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Show • Education - The first, and foremost, is fostering learning through excellent teaching, individual attention, and scholarship, which develops, assesses, and disseminates good practice. • Research - The second is the application of theory to practice through applied research and scholarship, and the utilization of applied research to further learning in the classroom and through co-curricular activities. • Community - The third is advancing contemporary practice and creating learning opportunities by contributing to the accounting profession and to business and the community. The field of accounting encompasses the well-recognized profession of public accounting including auditing, management advisory services, and tax services; professional careers in industry such as management accounting (controllership), cost accounting, and internal auditing; careers in various governmental agencies and other accounting and business-related fields. (Accounting is defined as the process of gathering, classifying, interpreting, and presenting financial and non-financial information for decision-making purposes to diversified user groups.) Certification in public accounting in Utah requires 30 semester hours beyond a baccalaureate degree. Students should take advantage of opportunities to prepare themselves to sit for one of the professional examinations (such as Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, and/or Certified Internal Auditor) at the culmination of their accounting program. Accounting Major bachelors degree (bs} » Program Prerequisites: Most business and economics courses with numbers above 3000 require formal admission to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics and completion of ACTG 2010, ECON SS2010, ECON SS2020,1ST TE2010, and QUAN 2600. These five courses are referred to collectively as "Business Foundations." All Accounting courses numbered above 3000 require admission to the Goddard School and Business Foundations except ACTG 3110, 3400, and 3500. (Refer to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements on pages 194-196.) » Minor: Not required. » Grade Requirements: Candidates for the bachelor of science degree must complete all prerequisite and required business and economics courses with a grade of "C-" or higher. In addition, the cumulative Business Foundations GPA, the overall business and economics GPA, and the overall university GPA must be 2.5 or higher. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 120 credit hours is required for graduation. The required 40 upper-division credit hours (courses numbered 3000 and above) are included in the School and major requirements. Advisement Advisement is strongly encouraged for all GSBE majors and minors. See more information on available advising resources on Admission Requirements Acceptance to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics is required for all business majors, minors, emphases and certificates. To be admitted, students must register for BSAD 2899. Students may obtain information regarding admissions from the GSBE Advising Center, WB 211, (801) 626-6534 and/or the School of Accountancy, WB 221, (801) 626-6072. 207 General Education Refer to pages 38-43 for the University Bachelor of Science requirements. The following courses required for the Accounting major will also satisfy general education requirements: ENGL EN1010 and ENGL EN2010 (Composition); MATH QL1050 (Quantitative Literacy); BTNY LSI403 (Life Science); ECON SS2010 or ECON SS2020 (Social Science); ECON AH 740 is recommended to fulfill the Senate Bill Requirement in American Institutions. Major Course Requirements for BS Degree John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements Liberal Support Curriculum (13 or 14) Business Foundations (13) BSAD 2899 Business Foundations and Admission Assessment (0) Business Cross-Functional Core (19) Business Functional Core (15) Required Major Courses (36 credit hours) All course prerequisites must be met. Refer to the course descriptions for ACTG 3110 Intermediate Financial Accounting I (3) ACTG 3120 Intermediate Financial Accounting II (3) ACTG 3300 Cost Accounting (3) ACTG 3400 Taxation of Individuals (3) ACTG 3500* International Accounting (3) ACTG 3750 Accounting & Information Systems (3) ACTG 4510 Auditing (3) ACTG 5130 Advanced Accounting (3) ACTG 5440 Taxation of Business Entities (3) BSAD 4210 Survey of Business Law (3) 1ST 3110 Info Technology for Business (3) TBE 3250 Business Communications (3) * Accounting 3500 satisfies the International requirement under the Cross- Functional Core as well as the Required Major course requirement. Oral Communications Elective (3 credit hours) Select one of the following COMM HU1020 Principles of Public Speaking (3) COMMHU2110 COMM 2270 COMM 3070 COMM 3100 COMM 3120 Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3) Argumentation & Debate (3) Performance Studies (3) Small Group Communication Theory & Application (3) Advanced Public Speaking (3) Suggested Course Sequence Please refer to this program in the online catalog (weber.edu/catalog) and/or contact the department for a suggested course sequence. Accounting MINOR » Grade Requirements: Candidates for minors must complete all prerequisite and required business and economics courses with a grade of "C-" or higher. In addition, the overall University and overall business and economics GPA must be 2.5 or higher. » Credit Hour Requirements: A total of 37 credit hours is required. Of the 37 hours, 24 hours are accounting classes and the remaining classes are support courses. For the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics majors, this represents an additional 18 credit hours of course work beyond requirements in major field. General PROFILE ENROLLMENT STUDENT AFFAIRS ACADEMIC INFO DEGREE REQ GENED Engaged Learning & Interdisciplinary OUR/CBL HNRS/BIS ESL LIBS INTRD MINORS Applied Science & Technology AUSV/ATTC CMT CEET/EE CS MFET/ETM MET DGET ENGR IDT SST TBE ArtsS Humanities MPC/MENG COMM ENGL FL DANC MUSC THEA ART/ARTH Business & Econ MBA MACC/MTAX ACTG BS AD/FIN MGMT MKTG SCM ECON/QUAN 1ST Education MSAT/MED CHF AT/HLTH NUTR/PEP/REC HPHP COURSES ATHL/PE EDUC Health Professions MHA/MSN MSRS DENT PAR HTHS HAS/HIM MLS NRSG RADT DMS/NUCM RATH REST Science BTNY CHEM GEO MATH/MTHE MICR PHYS/ASTR ZOOL Social S Behavioral Sciences MCJ/CJ ECON GEOG HIST POLS/PHIL PSY SW/GERT SOC/ANTH AERO MILS NAVS Continuing Ed Davis Campus Weber State University 2011 - 2012 Catalog |
