Curriculum & Courses 

The BA in Accounting requires students to complete 39 upper-division semester credits in major courses. All courses are five weeks unless noted otherwise.

Including all major coursework, core courses, electives, and transferred college-level credits, all students must earn a minimum of 120 semester credits to graduate.

Before enrolling in the program, students must complete the following prerequisites with grades of C- or higher:

BUS 301A | Management and Leadership, From Theory to Practice | 3 credits
BUS 303A | Business and Employment Law | 3 credits
BUS 306A | Economics for Managers | 3 credits
BUS 311A | Intermediate Accounting I (Prerequisite: BUS 213A, 6 weeks) | 3 credits
BUS 312A | Intermediate Accounting II (Prerequisite: BUS 311A, 6 weeks) | 3 credits
BUS 314A | Cost Accounting (Prerequisite: BUS 312A, 6 weeks) | 3 credits
BUS 332A | Auditing (Prerequisite: BUS 312A, 6 weeks) | 3 credits
BUS 336A | Accounting Information Systems | 3 credits
BUS 401A | Quantitative Analysis for Business | 3 credits
BUS 411A | Advanced Accounting (Prerequisite: BUS 312A, 6 weeks) | 3 credits
BUS 412A | Individual Taxation (Prerequisite: BUS 312A, 6 weeks) | 3 credits
BUS 413A | Business Taxation (Prerequisite: BUS 312A, 6 weeks) | 3 credits
BUS 450A | Business Policies | 3 credits

Major Requirements (39 Credits)

Note: Accounting majors who are interested in the MBA 4+1 program should take BUS 340A Marketing for Managers and BUS 445A Global Business as electives to meet all prerequisites for the program.

• Accounting Course Series (BUS 211A and BUS 213A or equivalent), completed within the five-year period prior to beginning the major courses
  
• Business Mathematics Proficiency (BUS 107A or equivalent)
  
• Microsoft Office Proficiency (BUS 223A or equivalent)