Accounting (B.S.Bus.)

Required course work includes the university requirements (see regulation J-3), the general requirements for graduation from the College of Business and Economics, and:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
College of Business & Economics Requirements		54-57
Major Requirements		28-33
Total Hours		82-90

 Major Requirements

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
ACCT 3050	Accounting Information Systems	3
ACCT 3150	Intermediate Financial Accounting I	3
ACCT 3250	Intermediate Financial Accounting II	3
ACCT 3850	Cost and Management Accounting	3
ACCT 4210	Accounting Data Analytics	3
ACCT 4830	Fundamentals of Federal Taxation	3
ACCT 4920	Auditing and Controls	3
Select one Accounting Elective from the following:		3
ACCT 4150	Advanced Financial Accounting & Reporting
ACCT 4400	Fraud Examination
ACCT 4840	Federal Taxation of Entities
ACCT 5300	Accounting for Public Sector Entities
ACCT 5850	Estate and Elder Planning
BLAW 4200	Commercial Law
BLAW 4250	Law of Business Entities
Select one additional course in Communication or Writing beyond the UI general Education requirements:		3
COMM 2400	Small Group Communication
COMM 3350	Intercultural Communication
COMM 3470	Persuasion
COMM 4100	Conflict Management
COMM 4310	Applied Business and Professional Communication
ENGL 2070	Persuasive Writing
ENGL 3130	Business Writing
ENGL 3160	Environmental Writing
ENGL 3170	Technical Writing II
PHIL 2010	Critical Thinking
Select at least one credit from the following experiential learning courses: 1		1-6
ACCT 4030	Workshop 2
ACCT 4980	Accounting Internship Program
ACCT 5950	Practicum in Tutoring
BUS 4290	Vandal Solutions
ENTR 4150	New Venture Creation
FIN 4600	Advanced Student Investment Fund Management
FIN 4670	Barker Capital Management Group
FIN 4680	Market Trading Lab
BIA 4560	Cybersecurity Competition
OM 4390	Systems and Simulation
Total Hours		28-33

Courses to total 120 credits for this degree

¹

This requirement may be waived by completion of relevant accounting experience or another University of Idaho course with approval of department head.

²

Specific ACCT 4030 Workshops include Accounting Professional Development, Internal Control Review, Volunteer Income Taxation Assistance Program, and Study Abroad.

Plan of Study Grid

Fall Term 1		Hours
BUS 1900	Integrated Business and Value Creation	3
COMM 1101	Fundamentals of Oral Communication	3
ENGL 1101	Writing and Rhetoric I	3
MATH 1143	Precalculus I: Algebra	3
Scientific Ways of Knowing Course		4
	Hours	16
Spring Term 1
ENGL 1102	Writing and Rhetoric II	3
Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course		3
Scientific Ways of Knowing Course		4
International Course		3
Elective Course		3
	Hours	16
Fall Term 2
ACCT 2010	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3
BLAW 2650	Legal Environment of Business	3
ECON 2201	Principles of Macroeconomics	3
PHIL 2080	Business Ethics	3
STAT 2510	Statistical Methods	3
	Hours	15
Spring Term 2
ACCT 2020	Introduction to Managerial Accounting	3
BUS 3540	Business Analytics	3
ECON 2202	Principles of Microeconomics	3
MKTG 3210	Marketing	3
ENGL 2070 OR ENGL 2080 OR ENGL 3130 OR ENGL 3170 OR PHIL 2010		3
	Hours	15
Fall Term 3
FIN 3010	Financial Resources Management	3
MGT 3100	Leading Organizations and People	3
BIA 3500	Managing Information	3
OM 3700	Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management	3
Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing Course		3
	Hours	15
Spring Term 3
ACCT 3050	Accounting Information Systems	3
ACCT 3150	Intermediate Financial Accounting I	3
ACCT 3850	Cost and Management Accounting	3
American Experience Course		3
UPDV Economics, Major Elective Course		3
	Hours	15
Fall Term 4
ACCT 3250	Intermediate Financial Accounting II	3
ACCT 4210	Accounting Data Analytics	3
ACCT 4830	Fundamentals of Federal Taxation	3
ACCT 4150 OR ACCT 4400 OR ACCT 4840 OR ACCT 5300 OR ACCT 5850 OR BLAW 4200 OR BLAW 4250		3
ACCT 4030 OR ACCT 4980 OR ACCT 5950 OR BUS 4290 OR ENTR 4150 OR FIN 4600 OR FIN 4670 OR FIN 4680 OR BIA 4560 OR OM 4390		1
	Hours	13
Spring Term 4
ACCT 4920	Auditing and Controls	3
BUS 4900	Strategic Management	3
Elective Course		3
ACCT 4150 OR ACCT 4400 OR ACCT 4840 OR ACCT 5300 OR ACCT 5850 OR BLAW 4200 OR BLAW 4250		3
COMM 3350 OR COMM 3470 OR COMM 4100 OR COMM 4310 OR ENGL 2070 OR ENGL 3130 OR ENGL 3160 OR ENGL 3170 OR PHIL 2010		3
	Hours	15
	Total Hours	120

The degree map is a guide for the timely completion of your curricular requirements. Your academic advisor or department may be contacted for assistance in interpreting this map. This map is not reflective of your academic history or transcript and it is not official notification of completion of degree or certificate requirements. Please contact the Registrar's Office regarding your official degree/certificate completion status.

1. Accounting majors will demonstrate Financial Accounting knowledge. They will:
   a. Apply selected external financial reporting topics.
   b. Determine and apply the most appropriate GAAP for specific transactions.
   c. Analyze the implications of individual transactions (or journal entries) for net income, the financial statements, and common financial ratios.
2. Accounting majors will:
   a. Apply methods to measure costs.
   b. Analyze costs.
   c. Develop income and cash budgets.
3. Accounting majors will:
   a. Demonstrate ability to analyze accounting cycles & internal controls.
   b. Demonstrate an understanding of processing accounting information.                 
   c. Demonstrate an understanding of logical design of an AIS.
4. Accounting majors will:
   a. Demonstrate an understanding of the Audit Environment.
   b. Demonstrate an understanding of Audit Planning.
   c. Demonstrate an understanding of the Audit Process.
   d. Demonstrate an understanding of the Audit Reporting.
   e. Demonstrate an understanding of the Audit Ethics.
5. Accounting majors will demonstrate an understanding of Income Taxation Theory.
6. Accounting majors will apply frameworks for examining ethical issues in business decisions. They will
   a. Identify dilemmas.
   b. Consider stakeholders.
   c. Analyze alternatives and consequences.    
7. Accounting majors will demonstrate competence in effective oral communication of Accounting and Business information.
8. Accounting majors will demonstrate competence in effective written communication of Accounting and Business information.
9. Accounting majors will acquire the ability to interact effectively and professionally with people of varied backgrounds, abilities, and values.