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Major Concentration Alternatives

Courses required for all three accounting major concentrations:

  • ACFN 113 Financial - 4 credits
  • ACFN 114 Managerial - 4 credits
  • ACFN 210 Business Writing & Communication - 2 credits
  • ACFN 325 Intermediate I - 4 credits
  • ACFN 326 Intermediate II - 4 credits
  • ACFN 335 Business Law - 2 credits
  • MATH 124 Prob & Stats - 4 credits
  • MATH 118, 119, or 122 - 4 credits
  • ECON 111 Intro - 4 credits

Specifics by concentration:

Accounting major with traditional concentration
Accounting major with finance concentration
Accounting major with public accounting concentration

Accounting major with traditional concentration:

  • One of the following (4 credits): ACFN 310 Corporate Finance, MGMT 201 Intro to Mgmt or ECON 300 level elective
  • ACFN 331 Cost - 4 credits
  • ACFN 332 Income Tax - 4 credits
  • ACFN 338 Advanced - 4 credits
  • ACFN 340 Information Systems - 4 credits
  • ACFN 355  Auditing - 4 credits
  • ACFN 396 Capstone - 4 credits

Total in major: 60

Accounting major with finance concentration:

  • One of the following (4 credits): ACFN 331 Cost, ACFN 332 Tax, MGMT 201 Intro to Mgmt, ECON 320 Market Structure or ECON 332 Microeconomics
  • ACFN 310 Corporate Finance - 4 credits
  • ACFN 315 Investments - 4 credits
  • ACFN 320 International Finance - 4 credits
  • ACFN 333 Corporate Financial Analysis - 4 credits
  • ECON 314 Financial Institutions - 4 credits
  • ACFN 395 Capstone - 4 credits

Total in major: 60

Accounting major with public accounting concentration:

  • MGMT 201 Intro to Mgmt - 4 credits
  • ACFN 310 Corporate Finance - 4 credits
  • ACFN 331 Cost - 4 credits
  • ACFN 332 Income Tax - 4 credits
  • ACFN 338 Advanced - 4 credits
  • ACFN 340 Information Systems - 4 credits
  • ACFN 355 Auditing - 4 credits
  • ACFN 396 - Capstone - 4 credits
  • Group 1 courses - 8 credits (2 courses); one course must be from MGMT
    • ACFN 315 - Investments
    • ACFN 320 - International Finance
    • ACFN 333 - Corporate Financial Analaysis
    • ECON 300 elective
    • MGMT 301 - Organizational Behavior
    • MGMT 320 - Marketing
    • MGMT 341 - Operations Management
  • Group 2 courses - 2 credits (1 course)
    • ACFN 330 Government/NFP
    • ACFN 337 - Tax Topics
    • ACFN 353 - Fraud Examination

Total in major: 74

Note: All Accounting and Finance students are required to pass a computer literacy test.

Courses required for a minor in accounting:

  • ACFN 113 Financial - 4 credits
  • ACFN 114 Managerial - 4 credits
  • ACFN 325 Intermediate I - 4 credits

And two courses from the following list of four:

  • ACFN 326 Intermediate II - 4 credits
  • ACFN 331 Cost - 4 credits
  • ACFN 332 Income Tax - 4 credits
  • ACFN 340 Information Systems - 4 credits
Three Concentrations

The course path for an accounting degree starts with a strong foundational set of courses. Later in your education, when you've selected a concentration that feels right to you, the courses follow slightly different paths.

By Departmental policy, we do not allow students to obtain a degree with multiple concentrations. However, students are free to take Departmental courses outside their chosen concentration.

The link below is a useful, side-by-side comparison of the three major concentrations available in the Accounting and Finance Department. Contact any of the Department faculty members for advice and counsel.

Concentrations Chart