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Major Requirements — Accounting
Bachelor of Arts - Bachelor of Science
In order to complete the Major in Accounting, students will also complete concurrently all of the requirements for the Major in Business and Commerce.
Students completing all of the requirements for the accounting major will earn a double major in business and commerce and accounting.
Students will also benefit from the required professional internship experience in the accounting field.
Required courses: 32 or 33 semester hours
| ACC3110 | Intermediate Accounting I (4) |
| ACC3120 | Intermediate Accounting II (4) |
| ACC3210 | Cost Accounting (3) |
| ACC3310 | Federal & State Taxation of Individuals (3 or 4) |
| ACC4140 | Advanced Accounting (3) |
| ACC4410 | Auditing (4) |
Selected Courses: 3 semester hours
| BUS4010 | Advanced Business Law (3) |
| ACC3320 | Federal Taxation of Business Entities (3) |
| ACC5510 | Accounting Information Systems (3)* |
| ACC5520 | Governmental and Non Profit Accounting (3) * |
| ACC3810,4810 | Selected Topics (with approval of program director) |
* Accounting students who enter their senior year with an overall GPA of 3.00 may take ACC5510 and/or ACC5520 for up to 6 semester hours to be applied toward the M.B.A. program in Accounting at Aurora University with the approval of their faculty advisor.
Required Internship(s): BUS4940 8 semester hours
The internship experiences must be completed during the junior and senior years with at least four semester hours being completed during the senior year.
For the B.S., the following 9-10 semester hours are required in addition to the requirements for the B.A. for majors in Business and Commerce, Accounting, Business Administration, Finance, Marketing, Management Information Technology, and Organizational Management.
| BUS3510 | Operations Research (3) |
| ECN3300 | Business Statistics (3) |
| MTH2120 | Calculus for Management & Sciences (3) |
| or | |
| MTH2210 | Calculus I (4) |
NOTE: Supporting coursework in computer science, sociology, psychology, writing, and philosophy is strongly recommended by the faculty.
Academic information on departmental Web sites reflects the university's most current curriculum. The print version of the catalog, which is also posted online, may differ from this information.
