Course variations

Course summary

The accounting major promotes identification with and orientation to the accounting profession and is designed to provide knowledge skills, and abilities necessary to a successful accounting career. Core competencies in technology, critical thinking, and communication are emphasized throughout the curriculum. Technology, in particular, is embedded in all accounting courses. Students also have broad exposure to varied business disciplines, including management, organizational behavior, economic, statistics, and finance, and learn how the general manager integrates these disciplines to meet the strategic goals of the organization.

Program modules

The modules include GEN 300 Skills for Professional Development 3 cr, MGT 330 Management: Theory, Practice, and Application 3 cr, MGT 344 Organizational Behavior and Ethical Responsibility 3 cr, MGT 350 Critical Thinking: Strategies in Decision Making 3 cr, ECO 365 Principles of Microeconomics 3 cr, ECO 372 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 cr, ACC 362 Financial Accounting I 3 cr, ACC 363 Financial Accounting II 3 cr, FIN 320 Corporate Finance 3 cr, ACC 349 Cost Accounting 3 cr, ACC 340 Accounting Information Systems I 3 cr, BUS 421 Contemporary Business Law I 3 cr, BUS 422 Contemporary Business Law II 3 cr, ACC 421 Intermediate Financial Accounting I 3 cr, ACC 422 Intermediate Financial Accounting II 3 cr, ACC 423 Intermediate Financial Accounting III 3 cr, ACC 440 Advanced Financial Accounting 3 cr, ACC 483 Income Tax - Individual 3 cr, ACC 460 Government and Non-Profit Accounting 3 cr, ACC 491 Contemporary Auditing I 3 cr, ACC 492 Contemporary Auditing II 3 cr, ACC 497 Advanced Topics in Accounting Research 3 cr.

Entry requirement for international students

Students should have earned a high school diploma, GED, California High School Proficiency Examination certificate, or foreign secondary school equivalent. Students who do not currently meet this requirement can arrange to take the GED through their state GED administrator's office or search for the nearest GED testing center. They can be currently employed. If not currently employed, they must have access to an organizational environment that allows them to apply the concepts they learn in their courses. Also they can be a citizen or permanent resident of the United States or hold an approved, valid visa if attending a campus located in the United States. Students should pass the Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL), the Test of English for International Communication (TOEIC), the Berlitz Online English Proficiency Exam or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) if the student is a non-native speaker of English.

Qualification

Bachelor degree

Awarding body

University Of Phoenix-New Mexico Campus

Department name

University of Phoenix-New Mexico Campus