Accounting degree requirements & courses

Freshman Year

  • ENL 101 Critical Writing and Reading I 3 credits
  • ENL 102 Critical Writing and Reading II (ENL 101) 3 credits
  • MTH 146 Finite Mathematics 3 credits
  • MIS 101 The Business Organization 3 credits
  • Non-Business Elective (Any course outside the CCB) 3 credits
  • University Studies Requirements 15 credits

Sophomore Year

Courses require sophomore standing (30 credit hours) plus prerequisites

  • ACT 211 Principles of Accounting I 3 credits
  • ACT 212 Principles of Accounting II (ACT 211) 3 credits
  • ECO 231 Principles of Microeconomics (also fulfills Social World: Human Questions/Contexts) 3 credits
  • ECO 232 Principles of Macroeconomics (also fulfills Social World: US Society requirement) 3 credits
  • ENL 265 Business Communications (ENL 101, 102) 3 credits
  • MGT 201 Leadership, Teamwork, and Collaboration 3 credits
  • MGT 312 Legal Framework of Business 3 credits
  • POM 212 Business Statistics (MTH 103) 3 credits
  • Non-Business Elective 3 credits
  • University Studies Requirements 3 credits

Junior Year

Courses require junior standing (60 credit hours) plus prerequisites

  • FIN 312 Business Finance (ACT 212, ECO 231) 3 credits
  • POM 333 Quantitative Business Analysis (POM 212) 3 credits
  • POM 345 Operations Management (POM 212) 3 credits
  • MKT 311 Principles of Marketing 3 credits
  • MIS 315 Information Systems (ENL 102) 3 credits
  • ACT 311 Intermediate Accounting I (ACT 211, 212 with min grade C) 3 credits
  • ACT 312 Intermediate Accounting II (ACT 211, 212, 311 with min grade C) 3 credits
  • ACT 351 Cost Accounting (ACT 212) 3 credits
  • ACT 355 Accounting Information Systems (ACT 211) 3 credits
  • Business Elective (300- or 400- level business course) 3 credits

Senior Year

Courses require senior standing (90 credit hours) plus prerequisites

  • MGT 490 Strategic Management and Policy Formulation (FIN 312, MIS 315, MGT 201, MKT 311, POM 333, POM 345) 3 credits
  • ACT 401 Auditing (ACT 311 with min grade C) 3 credits
  • ACT 411 Taxation (ACT 212)
  • Business Elective (300- or 400- level business course) 3 credits
  • Non-business electives 12 credits

Senior Year Program Choice; Choose General or Accounting Information Systems

General Option

General Program: Choose 2 of the following 6

  • FIN 493 Financial Management of Corporations 3 credits
  • ACT 412 Advanced Taxation 3 credits
  • ACT 421 Advanced Financial Accounting 3 credits
  • ACT 431 Advanced Managerial Accounting 3 credits
  • ACT 441 Government & Non-Profit Accounting 3 credits
  • ACT 454 Financial Statement Analysis 3 credits

Accounting Information Systems Option

Accounting Information Systems Program: Take both courses

  • MIS 322 Information Systems Analysis and Design (MIS 315) 3 credits
  • MIS 432 Database Design and Implementation (MIS 322) 3 credits

Total Credits: 120

For a description of the Accounting courses, please see the UMass Dartmouth Academic Catalog.