2008-2009 Academic Catalog

Business Administration School of Natural and Applied Sciences Business Administration 2008–09 Cedarville University 49 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 www.nasba.org . 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. ACCT-4150 Government and Nonprofit Accounting.......................3 ACCT-4210 Taxation of Business Entities......................................3 ACCT-4810 Seminar in Accounting ...............................................1 BUS-2100 Business Communication ............................................3 BUS-3180 Business Law II . ..........................................................3 A complete description of the general education requirements is found on page 24 Suggested Four-Year Curriculum for a Major in Accounting First year: BEGE-1710 Christian Life and Thought............................................. 3 BEGE-1720 Spiritual Formation......................................................... 3 COM-1100 Fundamentals of Speech................................................. 3 ENG-1400 Composition..................................................................... 3 GMTH-1040 Calculus for Business.................................................... 3 GSS-1100 Politics and American Culture........................................... 3 HUM-1400 Introduction to the Humanities......................................... 3 MIS-1500 Information Technology for Business................................. 2 MIS-1510 Software Tools for Business............................................... 2 PEF-1990 Physical Activity and the Christian Life.............................. 1 Biological Science Elective............................................................. 3.5 Literature Elective.............................................................................. 3 Physical Education Elective............................................................... 1 Total.............................................................................................. 33.5 Second year: ACCT-2110,2120 Principles of Accounting I,II.................................... 6 BEGE-2730 Old Testament Literature................................................ 3 BEGE-2740 New Testament Literature............................................... 3 BUS-2110 Statistics I.......................................................................... 2 BUS-2120 Statistics II........................................................................ 2 BUS-2180 Business Law................................................................... 3 ECON-2330 Microeconomics. ........................................................... 3 ECON-2340 Macroeconomics........................................................... 3 History Elective.................................................................................. 3 Physical Science Elective............................................................... 3.5 Social Science Elective...................................................................... 3 Total.............................................................................................. 34.5 Third year: ACCT-3110,3120 Intermediate Financial Accounting I,II..................... 6 ACCT-3150 Accounting Information Systems..................................... 3 ACCT-3170 Managerial Accounting .................................................. 3 BEGE-3750 Christian Worldview Development................................. 2 BEGE-3760 Christian Worldview Integration...................................... 2 BUS-3150 Operations Analysis.......................................................... 2 BUS-3910 International Business...................................................... 3 BUS-3990 Professional Development................................................ 0 FIN-3710 Principles of Finance.......................................................... 3 MGMT-3500 Principles of Organization and Management................. 3 MRKT-3600 Principles of Marketing................................................... 3 Total................................................................................................. 30 Fourth year: ACCT-4110 Federal Income Taxes..................................................... 3 ACCT-4120 Auditing........................................................................... 3 BUS-4420 Business Ethics and Social Responsibility....................... 2 BUS-4990 Executive Development.................................................... 0 MGMT-4510 Administrative Policy and Strategy................................. 3 Humanities Elective. .......................................................................... 3 Accounting Electives.......................................................................... 6 Electives............................................................................................10 Total................................................................................................. 30 Master’s Degree Options at Other Universities Cedarville has developed a relationship with other university MBA programs that allow qualified Cedarville University graduates to enter this program to fulfill the CPA 150-hour requirement. Students are also encouraged to investigate other MBA and Master of Science in Accounting programs that may be better suited to their specific career goals.