Bachelor of Science in Accounting

The program in accounting provides students with a comprehensive foundation in the theory of accounting, financial accounting and reporting, managerial and cost accounting, taxation, concepts of auditing, and business law. It is built on a broad background in humanities, liberal arts, economics, and business administration. The accounting program gives students the foundation and skills to pursue careers with public accounting firms, corporations, government, and nonprofit organizations. The program provides the background to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (C.P.A.), Certified Management Accountant (C.M.A.), and Certified Internal Auditor (C.I.A.) examinations. Graduates of this program can also pursue further graduate or professional education.

Major Specific Courses

52:010:305  Intermediate Accounting I

52:010:306  Intermediate Accounting II

52:010:383 or 384  Individual Federal Tax Accounting or Corporate Federal Tax Accounting

52:010:390  Cost Accounting

52:010:401  Advanced Accounting

52:010:415  Concepts of Auditing

52:___:___  approved elective

52:___:___  approved elective

52:___:___  international business elective

Major Specific Elective Requirements

Accounting Elective: Students are required to complete 3 credits from the offerings of School 52, subject courses at or above the 300 level.

Approved Electives: Students are required to complete 6 credits in RSBC (school 52) courses at or above the 300 level.

Accounting Internship (52:010:497) or Accounting Cooperative (52:010:498) course may be applied to meet this requirement.

These courses may be from any of the disciplines listed: Accounting (010), Business Administration (135), Finance (390), Human Resource Management (533), Management (620), Ecommerce and Information Technology (623), or Marketing (630) AND must be at or above the 300-level with the exception of Business Law II: Uniform Commercial Code (52:140:102).

No more than 6 credits of experiential learning (XPL) coursework may be applied toward major requirements.

International Business Elective: Students are required to complete 3 credits in a course from the list below:

52:390:350   Multinational Corporate Finance

52:620:369   Multinational Business

52:___:___   any school of 52 learning abroad course

50:220:329   Economics of International Finance

50:220:331   International Economics

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam Candidates

The Daniel J. Ragone Center for Excellence in Accounting offers CPA review courses to rising RSBC seniors; for details, please visit http://ragone.rutgers.edu. For a complete listing of CPA exam requirements, please refer to the National Association of State Boards of Accountancy: http://www.nasba.org/nasbaweb/NASBAWeb.nsf/wpecusm?openform.