Advisement for the major is available from the Accounting and Legal Studies Department.
Accounting, B.S. Curriculum Guide (Suggested 4-Year Plan of Study)
Students completing the accounting major will be prepared to enter the public accounting profession or pursue accounting careers in government or corporate settings. By fulfilling the major requirements and earning the required 150 credit hours, students will be eligible to sit for the Uniform CPA examination in Maryland.
The undergraduate accounting curriculum consists of a lower-division (pre-professional) core, upper-division (professional) core, special requirements and accounting major requirements. The pre-professional curricular requirements enable majors to acquire a common body on knowledge essential to successful completion of the professional program coursework.
Accounting Policies & Procedures
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A student with an intended accounting major will be classified in a pre-professional track until the student has applied to and been accepted in the accounting B.S. major.
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Accounting majors must submit applications for admission to the Professional Program. No accounting student will be allowed to remain in 300/400 level Perdue School courses if s/he has not submitted this application.
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All accounting courses (courses with ACCT prefix) need to be completed with a C grade or higher.
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Lower division core, upper division core, major and special requirements may be repeated only once. Students desiring to repeat an SU course to improve a grade must repeat that course at SU.
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Track courses are to be taken at SU. A maximum of 6 credit hours of comparable courses may be approved if taken at AACSB (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) accredited schools.
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Admissions Test: Accounting students must pass the Accounting Admissions Test prior to enrolling in ACCT 305 . Information is available from the Accounting and Legal Studies Department.
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For Additional Policies and Procedures: Please refer to the Department of Accounting and Legal Studies.
ABLE Requirement
The applied business learning experience (ABLE) requirement is satisfied by ACCT 497 .
Checklist
This checklist is an unofficial tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult the Academic Requirements Report in GullNet before and after registering for classes each semester to track academic progress.