Accounting Major B.B.A. - Major Code 1025 (1026/1027)

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Business Administration General Information

The Accounting Program at Northeastern State University is designed to prepare the accounting major for a career in the accounting profession, either public, private, or governmental. In addition, the accounting curriculum is designed to develop the accounting student’s ability to work effectively, to become mentally disciplined, to communicate orally and in writing, to be aware of professional responsibilities, to develop an appreciation of the accountant’s high standard of integrity, and objectivity in reporting. The Accounting Program is structured to provide the non-accounting major with basic accounting knowledge for use in a chosen major field and personal life.

Business General Education Requirements

A minimum of 49 hours of academic work in general education is required during the freshman and sophomore years. For students transferring with the Associate of Arts degree or Associate of Science degree from a public institution in Oklahoma, all general education requirements will be satisfied with respect to degree requirements. However, some majors may require other specific general education courses as program prerequisites or program requirements. Students should consult advisors and the program’s plan of study for futher information. Students are required to complete general education requirements by the time they have completed 90 semester hours of college work. General Education Requirements for Bachelor’s Degrees

Students seeking Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degrees are encouraged to select these courses while completing General Education requirements.

Business Core 42 hours

The following core of courses is required of all business students, except as modified for Hospitality and Tourism Management. See major plan of study on the following pages.

At least 21 of the 42 credits in the BBA core must be earned at NSU.

Accounting Core 15 hours

Area Of Emphasis 9 hours

(SELECT ONE)

Public Accounting (1027)

ACCT 4503 - Auditing
ACCT Electives 6 hours

Managerial Accounting (1026)

ACCT 4203 - Cost Accounting II
ACCT Electives 6 hours

Minimum Total 66 hours

Policies of the College of Business and Technology

The following policies of the College of Business and Technology apply: Entrance Requirements, Minimum Grade Requirements, Experiential Credit Limitation, Transfer Credit Limitation, English Proficiency, Upper Division Credit, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Residency.

ENGLISH PROFICIENCY:	English proficiency is a graduation requirement. Components I and II of English proficiency should be met with grades of “C” or better prior to the completion of 60 credit hours.
UPPER DIVISION CREDIT:	Total hours must include at least 40 hours of credit in courses numbered 3000 and above.
LIBERAL ARTS & SCIENCES:	At least 40 semester credit hours are required in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for the BBA and BT degrees and 55 semester credit hours in the Liberal Arts and Sciences for BS degrees. Liberal Arts and Science courses are designated with a “#” after the course title.
RESIDENCY:	At least 18 hours or one-half of the major, whichever is greater, must be taken in residency.

Suggested Course Sequence–Accounting

First Year–Fall Semester	First Year–Spring Semester
General Education Curriculum 15 hours	General Education Curriculum 15-17 hours
UNIV1002 University Strategies
Total Hours 17	Total Hours 15-17

Second Year–Fall Semester	Second Year–Spring Semester
ACCT2103 Financial Accounting	ACCT 2203 Managerial Accounting
ECON 2213 Principles of Microeconomics	ECON 2313 Principles of Macroeconomics
	Mgmt 3183 Principles of Management
General Education Curriculum 9-10 hours	General Education Curriculum 6 hours
	UNIV 2091 General Education Capstone
Total Hours 15-16	Total Hours 16

Third Year–Fall Semester	Third Year–Spring Semester
FIN 3213 Principles of Finance	ACCT 3303 Intermediate I
ACCT 3313 Acct Information Systems	ACCT 3003 Income Tax Accounting
ACCT 3203 Cost Accounting I	BLAW 3003 Business Law I
MKT 3213 Principles of Marketing	BADM 3963 Quantitative Methods
MATH 3513 Statistical Methods	IS 3063 Principles of Information Systems
Total Hours 15	Total Hours 15

Fourth Year–Fall Semester	Fourth Year–Spring Semester
**ACCT 4203 Cost Accounting II (if Management Emphasis OR Free Elective 3 hours if Public Emphasis	***ACCT 4503 Auditing (if Public Accounting Emphasis) OR Free Elective 3 hours if Management Emphasis
ACCT 3403 Intermediate II	MBMT 4213 Business Policy
3 hrs Accounting Elective	3 hrs Accounting Elective
IS 3113 Business Communications	Free Elective 6 hours
MGMT 3213 Supply Chain Management
Total Hours 15	Total Hours 15

Total Hours in Course Sequence __124_

* Offered Fall and Spring.

** Offered Fall only.

*** Offered Spring only.