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Accounting, BS (Non-CPA Track Program)

The non-CPA track degree in accounting is designed to provide training in the fundamentals of accounting so that students may understand the financial dynamics of a business. It provides a sequence of specialized instruction in financial, managerial and cost accounting, as well as in auditing, and taxation.

Mount Saint Mary College has received specialized accreditation for its business programs, including the major in accounting through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), Olathe, Kansas. IACBE is the premier business accreditation body for business program in student-centered colleges and universities throughout the world. The IACBE accredits business degree programs at more than 225 colleges and universities in more than 20 countries. IACBE promotes and recognizes excellence in business education in colleges at both the undergraduate and graduate level.

A concentration in sports management is also available in this major.

Program Requirements for Accounting Major

Total Program Requirements for Accounting Major: 66 credits

Course Requirements in Accounting and Related Business Courses

ACC 1050FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

3
ACC 1060MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING

3
ACC 2010INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I

3
ACC 2020INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II

3
ACC 3030AUDITING

3
ACC 3040FEDERAL INCOME TAX

3
ACC 3061COMPUTER APPLICATIONS IN ACCOUNTING

3
ACC 3070ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERIAL DECISIONS & CONTROL

3
ACC 4020CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTING THEORY

3
ACC 4030ADVANCED ACCOUNTING

3
ACC 4060NOT-FOR-PROFIT ACCOUNTING

3
ACC 4300DATA ANALYTICS

3
FIN 3040CORPORATE FINANCE

3

Required Support Courses

BUS 1010INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT

3
BUS 1020MARKETING PRINCIPLES

3
LAW 2050BUSINESS LAW I

3
LAW 2060BUSINESS LAW II

3
FIN 1070/BUS 1070INTRODUCTION TO FINANCE

3
FIN 3020/BUS 3020MONEY AND BANKING

3
MTH 2070ELEMENTARY STATISTICS

3
PHL 3120BUSINESS ETHICS

3
CMA 2170PUBLIC SPEAKING

3
ECO 2010PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS

3
ECO 2020PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS

3
CIT 1052COMPUTER LITERACY

3
CIT 2160SPREADSHEETS AND DATABASES

3

Accounting Sports Management Concentration

Accounting (Non-CPA Track Program) students who are not in the 5 year BS/MBA CPA track may pursue a concentration in Sports Management. To fulfill the requirements for the concentration, students take the following courses:

Sports Management Concentration requirements

SPM 4250/FIN 4250SPORT FINANCE

3
SPM 4260SPORT MARKETING

3
BUS 4850/4860

BUS 4850/4860: Sports management setting

Accounting Advertising and Public Relations Concentration

Advertising and Public Relations requirements

APR 1010FUNDAMENTALS OF ADVERTISING

3
APR 2050INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC RELATIONS

3
APR 3270ADVERTISING & PUBLIC RELATIONS CAMPAIGNS

3
APR 4088/MKT 4088/CMA 4088ADVERTISING

3
APR 4850/CMA 4850/JRL 4850COMMUNICATION ARTS INTERNSHIP

3