Accounting, General, BS

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Accounting Major Requirements

Students who choose to major in Accounting have two options: a four-year Bachelor of Science degree OR a five-year combined Bachelor and Master degree. Students should discuss the options and course scheduling with their advisor. Most accounting courses are offered only once each year. Planning for the completion of these courses is especially important.

Four-Year Program

Students will complete a minimum of 120 credits, including 24 credits of accounting. They will still need a minimum of 30 additional credits to qualify for a CPA (Certified Public Accounting) license in the state of Wisconsin.

Five-Year Program

Students will apply to the Master of Science in Accountancy program during their senior year of their undergraduate program. In their senior year, they will complete the requirements for their Bachelor’s degree in Accounting and take up to nine credits of graduate coursework. In their fifth year, they will complete the requirements of the Master of Accountancy degree, and fulfill the 150 credits needed to qualify for a CPA license in the state of Wisconsin.

Accounting majors may choose one of the following concentrations: Finance, Management, and/or Marketing.

Students must complete all Required Courses and BUS courses with a grade of C or better.

Required Courses

Required courses to support the major:

COMMS 100 O - Introduction to Communication Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
CS 150 I - Computing & Business Applications Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ECON 255 GJ - Principles of Macroeconomics Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ECON 256 J - Principles of Microeconomics Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ENG 110 W - College Writing Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
MATH 121 M - Statistics Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 396 - Business Math Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
PHIL 101 T - Logic: Practice of Crit Thinking Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
OR
CRIT 101 - Logic: Practice of Crit Thinking Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Core Business Courses

Core Business courses in the major:

BUS 280 - Financial Accounting Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 281 - Managerial Accounting Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 301 - Marketing Principles Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 306 KX - Business Communications Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 312 - Management Concepts Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 398 - Business Law (Int Bus Sem 3A) Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 399 - Financial Management (Int Bus Sem 3) Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 448 - Operations Mgt (Int Bus Sem 4A) Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 449 G - Global Business (Int Bus Sem 4B) Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 475 - Business Internship Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 499 3 - Business Capstone Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

Accounting Courses

The following Accounting courses:

BUS 380 - Intermediate Accounting I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 381 - Intermediate Accounting II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 385 - Cost Accounting Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 481 - Auditing Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 483 - Accounting Systems Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 485 - Income Tax Accounting I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 495 - Income Tax Accounting II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Graduate Courses

One of the following graduate courses:

BUS 714 - Advanced Cost Management & Control Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 726 - Advanced Accounting I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 727 - Governmental & Not-For-Profit Accounting Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 756 - Fraud & Forensic Accounting Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Recommended Courses

The following two courses are recommended to fulfill the COR 2 general education requirement:

BUS 307 - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
BUS 308 2 - Vol Income Tax Assistance II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2