Business Administration, Accounting, B.S.

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The Accounting major will prepare students for careers in public accounting, industry and government. Accounting professionals are individuals capable of doing more than maintaining sets of accounting records as they focus on analyzing and measuring business activity, processing that data into reports and communicating the information to decision makers. Accountants apply their skills in areas such as auditing, cost management, financial analysis, information systems, management, policy and taxation. Accounting is often the pathway to top management of a corporation.

Special offerings for each semester may be found in the Schedule of Classes.

Requirements for the major in Business Administration, Accounting, B.S.

Students seeking the Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting must complete a minimum of 120 credits including the following requirements:

General Education requirements

In order to graduate on-schedule without taking additional courses, it is highly recommended that students meet with an Undergraduate Academic Adviser concerning the selection of all of their general education courses.

Each candidate for an Oakland University baccalaureate will need to satisfactorily complete approved courses in each of the following areas: Foundations, Explorations, and Integration. For details, refer to the General Education Requirements section of the catalog.

Business Pre-Core required courses

ACC 2000 - Financial Accounting (4)
ACC 2100 - Managerial and Cost Accounting I (4)
COM 2000 - Public Speaking (4) or COM 2403 - Group Dynamics and Communication (4) or COM 3401 - Communication in Organizations (4) or COM 3402 - Communication in Leadership (4) or COM 3403 - Interpersonal Conflict (4)
ECN 2020 - Principles of Global Macroeconomics (4) or ECN 2000 - Principles of Macroeconomics (4)
ECN 2010 - Principles of Microeconomics (4)
MIS 1000 - Business Problem Solving with Information Technology (3)
MTH 1221 - Linear Programming Elementary Functions (4) or MTH 1441 - Precalculus (4) or MTH 1331 - College Algebra (4) or MTH 1222 - Calculus for the Social Sciences (4) or MTH 1554 - Calculus I (4)
QMM 2400 - Statistical Methods for Business I (3) or STA 2220 - Introduction to Statistical Concepts and Reasoning (4) or STA 2226 - Applied Probability and Statistics (4)
QMM 2410 - Statistical Methods for Business II (3)
SBC 1990 - ACHIEVE I (0)
SBC 2990 - ACHIEVE II (0)

*If a student places into and completes MTH 1222 or MTH 1554 with the required minimum grade, MTH 1221 or MTH 1441 or MTH 1331 is not required.

*If a student receives transfer credit for MTH 1222 or MTH 1554, MTH 1221 or MTH 1441 or MTH 1331 is not required.

Business Core required courses

ECN 3030 - Managerial Economics (3)
FIN 3220 - Managerial Finance I (3)
MGT 3500 - Legal Environment of Business (3)
MGT 4350 - Management Strategies and Policies (3)
MIS 3000 - Management Information Systems (3)
MKT 3020 - Marketing (3)
ORG 3300 - Introduction to Organizational Behavior (3)
ORG 3310 - Introduction to the Management of Human Resources (3)
POM 3430 - Operations Management (3)
WRT 3082 - Business Writing (4) or ENG 3110 - Advanced Critical Writing (4)

Accounting required courses

ACC 3990 - ACHIEVE III - Accounting (0)
ACC 4001 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I (3)
ACC 4002 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II (3)
ACC 4003 - Managerial and Cost Accounting II (3)
ACC 4008 - Introduction to Data Analytics for Accounting (3)
ACC 4180 - Accounting Information Systems: Planning and Analysis (3)

Complete three Accounting (ACC) elective courses

ACC 4150 - Principles of Taxation (3) or ACC 5150 - Introduction to Taxation (3)
ACC 4220 - Auditing (3) or ACC 5220 - Auditing (3)
ACC 4240 - Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting (3) or ACC 5240 - Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting (3)
ACC 4310 - Advanced Financial Accounting (3) or ACC 5310 - Advanced Financial Accounting (3)
ACC 4900 - Special Topics in Accounting (3)
ACC 4996 - Independent Study (1 TO 3)
ACC 5050* - Business Law for Accounting and Finance (3)
ACC 5210* - Federal Income Tax II (3)
ACC 5260* - AIS: Audit and Control (3)
ACC 5500* - Tax Research, Planning, and Administration (3)

*Course may be counted as an Accounting elective with the permission of the Faculty Director of Accounting Programs or Accounting and Finance Department Chair

Additional requirements

Students must complete the core program and the requirements of one of the business majors in the SBA with a minimum grade of C in each of the pre-core, core and major courses. Once admitted to the business program as a pre-business or undecided business student or major, a student must complete all of the remaining business core, major and business minor coursework for the degree at Oakland University.

Students must complete at least 31 credits of courses offered by the School of Business Administration, excluding ECN 1500, ECN 2000 or ECN 2020, ECN 2010, ECN 2100 and QMM 2400 and QMM 2410. Of these 31 credits, at least 12 credits must be in the student’s major.

Students earning an additional major are permitted to do so in all areas except general management. No more than four credits of independent study (4996) courses may be used to meet the major elective requirement. Courses numbered 3800 and 4900 may be repeated for up to eight credits provided the topics are different. All major courses require a 2.6 GPA or better or major standing to take these courses (excludes Economics and non-SBA major courses).

Because of specific examination requirements, students who plan to take a professional accounting examination (CPA, CMA or CIA) should discuss their options with a faculty major adviser before enrolling in 4000-level accounting courses.