Accounting, B.S.
In addition to the Business Program Objectives, Accounting students will demonstrate the ability to accurately evaluate accounting information.
Students earning a Bachelor of Science in Accounting have three options.
- To major in Accounting with no specializations. Students who choose this option must earn a minor, a second major, or a business concentration. If a minor in the Jetter School of Business is chosen, it must include at least 12 credit hours not duplicated in the major. A minimum of 120 credit hours are required for the degree.
- To major in Accounting with a Forensic Accounting Concentration. A minimum of 129 credit hours are required for the degree.
- To major in Accounting - Certified Public Accounting concentration, which meets the educational requirements to sit for the Ohio Certified Public Accountant examination. This is a 150-credit-hour program, which is designed as a five [5] year program. No minor or second major is required for this option. Students have the option to earn either the Master of Science in Management or the Master of Business Administration degree along with the Bachelor of Science in Accounting with a Certified Public Accounting concentration under the five-year plan.
All required accounting courses numbered 3000 or above must be completed at MVNU unless approved in advance by the accounting faculty.
Required Courses
Required Business Core
| ABT-2013 | Spreadsheet Applications in Business | 3.0 credits |
| ABT-3073 | Business Communication | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-2053 | Principles of Accounting I | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-2063 | Principles of Accounting II | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-5003 | Accounting Ethics | 3.0 credits |
| ECO-1033 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3.0 credits |
| ECO-2033 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3.0 credits |
| FIN-3073 | Financial Management | 3.0 credits |
| IBS-3003 | International Business Operations | 3.0 credits |
| MAN-2003 | Principles of Management | 3.0 credits |
| MAN-3003 | Business Law I | 3.0 credits |
| MAN-3083 | Organizational Behavior | 3.0 credits |
| MAN-4033 | Strategic Planning | 3.0 credits |
| MAR-3033 | Principles of Marketing | 3.0 credits |
Required Major Courses
| ACC-3033 | Individual Income Tax | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-3043 | Cost Accounting | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-3063 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-3073 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-4053 | Auditing Concepts and Practices | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-4083 | Advanced Accounting I | 3.0 credits |
| MAN-3013 | Business Law II | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-5029 | Accounting Internship | 1.0-6.0 credits |
Required Cognate Courses
Select one of the following: (3-4)
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Concentration
| ABT-3013 | Database Applications in Business | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-4073 | Advanced Tax Accounting | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-5029 | Accounting Internship | 1.0-6.0 credits |
| ACC-4043 | Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-4103 | Advanced Accounting II | 3.0 credits |
Forensic Accounting Concentration
| ABT-3013 | Database Applications in Business | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-4043 | Fraud Examination and Forensic Accounting | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-4103 | Advanced Accounting II | 3.0 credits |
| ACC-5029 | Accounting Internship | 1.0-6.0 credits |
| CJU-1003 | Introduction to Criminal Justice | 3.0 credits |
| CJU-2023 | Criminal Investigations | 3.0 credits |
| CJU-3003 | Criminal Law and Procedures | 3.0 credits |
Total 71-72 Hours