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Accounting
Program Objective: The primary purpose of the bachelor of accountancy program is to provide students with the technical and ethical educational background that will allow them to succeed in the public, private, and not-for-profit economic sectors and to provide faculty with the resources that will allow them to engage in high quality teaching, intellectual contributions, and service activities. This program is designed to attract students nationwide.
- Graduates should be able to analyze problems to make informed and technically appropriate decisions.
- Graduates should be able to provide accounting information that meets user needs.
- Graduates should have the accounting background necessary to meet the education requirements for various professional examinations.
- Graduates should be proficient in the use of information technology.
- Graduates should be able to communicate clearly.
- Graduates should be able to assume leadership roles in their chosen professions.
- Graduates should exhibit ethical conduct in all their activities.
One hundred and fifty credit hours are required to sit for the Certified Public Accountants Examination in the state of Louisiana. Specific required courses are included in this program. Students who plan to sit for the exam in another state should inform themselves of the requirements in that state.
BACHELOR OF ACCOUNTANCY
| Common Curriculum | Cr. Hrs. | ||
| PHIL | T122 | Introduction to Philosophy | 3 |
| PHIL | V252 | Making Moral Decisions | 3 |
| RELS | T122 | Introduction to World Religions | 3 |
| Religious Studies Electives | 6 | ||
| ENGL | T122 | Critical Reading/Writing | 3 |
| ENGL | T125 | Writing About Literature | 3 |
| BIOL, CHEM, PHYS | T122 | Science | 3 |
| HIST | T122 - T124 | World Civilization | 6 |
| Fine Arts Elective (choose from DRAM, MUGN, or VISA) | 3 | ||
| Non-business Electives | 3 | ||
| Adjunct | Cr. Hrs. | ||
| MATH | A115 | Introduction to Finite Mathematics | 3 |
| MATH | A116 | Survey of Calculus | 3 |
| SPCH | A100 | Fundamentals of Speech | 3 |
| PHIL | A201 | Practical Logic | 3 |
| ECON | B200 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON | B201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| DECS | B205 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| LGST | B200 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BA | B415 | Business Ethics | 3 |
| Business Core | |||
| BA | B100 | Introduction to Business | 3 |
| BA | B101 | Business Communications | 3 |
| ACCT | B202 | Financial Accounting Information for Decision Making | 3 |
| MKT | B280 | Basic Marketing | 3 |
| FIN | B300 | Financial Management | 3 |
| MGT | B245 | Management and Organizational Behavior | 3 |
| BA | B445 | Business Policy | 3 |
| Major Requirements | |||
| ACCT | B205-B206 | Corporate Acct. & Reporting I&II | 6 |
| ACCT | B300 | Tax Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT | B307 | Accounting for the Public Sector Entities | 3 |
| ACCT | B340 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCT | B400 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT | B403 | Auditing and Assurance Services | 3 |
| ACCT | B410 | Strategic Cost Management | 3 |
| ACCT | B460 | International Accounting | 3 |
| BA | B497 | Internship | 3 |
| Business Elective | 3 | ||
| TOTAL | 120 |
(Note: Junior standing is a prerequisite to all 300- or 400-level business courses.)
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(View Common Curriculum requirements.)