DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTING

Chair: Frank R. Urbancic
Professor Emeritus: Franklin H. Sweet
Professors: Segal, Sylvestre, Urbancic
Assistant Professors: Bracken, Hagood, Hsu, Sweet
Instructors: Elliott, Prescott

Reporting on the financial affairs of private and public institutions, preparing regulatory reports, and tax return preparation require sound accounting procedures. Since management decisions are made from accounting information, qualified accountants must be available, not only as executive accountants for industrial firms but also as public accountants for auditing and for general services to business firms and governmental agencies. The concentration in accounting is designed to prepare students for positions in these areas, The program is broad and covers the functional areas of business. An accounting major must complete eight accounting courses.

The following six accounting courses are required:
ACC 331 Taxation of Individuals
ACC 341 Accounting Information Systems
ACC 371 Financial Accounting I
ACC 372 Financial Accounting II
ACC 381 Cost Accounting
ACC 451 Auditing

In addition to these six accounting courses required of all accounting majors, students must take two electives from the following five accounting courses:
ACC 416 Advanced Financial Accounting
ACC 432 Taxation of Partnerships and Corporations
ACC 434 Taxation of Gifts, Trusts and Estates
ACC 452 Advanced Auditing
ACC 461 Accounting for Governmental and Not-for-Profit Entities

DESCRIPTIONS OF ALL ACCOUNTING (ACC) COURSES

College Of Business and Management Studies

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