ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
DOUBLE MAJOR
CURRICULUM – Suggested sequence for students admitted as of September 2006
First Semester
Credits Second Semester
Credits
FRESHMAN YEAR
Microeconomics, ECON 151*
3 Macroeconomics, ECON 152*
Calculus I, MATH 221*
3 Critical Reading & Writing, ENGL 110*
Humanities Elective
3 Finite Mathematics, MATH 230*
Social/Behavioral Science Elective
3 Free Elective
Natural Science Elective
3 Natural Science Elective with Lab
Freshman Experience, UNIV 101/167**
1
16
WINTER OR SUMMER SESSION
Humanities Elective
Free Elective
3
3
3
3
4
16
3
3
6
SOPHOMORE YEAR
ACCT I (Financial), ACCT 207*
3 ACCT II (Managerial), ACCT 208*
Statistics I, MATH 201*
3 Statistics II, MATH 202*
Bus. Computing, MISY 160
3 Humanities Elective
Banking & Mon. Policy, ECON 302
3 Principles of Finance, FINC 311*
Social/Behavioral Science Elective
3 Social/Behavioral Science ECON Elective
15
3
3
3
3
3
15
WINTER OR SUMMER SESSION
Communications Requirement, COMM 212 3
Humanities Elective
3
6
JUNIOR YEAR
Intermediate Accounting I, ACCT 315*
3 Intermediate Accounting II, ACCT 316*
Cost Accounting, ACCT 327#
3 Investments, FINC 314&
Mgt and Org Behavior, BUAD 309*
3 Accounting Info Systems, ACCT 302*
Intermediate Fin. Mgmt., FINC 312&
3 Financial Markets, FINC 313&
Intro to Marketing, BUAD 301*
3 Free Elective
15
1
3
3
3
3
3
15
WINTER OR SUMMER SESSION
Operations Management, BUAD 306* 3
Free Elective
3
6
Auditing, ACCT 417#
Finance Elective&@
Business Law I, ACCT 350
Income Tax Accounting, ACCT 413#
Free Elective
SENIOR YEAR
3 Business Law II, ACCT 351
3 Advanced Accounting, ACCT 415#
3 Finance Elective&@
3 Strategic Info Sys. & Acc., ACCT 425#
2 Strategic Management, BUAD 441*
14
3
3
3
3
3
15
WINTER OR SUMMER SESSION
Communications Requirement, ENGL 301, 312, 410 or 415 3
3
*Grade of "C-" or better required in these courses.
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Grade of "C-" or better required in four of the five FINC courses.
#Grade of “C-“or better required in four of the five ACCT courses.
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To be selected from FINC 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417 or 418
**Honors students satisfy the freshman experience requirement with an Honors Colloquium. This
Colloquium typically satisfies one of the Humanities or Social/Behavioral Science Electives. HESC 135
(if recommended for athletes) also satisfies this requirement.
Students are required to complete a Discovery Learning Experience. This could be a winter or semester
study abroad, an approved internship, an approved independent study or an experiential learning course.
See your faculty advisor for additional details.
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GROUP REQUIREMENTS
FOR DOUBLE MAJORS IN ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE
(NOTE: All group requirements except free electives must be taken for a letter grade. Pass/Fail
status courses may only count in Group E.)
GROUP A - 12 credits of Humanities
Courses with these prefixes: Art History (ARTH), Comparative Literature (CMLT), English
Literature (ENGL) except ENGL 312 and other composition-type courses, History (HIST), Music
(MUSC) except credit for participation in instrumental and/or choral organizations, Philosophy
(PHIL), Theatre (THEA). Only six credits of foreign language instruction may be taken.
Literature courses taught in a foreign language are acceptable. No more than nine credits may be
taken in any one department.
GROUP B - 9 credits of Social and/or Behavioral Sciences
Specific requirements include three credits from Economics at the 300-level or higher except ECON
302 and six credits from courses with these prefixes: Anthropology (ANTH), Black American
Studies (BAMS), Economics (ECON), Geography (GEOG), Political Science (POSC), Psychology
(PSYC), Sociology (SOCI) (except Criminal Justice) and Women’s Studies (WOMS). No more
than six credits total may be taken in one department within the group B requirements.
GROUP C - 21 credits of Skills
1) Three credits of Mathematics, MATH 221 or MATH 241, with a minimum grade of C-.
2) Three credits of Mathematics, MATH 230 or MATH 210, with a minimum grade of C-.
3) Three credits of English, ENGL 110, with a minimum grade of C-.
4) Six credits of Statistics, MATH 201 and 202, with a minimum grade of C-.
5) Six credits of Communication requirements; 3 credits of COMM 212 and 3 credits from one of
the following: ENGL 301, 312, 410 or 415.
GROUP D - 7 credits of Natural Science
Courses with these prefixes: Biological Sciences (BISC), Chemistry (CHEM), Entomology
(ENWC), Environmental Science (ENSC), Geology (GEOL), Marine Studies (MAST), Physics
(PHYS), Plant Science (PLSC), Science (SCEN), ANTH 102, ANTH 104, ANTH 202, NTDT 200,
GEOG 106, GEOG 101, GEOG 101 with 111, GEOG 152 and GEOG 220. This requirement
includes one associated laboratory credit.
GROUP E - 15 credits of Free Electives
No courses offered by the College of Business and Economics may be used in the free elective
category. Free electives include any course outside the College of Business and Economics, subject
to the following:
1) A maximum of two credits of HESC 120 may be applied to this group.
2) Excess credits from Groups A through D may be counted toward Group E.
3) English Essentials (ENGL 011), Intermediate Algebra (MATH 010), College Intensive
Literacy (EDUC 011), or any other "0" level course may not be counted toward degree.
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If a student elects to take an eligible free elective course Pass/Fail, a maximum of one P/F
course (3-4 credits) may be taken each semester. This is in addition to courses offered only on
a P/F basis.
Exceptions allowing College of Business and Economics courses to count in the free elective
category include:
1) Students admitted to the minor in Management Information Systems may apply nine credits
of the minor.
2) Students admitted to the major/minor in Economics may apply three credits of Economics at
the 200-level or higher.
3) Students participating in BUAD or FINC study abroad programs may apply credit in
completing a double major within the college.
GROUP F - 72 credits of courses required for the double major:
1) Students are required to earn at least a "C-" in ECON 151, 152; ACCT 207, 208, 302, 315,
316; BUAD 301, 306, 309, 441 and FINC 311; in four of the five FINC courses; and in four of
the five ACCT courses.
2) CISC 101 may be substituted for MISY 160.
3) Students may take only one required FINC upper-level course and two required ACCT upperlevel courses as specified under “Major Areas” at another institution, and only with prior
approval.
WITHIN THE SIX-GROUP 142-CREDIT CURRICULUM THERE MUST BE ONE THREE-CREDIT
MULTICULTURAL REQUIREMENT. COURSES TAKEN PASS/FAIL MAY NOT COUNT TOWARD
THIS REQUIREMENT.
WITHIN THE SIX-GROUP 142-CREDIT CURRICULUM MUST BE ONE FRESHMAN EXPERIENCE
REQUIREMENT FROM ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: UNIV 101, UNIV 167, HESC 135 (IF
RECOMMENDED FOR ATHLETES), OR AN HONORS COLLOQIUM (FOR HONORS STUDENTS
ONLY).
ANY DEVIATION FROM THE ABOVE CURRICULUM REQUIRES
WRITTEN APPROVAL OF THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
ADVISOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, MR. TIMOTHY DETWILER, AND THE
UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM ADVISOR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING,
DR. JEFF GILLESPIE.
WITHIN THE SIX-GROUP 142-CREDIT CURRICULUM MUST BE ONE DISCOVERY LEARNING
EXPERIENCE. THIS COULD BE A WINTER OR SEMESTER STUDY ABROAD, AN APPROVED
INTERNSHIP, AN APPROVED INDEPENDENT STUDY OR AN APPROVED EXPERIENTIAL
LEARNING COURSE. SEE YOUR FACULTY ADVISOR FOR ADDITIONAL DETAILS.
"WHO'S MY ADVISOR?" Freshmen and sophomores are advised through the Office of
Undergraduate Advising and Academic Services, Room 102 Purnell Hall. Honors students, juniors
and seniors are advised by Mr. Timothy Detwiler for Finance and Dr. Jeff Gillespie for Accounting.
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Students admitted to the Alfred Lerner College of Business & Economics as “undeclared” may
freely elect Management, Marketing, Operations Management, Accounting, Finance, Economics,
Management Information Systems, International Business Studies or any combination of double
majors if they do so prior to October 1 of their sophomore year.
Note: Many students take courses through the winter and summer sessions to reduce their
regular semester course load. These special sessions normally offer only introductory level
courses. If you want to take a course somewhere other than UD, be sure to get the course preapproved by the department that offers the equivalent course and your College’s Dean. You
will need a copy of the course description and/or syllabus. The College or University must be
AACSB accredited if the course is in business.
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CHECKOUT SHEET
ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE DOUBLE MAJOR
For students admitted to the University as of September 2006
Name _____________________________
ID# _____________________________
General Requirements – 64 credits
Course
Credits Grade Semester
GROUP A - Humanities
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Professional Requirements – 78 credits
GROUP F – Major Requirements
Core Courses
*ECON 151
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*ECON 152
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MISY 160
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*ACCT 207
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*ACCT 208
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*FINC 311
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*BUAD 301
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*BUAD 306
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*BUAD 309
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*BUAD 441
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MAJOR AREAS - Accounting
*ACCT 302
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*ACCT 315
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*ACCT 316
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#ACCT 327
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ACCT 350
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ACCT 351
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#ACCT 413
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#ACCT 415
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#ACCT 417
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#ACCT 425
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MAJOR AREAS - Finance
ECON 302
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&FINC 312
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&FINC 313
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&FINC 314
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@Taken from FINC 412, 413, 414, 415,
416, 417 or 418
TOTAL CREDITS: 142
GROUP B – Social/Behavioral Science
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GROUP C - Skills
*ENGL 110
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*MATH 221 __3__ _____
*MATH 201 __3__ _____
*MATH 202 __3__ _____
*MATH 230 __3__ _____
COMM 212, 255 or 350
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ENGL 301, 312, 410 or 415
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GROUP D – Natural Science
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GROUP E – Free Electives
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^Economics elective at the 300-level or higher, excluding ECON 302.
*Grade of C- or better required in these courses.
#Grade of C- or better required in four out of the five ACCT courses.
&Grade of C- or better required in four out of the five FINC courses.
Put FYE beside the course that fulfills your freshman experience.
Put DLE beside the course that fulfills your discovery learning experience.
Put a star beside the course that fulfills the university multicultural requirement.
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