Accounting

Accounting

Associate Professor: Marc Lewis
Assistant Professor: Tiffany Lane
Lecturers: Jennifer Targett, Jeff Murphy

                                                                        

A Bachelor of Science degree is offered in Accounting to online and traditional students. 

A minor is offered in Accounting for business majors or non-business majors.

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Mission and Learning Outcomes of the Accounting-Finance Program

The mission of the Accounting program is to prepare students for careers in accounting, including corporate accounting and finance, law, and similar professions, as well as develop the basis for advanced work at the graduate level. We challenge students to develop technical expertise as well as critical thinking and reasoning skills and then apply this understanding through a variety of hands-on experiences, including Internships, Small Business Advisory Groups (SBAG), and self- designed business projects.

The major in Accounting combines a basic liberal arts education with a strong preparation for a career in accounting. During the first two years of study, emphasis is placed on the General and Liberal Education and College core course requirements. During the Junior and Senior years, emphasis is placed on those areas most necessary for entry into the accounting field.

Learning Outcomes in Accounting

• Students will demonstrate knowledge of core tax and accounting concepts.
• Students will be able to apply quantitative tools and strategies to support organizational decision making in the domain of accounting.
• Students will be able to communicate clearly and effectively both verbally and in writing.
• Students will demonstrate an awareness of the need for ethical leadership within an organization and ethical behavior in the greater global context.

Major Requirements
In addition to all graduation requirements and College Core Requirements, the following courses must be completed successfully:

Accounting Track-Online
AC213  Intermediate Accounting I AC214  Intermediate Accounting II AC314  Cost Accounting I
AC323   Auditing
AC354 Individual Income Taxes AC474 Advanced Accounting I
Two Accounting Electives from the following: AC312, AC345, AC355, FM423, AC390, AC395, or AC495

Accounting Track-Traditional
AC213 Intermediate Accounting I
AC214 Intermediate Accounting II
AC314 Cost Accounting I
AC323  Auditing
AC354 Individual Income Taxes
AC474 Advanced Accounting I AC390 Internship in Accounting or AC395 Advanced Internship or
AC495 Senior Independent Research Project
Two Accounting Electives from the following: AC312, AC345, AC355, or FM423

Forensic Accounting Track-Traditional
AC213 Intermediate Accounting I
AC214 Intermediate Accounting II
AC312 Forensic Accounting
AC323 Auditing
AC345 Analysis of Financial Statements
AC390 Internship in Accounting or AC395 Advanced Internship or
AC495 Senior Independent Research Project
CIT274 Computer Forensic and Security
CJ301 Criminal Investigation and Evidence
CJ420 White Collar Crime
PA209 Ethical Reasoning

Minor Requirements—Accounting
AC101 Principles of Accounting I
AC102 Principles of Accounting II
AC213 Intermediate Accounting I
AC214 Intermediate Accounting II
AC323 Auditing
AC354 Individual Income Taxes

 

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Recommended Curriculum Guide - Accounting Track

 

 

 

 

 

Recommended Curriculum Guide - Forensic Accounting Track