economics, statistics, and psychological science emphasize the use of quantitative techniques to manage uncertainty and risk. Topics include planning and control techniques, construction of static and flexible budgeting, and product costing mechanisms.
This course examines continues the study of federal income taxation from ACCT 4410 and addresses more advanced federal taxation issues. Topics that will be covered include the taxation of entities and their owners, including the taxation implications of formations, distributions, reorganizations, liquidations and other business transactions. Return preparation, planning, research, and compliance issues are also integrated throughout the course.
This is an intensive course that integrates the disciplines of accounting, finance, and taxation with respect to selected complex business transactions. Topics will include business combinations, goodwill, inventory costing, property exchanges and advanced stockholders’ equity transactions.
This course is an introduction to the systems, procedures, and processes that management employs to control operating activities and information reporting systems.
This course focuses on the structure and analysis of financial statements prepared in accordance with US GAAP, providing students with a framework for using financial statement data in a variety of valuation and business analysis contexts.
This course represents a unique opportunity for a qualified student to expand his or her understanding of the practical applications of accounting concepts by entering into a specific “help-rendered learning accomplishment” contract with a cooperating area enterprise. The contract will specifically identify the student’s obligations and duties, the nature and extent of the host enterprise’s commitment to assist the student in further extending his or her knowledge of enterprise operations, and the basis on which the student’s learning accomplishments will be measured. No more than 12 credit hours may be applied toward the student’s graduation requirements.
A series of “special topic” courses will provide students with exposure to issues and concepts not covered in their regular coursework. Most topics will include work with “real-world” organizations.