Bachelor of Arts in Business AdministrationAccounting

From Seattle University's 2012-2013 Undergraduate Catalog

Freshman Four Year Plan
Transfer Two Year Plan

In order to earn the bachelor of arts in business administration degree with a major in accounting, students must complete a minimum of 180 quarter credits with a cumulative and major/program grade point average of 2.25, including the following:

I. Core Curriculum Requirements

    Credits
ENGL 110 College Writing: Inquiry and Argument 5
PHIL 110 Introduction to Philosophy and Critical Thinking 5
Choose one of the following two courses: 5
HIST 120 Origins of Western Civilization  
HIST 121 Studies in Modern Civilization  
ENGL 120 Masterpieces of Literature 5
MATH 130 Elements of Calculus for Business (or MATH 134) 5
Fine Arts (one approved 5 cr. course; see course descriptions) 5
PHIL 220 Philosophy of the Human Person 5
Lab Science   5
Social Science I (not economics) 5
Social Science II (ECON 271 required) 5
Theology and Religious Studies Phase II (200-299) 5
Ethics (BETH 351/PHIL 351 required) 5
Theology and Religious Studies Phase III (300-399) 5

Interdisciplinary satisfied within major
Senior Synthesis satisfied by MGMT 489

II. Albers Business Foundation Requirements

70 credits, including:
 
ACCT 230   Principles of Accounting I 5
ACCT 231   Principles of Accounting II 5
ECON 260 Business Statistics 5
ECON 272 Principles of Economics—Micro 5
ECON 310   Quantitative Methods and Applications 5
MGMT 280 Communication for Business 5
IS 315   Introduction to Information Systems 5
Choose one of the following two courses: 5
MGMT 320 Global Environment of Business  
ECON 330   Int’l Economic Events and Business Decisions  
FINC 340 Business Finance 5
MKTG 350 Introduction to Marketing 5
OPER 360   Manufacturing and Service Operations 5
BLAW 370   Business and International Law 5
MGMT 380 Principles of Management 5
MGMT 489 Business Policy and Strategy 5
EXCEL Requirement:

All business students entering SU summer 2012 or later are required to pass the EXCEL Level I Certification Exam as follows: 

  • Freshman students need to be certified by the time they have reached 45 credits.
  • Transfer students need to be certified by the end of their first quarter in Albers.

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III. Major Requirements

35 credits, including:
 
ACCT 301 Accounting Information: Systems, Tools, and Concepts 5
ACCT 311 Intermediate Financial Accounting I 5
ACCT 312 Intermediate Financial Accounting II 5
ACCT 330   Cost Accounting 5
ACCT 336 Federal Income Tax I 5
ACCT 420 Controllership: Integration of the Accounting Function 5
ACCT 435 Auditing I 5

IV. Additional Requirements

General Electives to total 180 credit hours 10


With permission of the chair of the accounting program, students with an undergraduate accounting degree from Seattle University who have taken ACCT 436/539 and ACCT 413/540 may waive six elective credits of their MPAC program. These electives will satisfy course requirements toward both the undergraduate degree in accounting and the master of professional accounting.

Please note:
1. MGMT 280 must be taken prior to or simultaneously with ACCT 301.
2. Accounting majors must normally complete 55 credits of business courses at Seattle University; 45 of these credits must be at the upper-division level and only 10 credits may be transferred toward the concentration area and no more than 15 toward their business foundation courses.
3. Internships or independent studies will not satisfy major requirements.

* Major requirements must earn a C- grade or better.

Senior Synthesis satisfied by MGMT 489  

For information on Learning Goals for this major, click here.