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Accounting B.S./M.S. Five Year Plan

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This recommended five-year plan is designed to provide a blueprint for students to complete their B.S.in Accounting in four years while beginning to take graduate courses their senior year, completing their M.S. in Accounting in the fifth year. These plans are the recommended sequences of courses. Students must meet with their Major Advisor and the Graduate Program Director to develop a more individualized plan to complete their degree.Ìý This plan assumes that no developmental courses are required.Ìý If developmental courses are needed, students may have additional requirements to fulfill which are not listed in the plan.

NOTE: This recommended Five-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2021-2022 academic year.

NOTE: This recommended Four-Year Plan is applicable to students admitted into the major during the 2021-2022 academic year.

First Year

Fall Semester

  • Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed: Quantitative Reasoning * OR OR (MATH 108 is highly recommended)Ìý (HRS 4)
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

  • Gen Ed: Ìý(HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed/Major: (HRS 4)
  • School Core: Ìý°¿¸é (HRS 4)
  • School Core: (HRS 4)
  • Career Pathways:
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Second Year

Fall Semester

  • Gen Ed: Ìý (HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed: (HRS 4)
  • School Core: (HRS 4)
  • School Core: Ìý or (HRS 4)
  • Career Pathways:
  • Recommended: * (HRS 2)
  • Total: (HRS 18)

Spring Semester

  • Gen Ed: Distribution Category: / ( School Core :) (Required for 4+1 majors) (HRS 4)
  • Gen Ed: Distribution Category: °¿¸éÌý (Must be outside of ASB) (HRS 4)
  • School Core: (HRS 4)
  • School Core: (HRS 4)
  • Career Pathways:
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Third Year

Fall Semester

  • Major: (HRS 4)
  • Major: (HRS 4)
  • School Core: (HRS 4)
  • School Core: (HRS 4)
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

  • Major: (HRS 4)
  • Major: (HRS 4)
  • School Core: (HRS 4)
  • School Core: (HRS 4)
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

  • Major: (HRS 4)
  • Major: (HRS 4)
  • School Core: International Category (ASB Course) (HRS 4)
  • School Core: (HRS 4)
  • Total: (HRS 16)

Spring Semester

  • MSAC: *** (For 4+1 majors who completed BADM 301) (HRS 3)Ìý
  • Major: (HRS 4)
  • School Core: (HRS 4)
  • MSAC: *** (HRS 3)
  • Total: (HRS 14/15)

Total Credits Required: 128 credits

Required GPA for Graduation: 2.0 (overall and in the major)

Students must earn at least a “C-“ in ACCT 321 – INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I in order to take ACCT 322 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II, ACCT 411 COST ACCOUNTING, and ACCT 421 AUDITING

*BADM 120 Excel Expert Certification Prep (2 cr.) is recommended for all Accounting majors in the secondÌýyear, first semester.Ìý

** The ASB Career Pathways Program is managed through the ASB Career Services Office, ASB-513, which documents module completion.Ìý The Registrar is then notified and the course for that module is posted to the student’s record.Ìý All ASB Career Pathways courses must be completed prior to graduation.

***Two graduate accounting courses taken during the student’s senior year double-count towards the M.S. Accounting 30 credit requirement. Students who take a graduate course in the Summer term, must apply for the August graduation to complete their undergraduate degree. Students in the Five Year B.S./M.S. Accounting Program complete the requirements of the M.S. in Accounting degree in their fifth year:

Fifth Year

Fall Semester

  • MSAC: (HRS 3)
  • MSAC: (HRS 3)
  • MSAC: (HRS 3)
  • MSAC: or Another Elective (HRS 3)
  • Total: (HRS 12)

Spring Semester

  • MSAC: or Another Elective (HRS 3)
  • MSAC: or Another Elective (HRS 3)
  • MSAC: (HRS 3)
  • MSAC: (HRS 3)
  • Total: (HRS 12)