The accounting major requires that students take 9 accounting courses (27 credits) and 9 interdisciplinary courses (27 credits) as part of their core accounting curriculum. To earn a minor in accounting, students must take 6 accounting courses (18 credits) and 1 management or marketing course (3 credits).
Major in Accounting
Required courses:
ACC 125 Principles of Accounting I
ACC 126 Principles of Accounting II
ACC 200 Intermediate Accounting I
ACC 201 Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 320 Advanced Accounting
ACC 210 Cost Accounting
ACC 211 Accounting Information Systems
ECO 110 Microeconomics
ECO 111 Macroeconomics
MAT 117 Calculus I
CSC 113 Introduction to Computer Science
MGT 100 Management and Organizational Behavior
MKT 101 Principles of Marketing
ECO 115 Statistics
BUS 215 Business Law I
ACC 310 Federal Income Taxes
ACC 420 Auditing (may be taken with Auditing Lab for 4 credits - seniors only)
ECO 325 Corporate Finance
Electives:
BUS 316 Business Law II
ACC/MGT 331 Fraud Examination
ACC 350 Personal Financial Management
ACC 399 Internship in Business
ACC 430 Ethics and Professional Responsibilities for Accountants
IDS 250 Individual Income Tax Assistance
Other business studies courses
To qualify for CPA certification in Massachusetts you must take:
ACC/MGT 331 Fraud examination or IDS 250 Individual Income Tax Assistance
BUS 316 Business Law II OR ACC 350 Personal Financial Management OR ACC 430 Ethics and Professional Responsibilities for Accountants
Minor in Accounting
Required courses:
ACC 125 Principles of Accounting
ACC 126 Principles of Accounting II
MGT 100 Management and Organizational Behavior OR MKT 101 Principles of Marketing
Electives (Students choose 4):
ACC 200 Intermediate Accounting
ACC 201 Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 210 Cost Accounting
ACC 211 Accounting Information Systems
IDS 250 Individual Income Tax Assistance
ACC 310 Federal Income Taxes
ACC 320 Advanced Accounting
ACC 330 Fraud Examination
ACC 350 Personal Financial Management
ACC 420 Auditing
ACC 430 Ethics and Professional Responsibilities for Accountants
CPA candidates should note that most states, including Massachusetts, require 150 college credit hours to become certified public accountants (CPAs). A traditional undergraduate degree provides 120 hours. Students planning to take the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination should consult with an accounting advisor in the fall of your junior year regarding requirements to sit for the exam and to qualify for CPA licensing.
BA/MBA Program
Assumption’s BA/MBA program is designed to enable accounting majors who are likely CPA candidates to begin their graduate studies during their senior year. They satisfy the additional 30-hours requirement and receive both a BA and MBA degree in 5 years.
To be considered for this program, students must have an overall GPA of 2.75 and a GPA of 3.0 in accounting.
In the spring semester of their junior year, students obtain written permission from the Dean of the College and the director of the MBA program to enroll in graduate MBA courses. Candidates formally apply to the program no later than November 1 of their senior year. Senior accounting majors who are accepted into the program may substitute two MBA courses to meet graduation requirements.