College of Business and Economics


Department of Accounting

Accounting Major

Suggested Course Sequence

While completing the freshman and sophomore sequences, students also need to complete one political science course, usually taken as either GenEd II.C.2. or GenEd II.D., and one anthropology, psychology or sociology course, usually taken as GenEd II.C.2. or GenEd II.D. After completing these sequences, students will still need to fulfill GenEd I.D., II.A.2., II.C.1. and II.C.3. in the junior or senior year. Students should consult with their adviser to make the most appropriate elective choices.

Based on course availability and student needs and preferences, the selected sequences will probably vary from those presented below. Seniors with a GPA of 3.0 are eligible to take two graduate courses in order to meet the 150 credits for the CPA exam and earn a Master's degree in as little as two semesters.

First Year, First Term (15 units)
RequirementCourse
  ACCT 201 Accounting Principles I (or Honors ACCT 211) (3)
GenEd II.C.2. ECON 201 Microeconomic Principles (or Honors ECON 203) (3)
GenEd I.A.  
GenEd I.B. COSC 111 Information and Technology for Business (or Honors COSC 112) (3)
GenEd I.C. MATH 111 Algebra for Applications (prerequisite for ECON 205/MATH 231) (3)


First Year, Second Term (15 units)
RequirementCourse
  ACCT 202 Accounting Principles II (or Honors ACCT 212) (3)
  ECON 202 Macroeconomic Principles (or Honors ECON 204) (3)
GenEd II.C.2 POSC, ANTH, PSYC or SOCI
GenEd II.D. POSC or ANTH
Statistics ECON 205 Statistics for Business and Economics I (3)
or
MATH 231 Basic Statistics (or Honors MATH 233) (3)


Second Year, First Term (16 units)
RequirementCourse
  ACCT 300 Accounting Information Systems (3)
  ACCT 301 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
GenEd II.A. Lab (4)
GenEd II.B.3 COMM 131 Fundamentals of Speech Communications (3)
  LEGL 225 Legal Environment of Business (3)

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Second Year, Second Term (15 units)
RequirementCourse
  ACCT 302 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
  ACCT 341 Cost Accounting I (3)
  ECON 306 Statistics for Business and Economics (3)
                                       LEGL 226 Business Law (3)
GenEd I.D. ENGL 317 recommended (3)


Third Year, First Term (15 units)
RequirementCourse
  ACCT 303 Intermediate Accounting III (3)
  BUSX 301 Business Cornerstone (3)
GenEd II.C.1.  
  FIN 331 Principles of Financial Management (3)
  MNGT 361 Principles of Management (3)


Third Year, Second Term (15 units)
RequirementCourse
  ACCT 321 Advanced Accounting (3)
  ACCT 361 Tax Accounting (3)
  MKTG 341 Principles of Marketing (or Honors MKTG 342) (3)
  FPLN 341 Fundamentals of Financial Planning (3)
GenEd I.E.  


Fourth Year, First Term (15 units)
RequirementCourse
  ACCT 401 Auditing I (3)
  PHIL 371 Business Ethics (3)
or
MNGT 482 Business Ethics and Society (3)
GenEd II.B.1. (3)  
International ECON 305 Survey of International Economics (3)
or
FIN 435 International Finance (3)
or
MKTG 445 International Marketing (3)
or
MNGT 375 International Business: Theory and Practice (3)
GenEd II.A. (3-4) If 3 credit, you must take additional 3 credit GenEd II.A.


Fourth Year, Second Term (15 units)
RequirementCourse
  Accounting Elective (3) (Either ACCT 342 or ACCT 362 or ACCT 402)
  MNGT 481 Business Strategy and Policy (3)
GenEd II.A.
or
Elective (3)
GenEd II.C.3.  
  BUSX 460 Professional Experience (3)

Earn the 30 additional credits needed for the CPA exam while completing a master's degree in just two semesters!


Seniors with a GPA of 3.0 can take two graduate courses in the M.S. in Accounting & Business Advisory Services program in their senior year.  This allows you to complete the eight remaining courses in the M.S. program in just two semesters as a full-time student or one year for part-time students! For more information, visit M.S. in Accounting and Business Advisory Services.

Please note that graduate courses taken in the senior year will not count toward the 120 credits needed for graduation and these courses are subject to graduate tuition. To learn how to take graduate classes as a senior, please contact the program director, Dr. Martin Freedman, 410-704-4143, mfreedman@towson.edu.

To learn how to take graduate classes as a senior, please contact the program director, Dr. Martin Freedman, 410-704-4143, mfreedman@towson.edu.

Department of Accounting
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Phone: 410-704-2227
Fax: 410-704-3641


 

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