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Accounting B.S./M.S. Five Year Plan
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This recommended graduation plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their B.S.in Accounting on time while beginning to take graduate courses their senior year, completing their M.S. in Accounting in the fifth year. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Academic Advisor and the Graduate Program Director to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.
NOTE: This recommended Graduation Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2024-2025 academic year.
CRWT Placement
CRWT 101 to CRWT 102
CRWT 101S to CRWT 102S
Math Placement
MATH 021/022 to MATH 108-121
NOTE: CRWT and MATH courses are determined by placement testing and should be taken following the sequence above.
First Year
Fall Semester
- Gen Ed: INTD 101 - FIRST YEAR SEMINAR (HRS 4)
- Gen Ed: CRWT 102 - CRITICAL READING AND WRITING II (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- Gen Ed: Quantitative Reasoning MATH 108 - ELEMENTARY PROBABILITY AND STATISTICS * OR MATH 110 - PRECALCULUS OR MATH 121 - CALCULUS I (MATH 108 is highly recommended) (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- School Core: ECON 101 - MICROECONOMICS OR ECON 102 - INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS(HRS 4)
- School Core: INFO 224 - PRINCIPLES OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH SB1 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 1 FOR BUSINESS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Second Year
Fall Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- School Core: MKTG 290 - MARKETING PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES (HRS 4)
- School Core: ACCT 221 - PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (HRS 4)
- School Core: ECON 101 - MICROECONOMICS or ECON 102 - INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS(HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH SB2 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 2 FOR BUSINESS
- Recommended: BADM 120 - EXCEL EXPERT CERTIFICATION PREP* (HRS 2)
- Total: (HRS 18)
Spring Semester
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- School Core: BADM 223 - BUSINESS LAW I (HRS 4)
- School Core: ACCT 222 - PRINCIPLES OF MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING (HRS 4)
- School Core: BADM 225 - MANAGEMENT STATISTICS (HRS 4)
- Career Pathways: PATH SB3 - CAREER PATHWAYS MODULE 3 FOR BUSINESS
- Total: (HRS 16)
Third Year
Fall Semester
- Major: ACCT 321 - INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I (HRS 4)
- Major: ACCT 329 - FEDERAL TAXATION I (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- School Core: MGMT 302 - MANAGING ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- Major: ACCT 322 - INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II (HRS 4)
- Major: ACCT 332 - FEDERAL TAXATION II (HRS 4)
- General Education Requirement (HRS 4)*
- School Core: FINC 301 - CORPORATE FINANCE I (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Fourth Year
Fall Semester
- Major: ACCT 411 - COST ACCOUNTING (HRS 4)
- Major: ACCT 421 - AUDITING (HRS 4)
- School Core: International Category (ASB Course) (HRS 4)
- School Core: MGMT 370 - OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (HRS 4)
- Total: (HRS 16)
Spring Semester
- MSAC: ACCT 502 - GOVERNMENT AND NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACCOUNTING*** (For 4+1 majors who completed BADM 301) (HRS 3)
- Major: ACCT 423 - ADVANCED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING (HRS 4)
- School Core: BADM 495 - STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT (HRS 4)
- MSAC: BADM 501 - DATA ANALYTICS *** (HRS 3)
- Total: (HRS 14/15)
Total Credits Required: 128 credits
Required GPA for Graduation: 2.0 (overall and in the major)
*General Education courses can be done in any order with the exception of INTD 101, CRWT and MATH. Those three general education courses will need to be done first. First Year Seminar is taken in the first semester. Not completing CRWT and MATH will result in a hold when the student has earned 64 credits. The following general education courses can be done in any order. For more info on these courses, please visit the General Education program requirements website in the College Catalog:
Social Science Inquiry (+W)
Scientific Reasoning
Historical Perspectives (+W)
Studies in the Arts and Humanities (+W)
Global Awareness (+W)
Distribution Category (Outside of ASB)
Distribution Category
VALUES AND ETHICS (Recommended: (School Core: BADM 301 - ETHICS IN BUSINESS))
+W: Students transferring in with 48 or more credits are waived from these general education requirements.
Students must earn at least a “C-“ in ACCT 321 – INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I in order to take ACCT 322 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II, ACCT 411 COST ACCOUNTING, and ACCT 421 AUDITING
*BADM 120 Excel Expert Certification Prep (2 cr.) is recommended for all Accounting majors in the second year, first semester.
** The ASB Career Pathways Program is managed through the ASB Career Services Office, ASB-513, which documents module completion. The Registrar is then notified and the course for that module is posted to the student’s record. All ASB Career Pathways courses must be completed prior to graduation.
***Two graduate accounting courses taken during the student’s senior year double-count towards the M.S. Accounting 30 credit requirement. Students who take a graduate course in the Summer term, must apply for the August graduation to complete their undergraduate degree. Students in the Five Year B.S./M.S. Accounting Program complete the requirements of the M.S. in Accounting degree in their fifth year:
Fifth Year
Fall Semester
- MSAC: BADM 503 - BUSINESS LAW, ETHICS & REGULATORY PRONOUNCEMENTS (HRS 3)
- MSAC: ACCT 604 - FINANCIAL STATEMENT ANALYSIS (HRS 3)
- MSAC: ACCT 605 - ADVANCED AUDITING AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY SYSTEMS (HRS 3)
- MSAC: ACCT 610 - FORENSIC ACCOUNTING or Another Elective (HRS 3)
- Total: (HRS 12)
Spring Semester
- MSAC: ACCT 615 - ADVANCED FEDERAL TAXATION ISSUES or Another Elective (HRS 3)
- MSAC: ACCT 620 - FRAUD EXAMINATION & ADV. AUDIT or Another Elective (HRS 3)
- MSAC: ACCT 625 - INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING (HRS 3)
- MSAC: ACCT 680 - FUNDAMENTAL ACCOUNTING RESEARCH AND ADVANCED TOPICS (HRS 3)
- Total: (HRS 12)
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