Major & Requirements

Miami Plan and Farmer School of Business Requirements

  • The B.S. in ACC is based on the Miami Plan foundation courses that consists of 36 hours in areas outside of the School of Business. In addition, the School of Business core includes 45 hours of courses from all the business disciplines.

The bachelor's degree program in accountancy is designed to provide students with a general understanding of multiple areas of accounting and the knowledge and skills needed to prepare them for entry-level accounting positions that require only an undergraduate degree, and for graduate business and accounting programs.

Accountancy Course Requirements for Bachelor's Degree Program
All of these: ACC 221 Introduction to Financial Accounting (3)
ACC 222 Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3)
ACC 321 Intermediate Financial Accounting (3)
ACC 333 Managerial Cost Accounting (3)
ACC 343 Federal Income Tax Accounting (3) - formerly ACC 443
ACC 361 Modeling Business Processes in Accounting Information Systems (3)
One of these: ACC 422 Financial Accounting Research (3) **
ACC 433 Management Accounting for Processes (3)
One of these: ACC 452 Internal Auditing (3)
ACC 453 Financial Statement Auditing (3) **
Professional electives: At least six semester hours, including at least one course from a business department other than accountancy.

**These courses are prerequisites for the Master of Accountancy program. Students interested in pursuing a master's degree should take these courses during their senior year.

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