Accounting BS
General Education Requirements
Students must meet the university general education requirements. Some courses required for the degree may also satisfy certain general education requirements.
Degree Requirements
| Course Number | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Business Foundations | ||
| ACCTNG 2400 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCTNG 2410 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS AD 2900 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| ENT 2100 | Applications of Entrepreneurship ((BS Accounting and BS Business Administration majors only)) | 3 |
| INFSYS 1800 | Computers and Information Systems | 3 |
| or INFSYS 2800 | Information Systems Concepts and Applications | |
| FINANCE 2500 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGMT 2600 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| MGMT 2612 | Professional Skills Development | 3 |
| MKTG 2700 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| SCMA 2300 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| SCMA 2301 | Introduction to Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
Global Awareness
Two global awareness courses selected from an approved list maintained in the Office of Undergraduate Academic Advising in the Ed G. Smith College of Business. Some global awareness courses may also satisfy major, emphasis, or electives requirements.
Exit Survey/Learning Assessment Requirement
Seniors must complete an exit survey on student experiences and learning assessments during their last term prior to graduation. This course is not-for-credit and is taken on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis.
| Course Number | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| MGMT 4220 | Undergraduate Exit Survey | 0 |
Degree Requirements
| Course Number | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower or Upper Division Courses Required | ||
| COMM 1040 | Introduction to Public Speaking (MOTR COMM 110) | 3 |
| Choose one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| Accounting Ethics | ||
| Approaches to Ethics (MOTR PHIL 102) | ||
| Business Ethics | ||
| Upper Division Accounting Courses Required 1 | ||
| ACCTNG 3401 | Financial Accounting and Reporting I | 3 |
| ACCTNG 3402 | Financial Accounting and Reporting II | 3 |
| ACCTNG 3411 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCTNG 3421 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| or INFSYS 3810 | Information Systems Analysis | |
| ACCTNG 3441 | Income Taxes | 3 |
| ACCTNG 4435 | Auditing | 3 |
| Total Hours | 24 | |
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The prerequisite for enrollment in ACCTNG 3402,ACCTNG 3411, ACCTNG 3441, ACCTNG 3451, and all 4000-level accounting courses is an upper-level accounting grade point average of 2.3. or higher.
See the Office of Undergraduate Academic Advising for alternatives to satisfy the State of Missouri’s requirements for eligibility to take the Uniform Certified Public Accounting Examination.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to:
- Interpret business process transactions and create financial statements
- Analyze strategic options relevant to business processes
- Identify and assess legal and ethical issues with financial reporting and the accounting profession
- Effectively prepare and present written and oral financial information
- Evaluate business decisions associated with financial analysis, corporate governance, taxation, or business processes
- Understand the role of the audit and design and carry out auditing procedures
- Carry out required income tax compliance reporting procedures
- Explain the impact of International Financial Reporting Standards on Financial Reporting
Sample Four Year Plan
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ENGL 1100 | 3 | ACCTNG 2400 | 3 |
| INFSYS 1800 | 3 | BUS AD 1107 or MATH 1100 | 3 |
| MATH 1030 | 3 | COMM 1040 | 3 |
| CORE - American History & Government | 3 | FGN LANG 2100 | 3 |
| EXPLORE – Humanities and Fine Arts | 3 | EXPLORE – Mathematics and Life/Natural Sciences | 3 |
| INTDSC 1003 | 1 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ACCTNG 2410 | 3 | FINANCE 2500 | 3 |
| BUS AD 2900 | 3 | MGMT 2600 | 3 |
| ENT 2100 | 3 | MGMT 2612 | 3 |
| SCMA 2300 | 3 | MKTG 2700 | 3 |
| EXPLORE - Mathematics and Life/Natural Sciences | 3 | SCMA 2301 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ACCTNG 2430, PHIL 1130, or PHIL 2254 | 3 | ACCTNG 3402 | 3 |
| ACCTNG 3401 | 3 | ACCTNG 3411 | 3 |
| ACCTNG 3421 | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Global Awareness Course | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| ENGL 3120 | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours |
| ACCTNG 3441 | 3 | ACCTNG 4435 & MGMT 4220 | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Elective or minor | 3 | Elective or minor | 3 |
| Global Awareness Course | 3 | Elective or minor | 2 |
| 15 | 14 | ||
| Total Hours: 120 | |||
PLEASE NOTE: This plan is an example of what a four year plan could look like for a typical student. Placement exam scores in math as well as the completion of coursework may change the plan. It should not be used in the place of regular academic advising appointments. All students are encouraged to meet with their advisor. All requirements are subject to change.