Business Administration, Accounting Emphasis

The Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Accounting emphasis, provides students with knowledge of accounting and auditing principles and tax preparation that they will be able to apply in a public accounting, business, or nonprofit setting.

All business students complete 43 semester credit hours of core business courses in preparation for their selected emphasis area. The junior and senior years focus on business studies in one of four emphasis areas offered by the college.

Lander College of Business graduates will:

be effective oral and written communicators
understand the fundamental concepts of teamwork and demonstrate the ability to work in teams
have a clear perception of business ethics
possess business knowledge
be capable problem solvers

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS

Note: The information below provides convenient links to some of the courses required for this degree; however, it should not be used as a course registration guide. Please refer to the official Lander University Academic Catalog for the most accurate and up-to-date program requirements.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS¹			CREDIT HOURS
A. Core Skills
	ENGL 101	Writing and Inquiry I	3
	ENGL 102	Writing and Inquiry II	3
	MATH 121	Mathematical Applications OR MATH 123 Calculus and its Applications OR MATH 141 Single Variable Calculus I	3
B. Humanities and Fine Arts (6 hours selected from 2 different disciplines)			6
C. Behavioral and Social Perspectives
	ECON 101	Economics in Society	3
		Behavioral and Social Perspectives elective	3
D. Scientific and Mathematical Reasoning
	MATH 211	Statistical Methods I	3
		Approved Lab Science	4
E. Founding Documents of the United States
	HIST 111	United States History to 1877 OR POLS 101 American National Government	3
F. World Cultures			3
G. LINK 101			1
University Requirement
	FALS 101	15 FALS-approved events (Temporarily suspended)	0
Total General Education Requirements			35

¹For approved courses see the General Education section

MAJOR PROGRAM CORE REQUIREMENTS		CREDIT HOURS
ACCT 201	Financial Accounting Principles	3
ACCT 202	Managerial Accounting Principles	3
BA 101	Introduction to Business	3
BA 226	Introduction to Analytical Methods	3
BA 250	Business Analysis Using Spreadsheets	3
BA 251	Legal Environment of Business	3
BA 299	Professional Development I	1
BA 304	Management Information Systems	3
BA 325	Advanced Analytical Methods	3
BA 399	Professional Development II	1
BA 414	Business Strategy	3
BA 499	Professional Development III	1
FINA 301	Business Finance	3
MGMT 201	Principles of Management	3
MGMT 330	Operations Management	3
MKT 201	Principles of Marketing	3

MAJOR PROGRAM ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS		CREDIT HOURS
WRIT 275	Business Communications	3

MAJOR PROGRAM EMPHASIS REQUIREMENTS		CREDIT HOURS
ACCT 301	Intermediate Accounting I	3
ACCT 302	Intermediate Accounting II	3
ACCT 321	Income Tax I	3
ACCT 331	Cost/Management Accounting I	3
ACCT 402	Auditing I	3
ACCT 403	Accounting Information Systems	3
Business Elective 300-level or above (ACCT, BA, ECON, HCMT, MGMT, MKT, or SPTM)		3
Select two courses ACCT 307, ACCT 322, ACCT 332, ACCT 352, ACCT 369, ACCT 490, ACCT 491		6

Total Major Program Requirements		72
Additional Electives		13
TOTAL FOR BS DEGREE		120

In order to enroll in the upper-level Business courses (300-level and above), Business majors must meet the following requirements:
• Complete at least 45 semester hours of college credit (including transfer courses);and
• Earn a grade of "C" or better in ACCT 201, MATH 211, ECON 101 and WRIT 275.
Coursework must include at least 30 hours earned in 300 or above level courses, of which 12 hours must be in the major.
See the 4-year major guide for recommended order in which to take courses