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BS in Accounting (70–71 hours*)


This is a limited-enrollment program requiring departmental acceptance. Please see the information above and/or the college advisement center for information regarding requirements for appliction to this major.

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  1. No more than 6 credit hours of transfer credit will be accepted toward the upper-division major requirements. No transfer credit will be accepted for the Junior Core or Integrated Management Core courses.
  2. Demonstrate a knowledge of computer skills, including PowerPoint and spreadsheet analysis. Students may demonstrate PowerPoint and spreadsheet skills with either a minimum grade of B in an equivalent transfer course or a P grade in the following:
  3. Complete the following Pre-Accounting courses:
      ACC 200 : Principles of Accounting. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      ACC 200 : Principles of Accounting. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      DESCRIPTION: Financial and managerial accounting principles. Basic accounting statements, processes, and management applications. Open to all students.
      NOTE: Independent Study also.

      ACC 210 : Principles of Accounting 2. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      ACC 210 : Principles of Accounting 2. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      PREREQUISITE: Acc 200.
      DESCRIPTION: Additional issues in financial and managerial accounting. Review of issues related to balance sheet accounts, performance evaluation and capital budgeting.
      NOTE: For Marriott School of Management students only.

      I SYS 201 : Introduction to Management Information Systems. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      I SYS 201 : Introduction to Management Information Systems. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su
      PREREQUISITE: I Sys 100, 101, and declared business major.
      DESCRIPTION: Using technology to solve business problems. Hands-on spreadsheet, database, and Internet software in a business context.

      M COM 320 : Communication in Organizational Settings. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      M COM 320 : Communication in Organizational Settings. (3:3:1)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
      PREREQUISITE: GE First-Year Writing requirement. To be taken before senior year. Not for freshmen.
      DESCRIPTION: Developing written and oral communications for professional organizations, including composing and designing employment communications. Incorporates oral presentations.
      NOTE: Fulfills GE Advanced Written and Oral Communication requirement.

      Note: These four courses are used in determining admission to the undergraduate accounting program.

  4. Complete the following introductory courses:
  5. Complete the following Junior Core courses:
  6. Complete the following Integrated Management Core courses:
      BUS M 341 : Marketing Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      BUS M 341 : Marketing Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp
      PREREQUISITE: Premanagement and Management I cores and full acceptance into the Marriott School upper-division major.
      DESCRIPTION: Market segmentation, product service, promotion, channel, pricing strategies. Marketing principles in consumer and industrial markets, profit and nonprofit organizations, domestic and international companies, and small and large firms.

      BUS M 361 : Supply Chain, Services, and Operations Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      BUS M 361 : Supply Chain, Services, and Operations Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Su
      PREREQUISITE: Premanagement and Management 1 cores and full acceptance into the Marriott School upper-division major.
      DESCRIPTION: Control and coordination of materials and services from point of origin to final point of consumption to meet customer needs efficiently.

      BUS M 390 : Ethics for Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      BUS M 390 : Ethics for Management. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Sp
      PREREQUISITE: Management Core.
      DESCRIPTION: Analyzing ethical dilemmas and understanding ethical theories as they apply to decision making in management.

      BUS M 402 : Managerial Finance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      BUS M 402 : Managerial Finance. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W
      PREREQUISITE: Accounting junior core; major status.
      DESCRIPTION: Overview of financial management issues including capital budgeting, cost of capital, capital structure/dividends, and long-term financial planning.

      ORG B 321 : Organizational Effectiveness. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      ORG B 321 : Organizational Effectiveness. (3:2:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
      OFFERED: F, W, Su
      PREREQUISITE: For Marriott School of Management majors only.
      DESCRIPTION: Theories and concepts for creating effective organizations, e.g., individual, group, and organizational processes and human resource functions, including selection, compensation, and performance management.

      Note: If completing the MAcc, these courses will be replaced by the MSM Core.

  7. Complete the following after Acc 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406:
  8. Complete Marriott School exit survey online.

*Hours include courses the may fulfill university core requirements.



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