Major in Accounting

The four-year undergraduate accounting program requires the business Core curriculum and seven additional courses. The undergraduate program requires 32 courses or 128 semester hours. As of January 1, 2001, students will be required to complete 150 semester hours of college credit to be eligible to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. Elmhurst College offers two ways a student can meet the 150-hour requirement. First, the College offers a Master in Professional Accountancy (MPA) degree. Second, a student can finish the four-year undergraduate program and then take additional undergraduate Courses from the recommended list to accumulate 150 semester hours. Students choosing to take 150 semester hours at the undergraduate level should work closely with their Advisor to select the most appropriate set of courses that meets their needs.

A student specializing in accounting must take the following courses with a minimum grade of C in addition to the Business Core curriculum. A student must also earn a minimum grade of C in BUS 261 and 262 or the transfer equivalent.

Required:

• BUS 361 Intermediate Accounting I
• BUS 362 Intermediate Accounting II
• BUS 360 Cost Accounting
• BUS 365 Business Law
• BUS 366 Accounting Information Systems
• BUS 462 Income Tax I

Electives: one course required

• BUS 463 Income Tax II
• BUS 464 Consolidations and International Accounting
• BUS 465 Governmental, Non-Profit, and Partnership Accounting
• BUS 466 Auditing

Recommended Additional Courses:

• BUS 350 Managing Diversity
• BUS 441 Corporate Finance
• COM 315 Multicultural Communication
• COM 319 Business and Professional Communication
• ECO 414 Microeconomics
• ECO 416 Macroeconomics
• PHL 310 Ethics and Business

Major in Accounting with an Accompanying International Business Minor

Courses in addition to the business administration Core and CBE subject major requirements for a concentration in international business would include the following:

• ECO 314 International Economics
  or ECO 316 Comparative Economic Systems
• BUS 375 International Marketing Management
• BUS 376 International Finance and Accounting

Note: Course majors in non-CBE areas, such as political science or geography, who wish to have a concentration in international business will need to take specific CBE-required prerequisites equivalent to a minor in business administration.