Accounting Major (B.B.A.)
B.B.A. Requirements
| College Core Requirements | 50 |
| Business Core Requirements | 33 |
| Supporting Courses Outside the Major | 6 |
| Accounting Major Requirements | 24 |
| Free Electives | 15 |
| TOTAL SEMESTER HOURS | 128 |
Required Business Core Courses
| BUAD 201* | Principles of Financial Accounting |
| BUAD 202* | Principles of Managerial Accounting |
| BUAD 221* | Principles of Mangement |
| BUAD 231* | Principles of Marketing |
| BUAD 251* | Principles of Macroeconomics |
| BUAD 252* | Principles of Microeconomics |
| BUAD 241 | Personal Ethics and Corporate Culture |
| BUAD 312 | Principles of Finance |
| BUAD 341 | Statistical Applications |
| BUAD 344 | Business Law I |
| BUAD 446 | Strategic Management |
* A minimum grade point average of 2.5 is required in these courses to be formally admitted to the Accounting. program. Until these six courses are completed, a student's status as a major in Accounting will be provisional. It is strongly recommended that the six courses be completed by the end of the Sophomore year.
Accounting Major Requirements: 24 Credits
| BUAD 301 | Intermediate Accounting I |
| BUAD 302 | Intermediate Accounting II |
| BUAD 303 | Cost Accounting |
| BUAD 304 | Personal Income Tax |
| BUAD 402 | Auditing |
Plus three additional courses (12 credits total) chosen from the following:
| BUAD 305 | Accounting for Not-for-Profit Organizations |
| BUAD 306 | Fraud Examination |
| BUAD 390 | Special Topics in Accounting |
| BUAD 401 | Advanced Accounting |
| BUAD 404 | Advanced Topics in Income Tax |
| BUAD 407 | International Accounting |
| BUAD 444 | Business Law II |
Required Supporting Courses
| MATH 114 | Introduction to Statistics |
| CPSC 102 | Spreadsheets AND |
| CPSC 103 | Introduction to Computers |
| OR | |
| CPSC 207 | Computer Programming |
See Accounting Major four year plan for further detail
Certified Public Accountant Exam —150 Hour Requirement
Most states, including Indiana, Illinois, Kentucky, Michigan, and Ohio, require 150 hours of collegiate education in order to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. With the help of their advisors students at Saint Mary’s College have several options for meeting the 150-hour requirement, including:
- Staying for additional undergraduate work at Saint Mary ’s, i.e., completing a minor or second major, studying abroad for a year, or enrolling in a spring semester “busy season” internship.
- Pursuing a graduate degree at another institution.
- Completing the additional college credits in less than five years through a combination of summer school courses and heavier loads during the academic year.
- Going directly into the job market following graduation, prior to completing 150 hours. Many of our graduates have worked with their employers to develop a plan for completion of the hours with employer support.
