176 John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics 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 (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 2010, ECON 2020, 1ST 2010, 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 and ACTG 3400. (Refer to the John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics Requirements.) 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 major GPA, the bachelor 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 John B. Goddard School of Business & Economics. 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 & Taxation, WB 221, (801) 626-6072. General Education Refer to Degree and General Education Requirements for the University Bachelor of Science requirements. The following courses required for the Accounting major will also satisfy general education requirements: ENGL 2010 (Composition); MATH 1050 (Quantitative Literacy); BTNY 1403 (Life Science); ECON 2010 or ECON 2020 (Social Science); ECON 1740 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 (o) • Business Cross-Functional Core (19) • Business Functional Core (15) Required Major Courses (33 credit hours) All course prerequisites must be met. Refer to the course descriptio nsfor required prerequ isities. • 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 3750 - Accounting & Information Systems (3) • ACTG4510-Auditing(3) • ACTG 5140 - Accounting for Global and Complex Entities (3) * • ACTG 5440 - Taxation of Business Entities (3) • BSAD 4210 - Survey of Business Law (3) • 1ST 3110 - Information Technology for Business (3) • NTM 3250 - Business Communication (3) *ACTG 5140 satisfies the International requirement under the Cross-Functional Core as well as the Required Major cou rse requ irement. Oral Communications Elective (3 credit hours) Select one of the following • COMM 1020 HU - Principles of Public Speaking (3) • COMM 2110 HU - Interpersonal & Small Group Communication (3) • COMM 2270 - Argumentation & Debate (3) • COMM 3070 - Performance Studies (3) • COMM 3100 - Small Group Facilitation & Leadership (3) • COMM 3120 - Advanced Public Speaking (3) 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 cumulative major GPA, the bachelor GPA, and the overall university 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. This minor is available to all students. Business students must complete the minor requirements in addition to all major requirements. Approval of a minor program by the School of Accountancy & Taxation is required. All prerequisites for required courses must be satisfied. Weber State University 2012-2013 Catalog