Program Requirements
A minimum of 57 credits is required including 18 credits of Tool Courses and the 12-credit Accounting Nucleus:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Tool Courses | ||
| ACC 201 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 202 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3-4 | |
| College Algebra (GT-MA1) | ||
| Precalculus (GT-MA1) | ||
| Calculus I (GT-MA1) | ||
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Statistics for Business and Economics | ||
| Probability and Statistics (GT-MA1) | ||
| One of the following: | 3 | |
| Spreadsheets and Analysis | ||
| Professional Computer Skills | ||
| Accounting Nucleus | ||
| ACC 301 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 302 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | 3 |
| ACC 320 | Advanced Management Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 350 | Income Tax | 3 |
| Total Credits | 30-31 | |
And the following:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Major Requirements | ||
| ACC 460 | Advanced Income Tax | 3 |
| BUAD 210 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| BUAD 311 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| BUAD 360 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| BUAD 461 | Investments | 3 |
| BUAD 491 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Intermediate Macroeconomics | ||
| Econometrics | ||
| Money, Banking, and Financial Markets | ||
| Total Credits | 27 | |
Capstone Course Requirement
BUAD 491 Strategic Management will fulfill the capstone requirement for the Accounting Comprehensive Major: Financial Analysis Emphasis.
Graduation Requirements
Undergraduate programs require a minimum of 120 semester credits for graduation. Of those 120 credits, 40 credits must be in upper-division courses (those marked 300 and above). Fifteen of these 40 upper-division credits must be earned in courses that are part of the standard or comprehensive major program being pursued.
Students are expected to review all graduation requirements, which can be found in the Western Undergraduate Catalog: Graduation Requirements.
| Year One | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | |
| BUAD 101 | Business of Life | 3 |
| ENG 102 | Writing and Rhetoric I (GT-CO1) | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences w/lab | 4 |
| HWTR 100 | First Year Seminar | 1 |
| MATH 140 | College Algebra (GT-MA1) | 3 |
| Credits | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| BUAD 220 | Spreadsheets and Analysis | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ENG 103 | Writing and Rhetoric II (GT-CO2) | 3 |
| Elective | Elective course | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Natural Sciences w/lab | 4 |
| Credits | 16 | |
| Year Two | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACC 201 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Macroeconomics (GT-SS1) | 3 |
| ECON 216 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 6 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACC 202 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ECON 301 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Elective | Elective course | 6 |
| Gen Ed | Social Sciences | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Three | ||
| Fall | ||
| ACC 301 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 350 | Income Tax | 3 |
| BUAD 210 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| Gen Ed | Arts & Humanities | 3 |
| Elective | Elective course | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| ACC 302 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | 3 |
| ACC 320 | Advanced Management Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 460 | Advanced Income Tax | 3 |
| BUAD 311 | Business Analytics | 3 |
| Elective | Elective course | 3 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Year Four | ||
| Fall | ||
| BUAD 360 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| ECON 361 | Money, Banking, and Financial Markets | 3 |
| Elective | Elective course | 9 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| BUAD 461 | Investments | 3 |
| BUAD 491 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| Elective | Elective course | 9 |
| Credits | 15 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |