School of Business and Economics
Accelerated BS in Finance/MS in Accounting - Recommended Course Sequence
BS Degree – 120 Credit Hours3; MS Degree 24 Additional Credit Hours2
CPA 150 Hour Requirement – 150 credit Hours4
This is a recommended sequence and may vary by student. Students must work with a Finance and Accounting Academic Advisor to ensure
satisfactory progress toward the each degree.
FALL
CR
FIRST YEAR
BUS 1100 Introduction to Business
MA 1032 Data, Functions & Graphs Plus1
MGT 2000 Team Dynamics & Decision Making
UN 1015
Composition
General Education Course
TOTAL
SECOND YEAR
ACC 2000 Accounting Principles I
BUS 2200 Business Law
MA 2720 Statistical Methods
MKT 3000 Principles of Marketing
Lab Science
3
4
3
3
3
TOTAL
THIRD YEAR
ACC 3000 Accounting Theory & Practice I
EC 3100
International Economics
EC 4400
Banking & Financial Institutions
FIN 4100 Advanced Financial Management
OSM 3000 Operations & Supply Chain
16
TOTAL
15
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
TOTAL
FIFTH YEAR
ACC 4100 Attestation & Assurance2
ACC 5200 Financial Statement Analysis
ACC 5300 Financial Reporting and Control
TOTAL
15
3
3
3
9
CR
EC 2001 Principles of Economics
MA 1135 Calculus for Life Sciences OR
MA 1160 Calculus for Technology1
MIS 2000 IS/IT Management
UN1025 Global Issues
Free Elective
16
3
3
4
3
3
FOURTH YEAR
ACC 3600 Foundations of Taxation
ACC 4800 Accounting Systems2
FIN 4200 Derivatives
FIN 4700 Global Finance
FIN 480X Applied Portfolio Management
SPRING
SUMMER
CR
3
4
3
3
3
TOTAL
ACC 2100 Accounting Principles II
BUS 2300 Quantitative Problem Solving
FIN 3000 Principles of Finance
MGT 3000 Organizational Behavior
General Education Course
16
3
3
3
3
3
TOTAL
ACC 3100 Accounting Theory & Practice II
EC 3300
Industrial Organization
FIN 4000 Investment Analysis
General Education Course
General Education Course
15
3
3
3
3
3
TOTAL
FIN 4500 Financial Risk Management
FIN 480X Applied Portfolio Management
MGT 4000 Strategic Management
ACC 4700 Governmental and Not-for-Profit
Free Elective
15
3
3
3
3
3
TOTAL
ACC 5100 Advanced Auditing/Forensic Examination
ACC 5500 Strategic Cost Management
MSA Approved Elective
TOTAL
15
3
3
3
9
ACC 5600 Taxation for Decision Makers
ACC 5900 Current Issues in Public Accounting
TOTAL
3
3
6
1
Students who are not required to take MA 1032 prior to MA 1135/1160 will have 4 additional credits of free electives.
2
Credits earned in ACC 4100 and ACC 4800 can be applied toward both the BS in Finance and MS in Accounting degrees.
3
Students must also take 3 credits ( 6 units @ 0.5 credits/unit) of co-curricular activities (Physical Education) to satisfy the BS degree requirements. These credits do count toward the CPA Exam 150 credit hour requirement.
4
Students wishing to sit for the CPA Exam will need to earn 150 credit hours. This can be achieved through the following:
BS in Finance Degree Requirement
MS in Accounting Accelerated Degree Requirement
Additional Coursework
Co-curricular Activities
120 credit hours
24 credit hours
3 credit hours
3 credit hours
150 credit hours