College of Business & Economics
While completing the freshman and sophomore sequences, students also need to complete one anthropology, psychology or sociology course, usually taken as Towson Core— Perspectives. 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.
| Term 1 Freshman Year Pre-Accounting (PACT) |
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|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Total (15 units) |
| ACCT 201 or ACCT 211 |
Principles of Financial Accounting (or Honors) | 3 |
| ENGL 102 or ENGL 190 |
Towson Core 2 English Composition | 3 |
| MATH 111 | Towson Core 3 College Mathematics Algebra for Applications | 3 |
| Towson Core— Perspectives** | Requirement 10,11,12,13 or 14 | 3 |
| ECON 201 or ECON 203 |
Towson Core 6 Social and Behavioral Sciences Microeconomic Principles (or Honors) |
3 |
| **Courses taken in the Towson Core – Perspectives must include one course in Social and Behavioral Science and one course in Arts and Humanities. | ||
| Term 2 Freshman Year Pre-Accounting (PACT) |
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|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Total (15 units) |
| ACCT 202 or ACCT 212 |
Principles of Managerial Accounting (or Honors) | 3 |
| ECON 202 or ECON 204 |
Macroeconomic Principles (or Honors) | 3 |
| Towson Core 1 | Towson Seminar | 3 |
| Towson Core— Perspectives** | Requirement 10,11,12,13 or 14 | 3 |
| COSC 111 or COSC 112 | Information and Technology for Business (3) | 3 |
| Term 3 Sophomore Year Pre-Accounting (PACT) |
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|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Total (15 units) |
| ACCT 300 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| COMM 131 | Towson Core 5 Arts and Humanities Fundamentals of Speech Communications |
3 |
| ECON 205 or MATH 231 |
Statistics for Business & Economics I or Basic Statistics |
3 |
| LEGL 225 | Legal Environment of Business (3) | 3 |
| *The discipline in Towson Core 5 must be different from Towson Core 4. | ||
| Term 4 Sophomore Year Pre-Accounting (PACT) |
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|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Total (15 units) |
| ACCT 302 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 341 | Management Accounting I | 3 |
| ECON 306 | Statistics for Business and Economics | 3 |
| LEGL 226 | Business Law | 3 |
| ENGL 317 | Towson Core 9 Advanced Writing Seminar Writing for Business and Industry |
3 |
| *Submit your application to the major at the end of your sophomore year. | ||
| Term 5 Junior Year Accounting (ACCT) |
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|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Total (16 units) |
| ACCT 303 | Intermediate Accounting III | 3 |
| BUSX 301 | Business Cornerstone | 3 |
| Towson Core 7 | Biological and Physical Science (with lab) | 4 |
| FIN 331 | Principles of Financial Management | 3 |
| MNGT 361 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| Term 6 Junior Year Accounting (ACCT) |
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|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Total (15/16 units) |
| ACCT 421 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 361 | Tax Accounting | 3 |
| MKTG 341 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| FPLN 341 | Fundamentals of Financial Planning | 3 |
| Towson Core 8 | Biological and Physical Science (with or without Lab) | 3-4 |
| Term 7 Senior Year Accounting (ACCT) |
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|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | Total (15 units) |
| ACCT 401 | Auditing I | 3 |
| PHIL 371 or MNGT 482 |
Business Ethics or Business Ethics and Sustainability |
3 |
| Towson Core— Perspectives** | Requirement 10,11,12,13 or 14 | 3 |
| International | Choose one from: ACCT 412 International Accounting ECON 305 Survey of International Economics FIN 435 International Finance MKTG 445 International Marketing MNGT 375 International Business: Theory and Practice |
3 |
| Towson Core 4 | Creativity and Creative Development | 3 |
| Term 8 Senior Year Accounting (ACCT |
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|---|---|---|
| Course | Title | (15 units) |
| ACCT elective | Choose one from: ACCT 342 Cost Accounting II ACCT 362 Tax Accounting II ACCT 402 Auditing II ACCT 410 Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting |
3 |
| MNGT 481 | Business Strategy and Policy | 3 |
| Towson Core— Perspectives** | Requirement 10,11,12,13 or 14 | 3 |
| Towson Core— Perspectives** | Requirement 10,11,12,13 or 14 | 3 |
| BUSX 460 | Professional Experience Note: Requires approved internship |
3 |
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