Accounting
The
accounting major
falls under the Bachelor of Arts degree
and prepares students for careers in private, public, and corporate
accounting as well as other business-related areas.
Course requirements involve 69 semester hours including:
Accounting electives selected from the following....................9
*Capstone Course
Required Cognate........................................................................3
(Satisfies quantitative requirement for general education core.)
Accounting Major Curriculum Summary
Proficiency Requirements. .........................................................0–5
General Education Requirements..........................................48–56
Accounting Major Requirements..................................................69
Required Cognate..........................................................................3
Electives.....................................................................................0–8
Total (minimum, not including proficiency)........................... 128
The
CPA concentration
reflects the state of Ohio requirements
of 150 semester hours of undergraduate or graduate education,
including 30 hours of accounting courses combined with
several specific business and elective courses. Students
desiring to pursue a license in other states should investigate
the requirements of those specific states. States with websites,
and all addresses, can be found on the website of the National
Association of State Board of Accountancy at
.
Students may qualify for the Ohio requirements by completing
the 128 semester hours plus additional 22 semester hours
including some additional accounting electives. The course plan
includes the following:
Accounting Major Requirements...................................... 128 hours
Other Elective Courses......................................................22 hours
Total................................................................................ 150 hours
Although not specifically required by the state of Ohio, the
following courses include materials that are covered in the CPA
exam and are recommended for all accounting majors preparing
to take the CPA exam. Several of these courses are required by
other states.
A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24.
Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a
Major in Accounting
First year:
Biological Science Elective.............................................................3.5
LIT-2XXX Literature Elective..............................................................3
Physical Science Elective...............................................................3.5
Total................................................................................................. 34
Second year:
...............................................3
Social Science Elective......................................................................3
Electives.............................................................................................3
Total................................................................................................. 32
Third year:
...............................3
..............................3
Total................................................................................................. 31
Fourth year:
History Elective..................................................................................3
Humanities Elective. ..........................................................................3
Accounting Electives..........................................................................9
Electives.............................................................................................5
Total................................................................................................. 31
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2014–15 Undergraduate Academic Catalog
School of Business Administration
Accounting
