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B.S., Accounting
What is Accounting?  |  Major  |  Minor  |  Curriculum

Accounting Major
The major in Accounting is designed to provide students with the necessary background in professional accounting courses to be prepared for the following: immediate employment in business or government; pursuing professional certification by meeting the requirements to become a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), or, with additional semester hours, a Certified Public Accountant (CPA); or necessary undergraduate preparation for graduate study in Accounting or Business Administration.

Major requirements in Accounting total 30 hours beyond the business core requirements and include:

BU 310 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I
BU 311 INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II
BU 312 TAX ACCOUNTING I
BU 315 COST ACCOUNTING I
BU 385 OPERATIONS / PRODUCTION MGT.
BU 406 ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS
BU 407 ADVANCED ACCOUNTING I
BU 412 AUDITING
BU 498 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

Advanced Accounting Elective, 3 hours required from the following:
BU 305 GOVERNMENT AND NONPROFIT ACCOUNTING
BU 316 COST ACCOUNTING II
BU 408 ADVANCED ACCOUNTING II
BU 464 TAX ACCOUNTING II
BU 466 CPA REVIEW recommended

Students planning to sit for the CPA Exam in Mississippi must complete a minimum of 150 semester hours of college education including a baccalaureate degree.

 
     
 
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