Accounting major requirements

The Accounting sequence, 32 full courses (128 credits), results in a four-year B.B.A. degree which prepares students to work in accounting in organizations such as service, banking and manufacturing.

If students desire to take the C.P.A. exam and work as a Certified Public Accountant, an additional 5.5 courses (22 credits) is required. These extra credits can be in any area of study. Students can complete the additional requirements by taking extra courses during summer or J-term sessions, taking an overload during the regular semesters (over four full courses), or some combination of the above.

Note that for existing SNC students, a maximum of three courses can be transferred into SNC. Courses taken at other qualifying institutions beyond the three can count toward the 150 credits.

Accounting Sequence –128 semester credit program (32 full courses):

A. Basic
Freshman year

• ECON 101 Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 102 Principles of Microeconomics
• BUAD 142 Computer Applications in Business
• MATH 124 Survey of Calculus or MATH 131 Calculus and Analytical Geometry 1

Sophomore year

• ACCT 205 Financial Accounting
• BUAD 230 Foundations of Management
• BUAD 270 Marketing Concepts and Issues
• BUAD 284 Statistics for Business and Economics or MATH 321 Probability and Statistics

B. Advanced

Junior year

• ACCT 305 Accounting Information Systems (Spring)
• ACCT 315  Cost Accounting (Fall only)
• ACCT 316 Advanced Managerial Accounting (2 credits - Spring)
• ACCT 325 Intermediate Accounting 1 (Fall)
• ACCT 326 Intermediate Accounting 2 (Spring)
• BUAD 350 Corporate Finance

Senior year

• ACCT 318 Auditing (Fall only)
• BUAD 390 Business Law
• ACCT 419 Federal Income Tax (Fall)
• ACCT 421 Advanced Tax (2 credits - Spring)
• BUAD 485 Strategic Management Seminar

Optional

• ACCT 229 Fraud Investigation I (2 Credits)
• ACCT 320 Accounting for Government and Not-For-Profit (2 credits)
• ACCT 329 Fraud Investigation II (2 Credits)
• ACCT 422 Accounting Business Combinations (2 credits)
• ACCT 289 Accounting Special Topics (2 or 4 credits)

Residency
In order to earn a B.B.A. degree from St. Norbert College, a student must earn satisfactory credit in at least six required business courses (ACCT / BUAD) at St. Norbert College.

Independent Study
The number of independent studies in the 32 courses required for the B.B.A. degree is limited to three.

Internships
Internship course, BUAD 494, can be taken only once for credit. This limit does not affect internships not taken for credit.

Assessment
Assessment data are obtained through standardized tests, nationally normed survey instruments, and existing college surveys. An assessment is required for graduation during a student’s senior year.

Scheduling Courses
While the faculty will attempt to maintain the schedule of classes as stated in the catalog, the schedule may change due to various circumstances such as available staffing.