College of Business & Economics

Department of Accounting

Suggested Course Sequence

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)
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)
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

Term 3 Sophomore Year Pre-Accounting (PACT)
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)
Course	Title	Total (15 units)
ACCT 302	Intermediate Accounting II	3
ACCT 341	Management Accounting I	3
EBTM 365	Operations Management	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)
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)
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)
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
Course	Title	(15 units)
ACCT elective	Choose one from: ACCT 442 Management 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