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:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College of Business & Economics Requirements | 54-57 | |
| Major Requirements | 28-33 | |
| Total Hours | 82-90 | |
Major Requirements
| 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 | |
| Advanced Financial Accounting & Reporting | ||
| Fraud Examination | ||
| Federal Taxation of Entities | ||
| Accounting for Public Sector Entities | ||
| Estate and Elder Planning | ||
| Commercial Law | ||
| Law of Business Entities | ||
| Select one additional course in Communication or Writing beyond the UI general Education requirements: | 3 | |
| Small Group Communication | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Persuasion | ||
| Conflict Management | ||
| Applied Business and Professional Communication | ||
| Persuasive Writing | ||
| Business Writing | ||
| Environmental Writing | ||
| Technical Writing II | ||
| Critical Thinking | ||
| Select at least one credit from the following experiential learning courses: 1 | 1-6 | |
| Workshop 2 | ||
| Accounting Internship Program | ||
| Practicum in Tutoring | ||
| Vandal Solutions | ||
| New Venture Creation | ||
| Advanced Student Investment Fund Management | ||
| Barker Capital Management Group | ||
| Market Trading Lab | ||
| Cybersecurity Competition | ||
| Systems and Simulation | ||
| Total Hours | 28-33 | |
Courses to total 120 credits for this degree
A. PGA Golf Management Option
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| PGA 1030 | Introduction to PGA Golf Management | 2 |
| PGA 1050 | Introduction to PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 1) | 3 |
| PGA 1500 | PGA Golf Management I | 3 |
| PGA 2050 | Intermediate PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 2) | 3 |
| PGA 2510 | PGA Golf Management II | 3 |
| PGA 2980 | Internship | 4 |
| PGA 3050 | Advanced PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 3) | 3 |
| PGA 3850 | PGA Golf Management III | 3 |
| PGA 3980 | Internship | 6 |
| Total Hours | 30 | |
- 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.
| 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 | ||
| BUS 2100 | Business Career Readiness | 1 |
| BUS 2200 | Business Foundations of Excel | 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 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| 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 or PHIL 1103 | Business Ethics or Introduction to 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 |
| Elective 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 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 | |
| Elective Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| ACCT 4920 | Auditing and Controls | 3 |
| BUS 4900 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| ACCT 4150 OR ACCT 4400 OR ACCT 4840 OR ACCT 5300 OR ACCT 5850 OR BLAW 4200 OR BLAW 4250 | 3 | |
| COMM 2400 OR 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 | |
| Elective Course | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
A. PGA Golf Management Option
| 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 |
| PGA 1030 | Introduction to PGA Golf Management | 2 |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Spring Term 1 | ||
| BUS 2100 | Business Career Readiness | 1 |
| BUS 2200 | Business Foundations of Excel | 1 |
| ENGL 1102 | Writing and Rhetoric II | 3 |
| PGA 1500 | PGA Golf Management I | 3 |
| Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing Course | 3 | |
| International Course | 3 | |
| Scientific Ways of Knowing Course | 4 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Summer Term 1 | ||
| PGA 2980 | Internship | 2 |
| Hours | 2 | |
| Fall Term 2 | ||
| ACCT 2010 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BLAW 2650 | Legal Environment of Business | 3 |
| ECON 2201 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| PGA 1050 | Introduction to PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 1) | 3 |
| PHIL 2080 or PHIL 1103 | Business Ethics or Introduction to Ethics | 3 |
| STAT 2510 | Statistical Methods | 3 |
| Hours | 18 | |
| 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 |
| PGA 2510 | PGA Golf Management II | 3 |
| ENGL 2070 OR ENGL 2080 OR ENGL 3130 OR ENGL 3170 OR PHIL 2010 | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Summer Term 2 | ||
| PGA 2980 | Internship | 2 |
| Hours | 2 | |
| Fall Term 3 | ||
| BIA 3500 | Managing Information | 3 |
| BUS 2300 | Business Professionalism | 1 |
| FIN 3010 | Financial Resources Management | 3 |
| MGT 3100 | Leading Organizations and People | 3 |
| OM 3700 | Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| PGA 2050 | Intermediate PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 2) | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring Term 3 | ||
| ACCT 3050 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 3150 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 3850 | Cost and Management Accounting | 3 |
| PGA 3050 | Advanced PGA Teaching and Coaching (Level 3) | 3 |
| American Experience Course | 3 | |
| Upper-Division ECON Elective, Major Elective Corurse | 3 | |
| Hours | 18 | |
| Summer Term 3 | ||
| PGA 3980 | Internship | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Fall Term 4 | ||
| ACCT 3250 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 4210 | Accounting Data Analytics | 3 |
| ACCT 4830 | Fundamentals of Federal Taxation | 3 |
| PGA 3850 | PGA Golf Management III | 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 | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Term 4 | ||
| ACCT 4920 | Auditing and Controls | 3 |
| BUS 4900 | Strategic Management | 3 |
| ACCT 4150 OR ACCT 4400 OR ACCT 4840 OR ACCT 5300 OR ACCT 5850 OR BLAW 4200 OR BLAW 4250 | 3 | |
| COMM 2400 OR 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 | 12 | |
| Summer Term 4 | ||
| PGA 3980 | Internship | 3 |
| Hours | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 143 | |
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- 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. - Accounting majors will:
a. Apply methods to measure costs.
b. Analyze costs.
c. Develop income and cash budgets. - 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. - 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. - Accounting majors will demonstrate an understanding of Income Taxation Theory.
- 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. - Accounting majors will demonstrate competence in effective oral communication of Accounting and Business information.
- Accounting majors will demonstrate competence in effective written communication of Accounting and Business information.
- Accounting majors will acquire the ability to interact effectively and professionally with people of varied backgrounds, abilities, and values.