Accounting

 

The Accounting major prepares students for careers in financial reporting, managerial accounting, taxation, and general business. Students obtaining accounting degrees from this institution pursue careers in public accounting, controlling, finance, sales, and general management. They are employed by public accounting firms, industrial companies, financial companies, and government agencies. Accounting students are exposed to the traditional accounting fields such as auditing, information systems, generally accepted practices, law, taxation, and cost determination. The program is designed to prepare students for the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) Examination. The program follows the prescribed Alabama State Board of Accountancy curricular recommendations.

The following courses, totaling 30 credit hours, are required for a major in Accounting:

• AC 324, 325, 326 Intermediate Accounting I, II, III

• AC 326 Cost Accounting I

• AC 421 Income Tax I

• AC 423 Auditing I

• BL 384 Business Law

At least three of the following elective courses are required:

• AC 422 Advanced Accounting

• AC 425 Not-for-profit Accounting

• AC 426 Cost Accounting II

• AC 427 Income Tax II

• AC 428 Auditing II

CPA Prerequisites: A student who intends to sit for the CPA exam in Alabama must complete:

1. all five of the Accounting electives (AC 422, 425, 426, 427, and 428);

2. sufficient additional hours to meet the 150-hour requirement of the State of Alabama accountancy law.

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