Accounting 4-Year Degree Plan

The 4-Year Plan is a model for completing your BS in Accounting degree on time. The plan below is one of several possible ways for you to complete the Accounting degree. Your individualized plan may look different if you have already fulfilled some requirements. Check your Financial Aid as it may require additional term credits for full-time funding. You must complete all university and program requirements successfully to complete this degree (GPA, 120 credits, LASC, WI, residency).

Accounting courses flowchart

  • Program: Bachelor of Science: Accounting
  • Total Credits: 120
  • Catalog: 2024-2025

First Year

Curriculum Course Course Title Credits
Fall (1st Fall)
First-Year Experience Course FYE 101 First-Year Experience 1
Related Requirement: LASC Goal 5 PSY 113/SOC 110 General Psychology or Intro to Sociology 3
LASC Goal 1B ENGL 101 English Composition 3
LASC Goal 1A COMM 100 Speech Communication 3
LASC Goal 2     3
LASC Goal 6     3
Total Credits: 16
Spring (1st Spring)
Related Requirement: LASC Goal 4 MATH 234 Intro to Probability & Stats 3
Related Requirement: CSIS 104 Spreadsheet & Database Applications 3
LASC Goal 3     3
LASC Goal 6/WI     3
LASC Goal 7     3
Total Credits: 15

 

Second Year

Curriculum Course Course Title Credits
Fall (2nd Fall)
Core Requirement: ACCT 230 Principles of Accounting I 3
Related Requirement: LASC Goal 4 MATH 227 or 229 Calculus 3
Related Requirement: LASC Goal 5 ECON 202 Microeconomics 3
LASC Goal 3     3
General Elective/Minor Course:     3
Total Credits: 15
Spring (2nd Spring)
Core Requirement: ACCT 231 Principles of Accounting II 3
Related Requirement: LASC Goal 5 ECON 204 Macroeconomics 3
Core Requirement: MGMT 260 Principles of Management 3
LASC Goal 8     3
LASC Goal 10/WI     3
Total Credits: 15

 

Third Year

Curriculum Course Course Title Credits
Fall (3rd Fall)
Core Requirement: ACCT 280 Legal Environment of Business 3
Core Requirement: ACCT 325 Intermediate Accounting I 4
Core Requirement: ACCT 441 Tax Accounting I 4
Core Requirement: MGMT 371 Intro to Business Analytics 3
Related Requirement: WI for major COMM 301 or ENGL 387 Business Comm or Tech Report Writing 3
Total Credits: 17
Spring (3rd Spring)
Core Requirement: ACCT 326 Intermediate Accounting II 4
Core Requirement: ACCT 375 Accounting Systems 3
Core Requirement: MKTG 270 Principles of Marketing 3
Core Requirement: FINC 340 Financial Management 3
Core Requirement: MGMT 380 Operations Management 3
Total Credits: 16

 

Fourth

Curriculum Course Course Title Credits
Fall (4th Fall)
Core Requirement: ACCT 306 Contracts & Business Ethics 2
Core Requirement: ACCT 430 Advanced Accounting I 4
Core Requirement: WI ACCT 460 Audit I 3
Related Requirement: LASC Goal 6 and 9 PHIL 312 Business Ethics 3
General Elective/Minor Course:     3
Total Credits: 15
Spring (4th Spring)
Core Requirement: MGMT 498 Strategic Management 3
Core Requirement: ACCT 455 Govt, Not for Profit & Cost Accounting 3
General Elective/Internship:     3
General Elective/Internship:     2
Total Credits: 11