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The objective of the accounting program is to develop a solid foundation for both public accounting, governmental accounting and corporate accounting. Public accounting is a field for independent accountants who review and report on the propriety of management's measurements and communications of financial information; the industrial accountant accumulates, interprets and reports to management the financial results of the organization's activities. With this preparation, one may structure a studies program toward either immediate employment or graduate school.

Accounting Major Requirements:
Note: To progress in the accounting course sequence, a student must earn a grade of C or better in the prerequisite course.

ACCT 113 Principles of Accounting I*
ACCT 123 Principles of Accounting II*
ACCT 213 Intermediate Accounting I*
ACCT 223 Intermediate Accounting II*
ECON 211 Principles of Macroeconomics*
ECON 221 Principles of Microeconomics*
MATH 107 College Algebra
or
MATH 141 Pre-Calculus
or
MATH 181 Calculus I*
MATH 211 Elementary Statistics*
CIS 111 Word Processing Applications* (1CH)
CIS 112 Spreadsheet Applications* (1CH)
CIS 113 Data Management Applications* (1CH)
BADM 355 Business Law I
BADM 356 Business Law II
BADM 374 Principles of Management
ENG 260 Business & Technical Writing
or
BADM 384 Business Communication
ACCT 313 Cost Accounting
ACCT 423 Auditing
ACCT 333 Taxation - Corporate
And any three:
ACCT 413 Advanced Accounting
ACCT 433 Accounting Theory
ACCT 343 Governmental Accounting
ACCT 323 Personal - Taxation
ACCT 493 CPA - Preparing for the Profession
Additional Offerings:
ACCT 555 Internship
* To be completed by end of the sophomore year.

Accounting Minor Requirements
ACCT 113 Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 123 Principles of Accounting II
ACCT 213 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 313 Cost Accounting
ACCT 323 Taxation - Personal
or
ACCT 333 Taxation - Corporate
ACCT 423 Auditing

Transfer students are required to complete at Thiel a minimum of four upper-level courses required for the major.

Special Associate of Arts Degree in Accounting
1. A minimum of 64 credit hours with at least a 2.0 cumulative and major grade point average is required.
2. Competency in oral and written expression. The requirements are the same for this degree program as for all others.
3. Integrative Requirement is the same as four year degree program.
4. Courses required for Associate of Arts Degree in accounting:
ACCT 113 Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 123 Principles of Accounting II
ACCT 213 Intermediate Accounting I*
ACCT 223 Intermediate Accounting II*
ACCT 313 Cost Accounting
ACCT 323 Taxation - Personal OR
ACCT 333 Taxation - Corporate
ACCT 423 Auditing
BADM 355 Business Law
CSCI 111 Word Processing Applications
CSCI 112 Spreadsheet Applications
CSCI 113 Data Management Applications
MATH 107 College Algebra or higher
* May be taken during summer sessions in order to complete program in a two-year period.

Forensic Accounting Major

ACCT 113 Principles of Accounting I*
ACCT 123 Principles of Accounting II*
ACCT 213 Intermediate Accounting I*
ACCT 223 Intermediate Accounting II*

ACCT 313 Cost Accounting
ACCT 323 Taxation - Personal
ACCT 333 Taxation - Corporate

ACCT 413 Advanced Accounting
ACCT 423 Auditing

BADM 374 Principles of Management

BADM 344 Finance

BADM 364 Business Ethics

BADM 355 Business Law I

BADM 356 Business Law II

MATH 211 Elementary Statistics*
CIS 111 Word Processing Applications* (1CH)
CIS 112 Spreadsheet Applications* (1CH)
CIS 113 Data Management Applications* (1CH)

BADM 301 Professional Development and Theory

ACCT 453 Forensic Accounting

JFJ 431 Selected Studies - White Collar Crime

CSCI 351 Information System Security and Forensics

ACCT 555 Internship