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Undergraduate Studies Accounting

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This program is designed to provide the graduate with the conceptual accounting and business knowledge necessary as a foundation to pursue an accounting career. For those students pursuing the Associate of Science degree, the program is designed to provide the graduate with the necessary knowledge to obtain immediate employment in the area of financial or cost accounting. For those students pursuing the Bachelor of Science degree, the program is designed to provide the graduate with the necessary concepts relating to the various disciplines that comprise the body of knowledge of accounting, specifically the areas of financial accounting, cost accounting, auditing and taxation.

Those students who are planning to take the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) examination may do so with the Bachelor of Science degree. Those students who are planning to take the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination in Florida must take an additional 30 semester credits of course work beyond the requirements for the Bachelor of Science degree to qualify to sit for the CPA examination under the State of Florida CPA Law. Specifically, the student must complete the following credits (at a minimum) in order to sit for the CPA examination.

1. 36 semester credits in accounting beyond elementary accounting courses, including at least: 12 credits in financial and cost accounting; 6 credits in auditing; and 6 credits in taxation.

2. 39 semester credits in general business courses, including at least 6 credits of business law; and 18 credits in courses at the junior (300) level or higher. Because of these increased educational requirements, no experience or additional work is required for certification.

Academic Requirements

Bachelor of Science Degree 30 Credits

ACC301 Intermediate Accounting I
ACC302 Intermediate Accounting II
ACC312 Accounting Information Systems
ACC340 Federal Income Tax of Individuals
ACC351 Cost Accounting
ACC435 Accounting for Governmental and Non-Profit Organizations
ACC460 Auditing I
ACC465 Auditing II
MGT440 Operational Analysis & Management
MGT499 Policy & Strategy

Associate of Science Degree 12 Credits

ACC301 Intermediate Accounting I
ACC302 Intermediate Accounting II
ACC351 Cost Accounting
ACC312 Accounting Information Systems