The field of Accounting offers a wide variety of career options for students – careers as accountants in business, government, or not-for-profit institutions. This special option in Accounting is ideal for students who are exploring any Accounting-related career..

Students completing the Special Option in Accounting build upon a strong core of Business Administration courses and emerge with a solid understanding of taxation, intermediate accounting, cost accounting methods and procedures, and auditing.

Accounting students also enjoy the advantage of having many of their courses taught by academically qualified practitioners who are experienced Certified Public Accountants (CPAs).

General Studies Requirement 70 QH

Fields of Knowledge

Communications
LAE101 English Composition I 5
LAE102 English Composition II 5
LAT210 Effective Speaking 5

Humanities
One Humanities elective 5

Fine Arts
One Fine Arts elective 5

Quantitative Reasoning
LAM110 College Mathematics or higher level Math elective 5
LAM214 Mathematics for Management Sciences 5
LAM216 Statistical Methods 5

Physical and Life Sciences
One Laboratory Science elective 5

Social Sciences
LAS250 Microeconomics 5
LAS255 Macroeconomics 5
One Social Science elective 5

Behavioral Sciences
LAP General Psychology 5
One Psychology elective 5

Integrated Competencies

Information and Technology Literacy
Requirements is satisfied in Introduction to Computers and Computer-Based Applications, Office Information Systems or Management information Systems.

Analytical Skills 
Requirement is satisfied in College Mathematics, Mathematics for Management Science, Statistical Methods.

Ethics, Values and Respect for Human Diversity
Requirement is satisfied in General Psychology and Social Science elective.

Business Administration Requirements 36 QH
MGT101 Introduction to Business 4
MGT106 Applications of Business Writing 4
MGT204 Business Law I 4
MGT205 Business Law II 4
MGT270 Survey of International Business 4
MGT300 Principles of Marketing 4
MGT302 Principles of Management and Supervision 4
MGT304 Business Ethics 4
MGT305 Operations Management 4

Business Support Requirements 40 QH
MGT120 Accounting Principles I 4
MGT121 Accounting Principles II 4
MGT122 Accounting Principles III 4
MGT150 Introduction to Computers and Computer-Based Applications 4
MGT220 Managerial Accounting 4
MGT243 Office Information Systems 4
MGT301 Principles of Finance 4
MGT319 Money and Banking 4
Computer Elective 4
Business Elective 4

Accounting Requirements 22 QH
MGT221 Individual Taxation 4
MGT320 Intermediate Accounting I 4
MGT321 Intermediate Accounting II 4
MGT322 Intermediate Accounting III 4
MGT323 Cost Accounting 4
MGT422 Principles of Auditing 4

Free Electives 10 QH

Total Minimum Hours 180 QH

Students must demonstrate English proficiency by passing the English competency examination or by earning a grade of "B' or better in both English Composition I (LAE 101) and English Composition II (LAE 102) at National-Louis University.