Accounting (BS)
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The Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree provides a general business foundation including courses in business statistics, statistical programming and business analytics with a depth of specialization in accounting issues and skills. Students develop interpersonal, teamwork and problem-solving skills, and learn how to apply technology in the accounting field. The curriculum includes financial and managerial accounting, taxation, business law and ethics, auditing and accounting information systems.听
High achieving students completing the Bachelor of Science in Accounting program may choose to apply directly to the Master of Accounting (MAC) program, earning the graduate degree with just one additional year of coursework. Successful completion of the graduate program qualifies students to sit for the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) exam.听
Accounting Department
Poole College of Management
3102 Nelson Hall
Raleigh, NC 27695
Phone: (919) 515-5565
Department Head
Dixon Hughes Goodman Professor of Accounting
Plan Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Humanities and Social Sciences | |||
| Acad Writing Research 1 | 4 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | ||
| Public Speaking | |||
| Interpersonal Communication | |||
| Argumentation and Advocacy | |||
| 笔厂驰听200 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | ||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | |||
| Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | |||
| Principles of Microeconomics | |||
| 贰颁听202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 | |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | ||
| Communication for Engineering and Technology | |||
| Communication for Business and Management | |||
| Communication for Science and Research | |||
| GEP Humanities | 6 | ||
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | ||
| Select one of the following: (verify requirement) | |||
| Managing Ethics in Organizations | |||
| History and Archaeology of Ancient Latin America | |||
| Contemporary Moral Issues | |||
| Ethical Problems in the Law | |||
| Ethics | |||
| Foreign Language Proficiency (verify requirement) | |||
| Mathematical and Natural Sciences | |||
| GEP Natural Sciences | 7 | ||
| Select one of the following: 1 | 3 | ||
| Elements of Calculus | |||
| Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | |||
| Calculus I | |||
| 惭础听114 | Introduction to Finite Mathematics with Applications | 3 | |
| 辞谤听惭础听242 | Calculus III | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | ||
| Economics and Business Statistics | |||
| Economics and Business Statistics | |||
| Introduction to Statistics II | |||
| Probability and Statistics for Engineers | |||
| Introduction to Statistical Inference and Regression | |||
| 叠鲍厂听351 | Predictive Analytics for Business | 3 | |
| 厂罢听307 | Introduction to Statistical Programming- SAS | 1 | |
| 辞谤听厂罢听308 | Introduction to Statistical Programming - R | ||
| Interdisciplinary Perspectives | |||
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | ||
| Physical Education | |||
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 2 | ||
| Corequisites | |||
| GEP U.S. Diversity (verify requirement) | |||
| GEP Global Knowledge (verify requirement) | |||
| Major Requirements (Non-Acc) | |||
| 惭听100 | Personal and Professional Identity Development | 1 | |
| 惭滨贰听201 | Introduction to Business Processes | 3 | |
| 叠鲍厂听320 | Financial Management | 3 | |
| 惭滨贰听330 | Human Resource Management | 3 | |
| 叠鲍厂听340 | Information Systems Management | 3 | |
| 叠鲍厂听360 | Marketing Methods | 3 | |
| 叠鲍厂听370 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 3 | |
| 惭滨贰听305 | Legal and Regulatory Environment | 3 | |
| 惭滨贰听480 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 | |
| Major Requirements (Acc) | |||
| 础颁颁听210 | Concepts of Financial Reporting 2 | 3 | |
| 础颁颁听220 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting 1 | 3 | |
| 础颁颁听310 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I 1 | 3 | |
| 础颁颁听311 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II 1 | 3 | |
| 础颁颁听330 | An Introduction To Income Taxation 1 | 3 | |
| 础颁颁听340 | Accounting Information Systems 1 | 3 | |
| 础颁颁听450 | Auditing and Assurance Services | 3 | |
| Analytics Focus (ACC) | |||
| Concentration | |||
| BUS/ACC 458 | Analytics: From Data to Decisions | 3 | |
| 础颁颁听459 (叠鲍厂听459, 础颁颁听411, 础颁颁听440) | 3 | ||
| Accounting Elective | |||
| Free Electives 3 | 13 | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | ||
| Individual Income Taxation | |||
| Business Valuation | |||
| Cost Accounting for Effective Management | |||
| Enterprise Resource Planning Systems | |||
| Total Hours | 120 | ||
| 1 | C- or better |
| 2 | C+ or better |
| 3 | Students should consult their academic advisors to determine how to complete this requirement. |
Acad Writing Research
| Code | Title | Hours | Counts towards |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acad Writing Research | |||
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
| 贵尝贰听101 | Academic Writing and Research | 4 | |
| Transfer Sequence | |||
| 贰狈骋听202 | Disciplinary Perspectives in Writing | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听1骋贰笔 | 100 Level English Composition | 3 | |
Semester Sequence
This is a sample.
听GPA Graduation Requirements
- Overall GPA f辞谤听all courses听attempted at NC State must be 2.0 or higher; and
- Overall GPA for听all ACC courses听attempted at NC State must be 2.0 or higher
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| 惭听100 | Personal and Professional Identity Development | 1 |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research (or GEP Natural Sciences with Lab) 1 | 4 |
| Select one of the following: 2 | 3 | |
| Elements of Calculus | 听 | |
| Calculus for Life and Management Sciences A | 听 | |
| Calculus I | 听 | |
| 惭滨贰听201 | Introduction to Business Processes | 3 |
| Free Elective 4 | 3 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 惭础听114 or 惭础听242 | Introduction to Finite Mathematics with Applications or Calculus III | 3 |
| Communications or Humanities | 3 | |
| 贰狈骋听101 | Academic Writing and Research (or GEP Natural Sciences with Lab) 1 | 4 |
| 贰颁听201 or 础搁贰听201 | Principles of Microeconomics or Introduction to Agricultural & Resource Economics | 3 |
| 础颁颁听210 | Concepts of Financial Reporting 3 | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 础颁颁听220 or ACC听200 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 or Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| 叠鲍厂听340 | Information Systems Management | 3 |
| BUS/ST 350 | Economics and Business Statistics or Probability and Statistics for Engineers or Introduction to Statistical Inference and Regression | 3 |
| GEP Natural Sciences | 3 | |
| 贰颁听202 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 础颁颁听310 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I 3 | 3 |
| 叠鲍厂听351 | Predictive Analytics for Business | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Financial Management | 听 | |
| Marketing Methods | 听 | |
| Operations and Supply Chain Management | 听 | |
| Legal and Regulatory Environment | 听 | |
| Human Resource Management | 听 | |
| 笔厂驰听200 | Introduction to Psychology | 3 |
| GEP Additional Breadth (Humanities/Social Sciences/Visual and Performing Arts) | 3 | |
| 厂罢听307 or 厂罢听308 | Introduction to Statistical Programming- SAS or Introduction to Statistical Programming - R | 1 |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 础颁颁听311 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II 3 | 3 |
| 础颁颁听340 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| Select two of the following: 12 | 6 | |
| Financial Management | 听 | |
| Marketing Methods | 听 | |
| Operations and Supply Chain Management | 听 | |
| Legal and Regulatory Environment | 听 | |
| Human Resource Management | 听 | |
| Advanced Writing (select one of the following) 15 | 3 | |
| Communication for Engineering and Technology | 听 | |
| Communication for Business and Management | 听 | |
| Communication for Science and Research | 听 | |
| GEP Health and Exercise Studies | 1 | |
| 听 | Hours | 16 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| 础颁颁听330 | An Introduction To Income Taxation 3 | 3 |
| Select two of the following: | 6 | |
| Financial Management | 听 | |
| Marketing Methods | 听 | |
| Operations and Supply Chain Management | 听 | |
| Legal and Regulatory Environment | 听 | |
| Human Resource Management | 听 | |
| BUS听458 | Analytics: From Data to Decisions | 3 |
| Communications or Humanities | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| 础颁颁听450 | Auditing and Assurance Services 3 | 3 |
| 础颁颁听459 or Accounting Elective 17, 18 | 3 | |
| GEP Interdisciplinary Perspectives | 2 | |
| Free Elective 4 | 4 | |
| GEP Humanities 1 | 3 | |
| 听 | Hours | 15 |
| Spring Semester | ||
| Accounting Elective or 础颁颁听459 17, 18 | 3 | |
| 惭滨贰听480 | Business Policy and Strategy | 3 |
| Free Electives 19 | 6 | |
| 听 | Hours | 12 |
| 听 | Total Hours | 120 |
| 1 | A grade of C- or better is required.听 |
| 2 | MA 131 or MA 141 are encouraged for students who qualify and aspire to take additional calculus.听 For students completing MA 141, one credit of MA141 will count as free elective credit. |
| 3 | ACC COURSES REQUIRING 鈥淐- or C+鈥� PREREQUISITES: ACC 310: C+ or better in ACC 210 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 ACC 311: C- or better in ACC 310 ACC 330: C- or better in ACC 210 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 ACC 410: C- or better in ACC 210 ACC 420: C- or better in ACC 200 or 220 听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听听 ACC 440: C- or better in ACC 340 ACC 450: C- or better in ACC 311 |
| 4 | Free elective credit will not be allowed for FL 101 or 105 (in any language in which proficiency requirement is met), and MA 101, 103, 105. ACC 495/498/499 can count for up to 6 hours of free electives.听 Free electives may be taken for credit only |
* Students must also complete as a part of their degree requirements one course from the GEP U.S. Diversity list (no credit hour requirement) and one course from the GEP Global Knowledge list (no credit hour requirement) |
Career Opportunities
The field of accounting deals with identifying, measuring and communicating information to assist individuals and companies in making informed economic decisions. Accounting provides students with excellent career opportunities. Individuals graduating with an accounting degree can expect to be exposed to all aspects of an organization from a broad top-down perspective.