Accounting B.S.

A Bachelor of Science degree with a major in Accounting requires the completion of the Elon Core Curriculum as well as the Major Requirements listed below.

Major Requirements:

Select one course from the following: 4 sh

MTH 116APPLIED CALCULUS

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

Additional Requirements: 68 sh

BUS 211MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

4 sh

ECO 111PRINCIPLES OF ECONOMICS

4 sh

ECO 203STATISTICS FOR DECISION MAKING

4 sh

BUS 221LEGAL AND ETHICAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS

4 sh

BUS 202BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS

4 sh

MKT 311PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING

4 sh

MGT 323PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT AND ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR

4 sh

FIN 343PRINCIPLES OF FINANCE

4 sh

BUS 465STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT

4 sh

ACC 201PRINCIPLES OF ACCOUNTING

4 sh

ACC 331INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I

4 sh

ACC 332INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II

4 sh

ACC 333INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING III

4 sh

ACC 336COST ACCOUNTING

4 sh

ACC 341FUNDAMENTALS OF INCOME TAXATION

4 sh

ACC 351ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS

4 sh

ACC 456AUDITING

4 sh

Choose one course from the following: 1-4 sh

BUS 381INTERNSHIP IN BUSINESS

1-4 sh

ACC 481INTERNSHIP IN ACCOUNTING

1-4 sh

Total Credit Hours:73-76

Additional accounting courses that may be taken as electives include:

ACC 365COMPUTERIZED FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING

4 sh

ACC 442ADVANCED TAXATION

4 sh

ACC 471SEMINAR: SPECIAL TOPICS

1-4 sh

ACC 491INDEPENDENT STUDY

1-4 sh

ACC 499RESEARCH

1-4 sh

BUS 201 Gateway to Business may not be used to satisfy the BUS 202 Business Communications requirement in the accounting major.

Elon Core Curriculum:

First Year Foundations

COR 110THE GLOBAL EXPERIENCE

4 sh

ENG 110WRITING: ARGUMENT AND INQUIRY

4 sh

Select one of the following: 

STS 110INTRODUCTION TO STATISTICAL REASONING

4 sh

MTH 151CALCULUS I

4 sh

STS 212STATISTICS IN APPLICATION

4 sh

Experiential Learning Requirement (2 Units required)

Included in experiential learning are study abroad, research, service-learning, leadership, internships, (including co-ops, teaching, and practicum), or other courses or experiences with ELR designation.

World Language Requirement

Students must meet one of the following: (a)complete a language course numbered 122 or higher at Elon, or receive transfer or study abroad credit for the same; (b) place into a language course numbered 200 or above upon arriving at Elon, using a department of world languages approved placement instrument; (c) score a 4 or 5 on an AP language exam or similar exam. Each student must take the language placement test by October 1 of his or her first full year at Elon. Students are allowed two tries; the higher score is counted. That score stands and may not be repeated by later testing. Consideration for Phi Beta Kappa membership requires the completion of a 222-level world language course or placement beyond that level.

Studies in the Arts and Sciences

Students must fulfill the requirements in each of the following categories.

Transfer students with at least 18 s.h. of transfer credit must complete 32 hours total in Studies in the Arts & Sciences, but may have as few as 7 hours in one or more of the four Studies in the Arts & Sciences areas.

Expression (8 s.h.) __________________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: literature (in English or world languages), philosophy, & fine arts (art, dance, music, music theatre, & theatre). At least one course must be literature.

Civilization (8 s.h.)_______________   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: historyworld languages, art history and religious studies.

Society (8 s.h.) __ECO 111______   __________________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and public health studies 201 or 202.

Science/Analysis (Lab:___) (8 s.h.)  ________________  ______________

Eight hours chosen from one or more of the following: mathematics/statistics, science, and computer science. At least one course must be a physical or biological laboratory science.

Advanced Studies (8 s.h.) __________________   __________________

Eight hours of 300-400 level coursework outside the major field and chosen from areas under Studies in the Arts and Sciences.

COR Interdisciplinary Capstone Seminar (4 s.h.) __________________

300-400 level COR course; requires junior/senior status.

Society (8 s.h.) __ECO 111__  __________

Eight hours chosen from at least two of the following: economics, geography, human service studies, political science, psychology, & sociology/anthropology, and public health studies 201 or 202.


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