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Business Administration, Accounting, B.S.

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Recommended Course Sequence

Freshman Year

First Semester

BA 1005 - Introduction to Business 3 credits
EN 1101 - English I 3 credits
IT 1011 - Information Technology Concepts 1.5 credits
IT 1012 - Computer Applications 1.5 credits
LA 1020 - Skills for College Success 1 credit
MP 1102 - College Algebra 3 credits or
MP 1203 - Elementary Functions 3 credits or
MP 1205 - Finite Mathematics 3 credits
Elective 1 Credit

Total: 14 Credits

Second Semester

BA 1010 - Management Concepts 3 credits
EN 1201 - English II 3 credits
IT 1031 - Intermediate Computer Applications 3 credits
MP 1203 - Elementary Functions 3 credits or
MP 1204 - Calculus I 4 credits or
MP 1205 - Finite Mathematics 3 credits
Elective 1 Credit

Total: 13-14 Credits

Sophomore Year

First Semester

BA 2008 - Macroeconomics 3 credits
BA 2123 - Principles of Accounting I 3 credits
BA 2161 - Business Law I 3 credits
LA 2005 - Speech 3 credits
MP 2215 - Statistics for Business 4 credits

Total: 16 Credits

Second Semester

BA 2210 - Microeconomics 3 credits
BA 2261 - Business Law II 3 credits
BA 2224 - Principles of Accounting II 3 credits
EN 2028 - Introduction to Literature 3 credits
EN 3051 - Professional Communication 3 credits

Total: 15 Credits

Junior Year

First Semester

BA 2017 - Principles of Marketing 3 credits
BA 3127 - Finance 3 credits
BA 3129 - Operations Management 3 credits
BY 1115 - Natural Science I 3 credits *
Humanities Area 3 credits
Major course or elective 3 credits

Total: 18 Credits

Second Semester

BA 3027 - Human Resource Management 3 credits
BY 1216 - Natural Science II 3 credits *
LA 1060 - Introduction to the Fine Arts 3 credits
Major courses or elective 6 credits

Total: 15 Credits

* Students may substitute two semesters of Introductory Biology, Chemistry, or Physics with the permission of the Department Chairperson.

Senior Year

First Semester

LA 4037 - Non-Western Societies 3 credits
Social Science Area 3 credits
Major courses or electives 9 credits

Total: 15 Credits

Second Semester

BA 4236 - Federal Income Tax 3 credits
BA 4244 - Management Seminar 3 credits
Humanities Area 3 credits
Major courses or electives 6 credits

Total: 15 Credits

Electives

Social Science Area

select one of the following:

LA 2012 - Introduction to Sociology 3 credits
PY 2036 - Introduction to Psychology 3 credits
PY 4203 - Social Psychology and Human Interaction 3 credits

Humanities Area

select two courses from the following:

LA 2040 - Modern History of Western Societies 3 credits
LA 2042 - Introduction to Philosophy 3 credits
LA 2138 - History of Western Civilization I 3 credits
LA 1032 - American History and Government Since 1877 3 credits
LA 4127 - United States Foreign Policy 3 credits

Accounting

Students who complete this specialization are qualified to sit for the CPA examination in Pennsylvania. This major requires the following courses in addition to the minimum accounting requirement (Principles of Accounting I and II and Federal Income Tax) that are required in the Business Core:

BA 3138 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 credits
BA 3209 - Auditing 3 credits
BA 3239 - Intermediate Accounting II 3 credits
BA 4020 - Fraud Examination 3 credits
BA 4036 - Federal Corporate Income Tax 3 credits
BA 4144 - Advanced Accounting 3 credits
BA 4242 - Cost Accounting 3 credits
Elective 3 credits

Business Administration, Accounting, B.S.

Recommended Course Sequence

Freshman Year

First Semester

Total: 14 Credits

Second Semester

Total: 13-14 Credits

Sophomore Year

First Semester

Total: 16 Credits

Second Semester

Total: 15 Credits

Junior Year

First Semester

Total: 18 Credits

Second Semester

Total: 15 Credits

Senior Year

First Semester

Total: 15 Credits

Second Semester

Total: 15 Credits

Electives

Social Science Area

Humanities Area

Accounting

Total: 24 Credits