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  Newark Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2010 Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate-Newark Academic Program Requirements Accounting (010)  

Accounting (010)


Accounting Core Requirement

All accounting majors are required to maintain a cumulative grade-point average of 2.50 and complete the following required courses:

   29:010:304  Cost and Quality Management (3)
   29:010:305  Intermediate Accounting I (3)
   20:010:306  Intermediate Accounting II (3)
   29:010:413  Federal Tax I: Fundamentals of Federal Income Taxation (3)
   29:010:423  Accounting for Business Combinations and Government Accounting (3)
   29:010:430  Auditing (3)
   29:010:485  Computer Augmented Accounting (3)

Accounting Electives  

All accounting majors are required to complete one accounting elective from the following list of courses:

29:010:320  Business Law II: Uniform Commercial Code (3)
29:010:414  Federal Tax II: Advanced Corporate Issues (3)

29:010:494/496  Accounting Internship (BA) (must complete the internship form and consult with an RBS Career Management Specialist to receive credit)

29:010:497  Accounting Cooperative (6) (BA) (6 credits: 3 credits will count toward accounting elective credit and 3 credits will count toward free elective credit.) Internship program for six months (January to June, or June to December) at a participating corporation. Must complete the Coop Form and consult with an RBS Career Management Specialist to receive credit. Evaluations by corporate supervisor in the participating organization and an RBS Career Management Specialist determine final grade in the course. Prerequisites: 29:010:204, 29:390:329, 29:620:300, 29:630:301, and junior standing.

29:010:498/9  Independent Study in Accounting (must complete the independent study form and consult with an academic adviser to receive credit)
29:390:330  Corporate Finance (3)
29:390:340  Financial Statements and Security Analysis (3)


Accounting Suggested Four-Year Study Plan [PDF]

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Eligibility Sequence (not required for graduation)

To sit for the CPA examination, those majoring in accounting must also complete the following courses:

    29:010:320  Business Law II: Uniform Commercial Code (3)
    29:390:330  Corporate Finance (3)

To satisfy the 150-credit requirement, any additional undergraduate courses may be taken. Students are urged to enroll in one of the following master's degree programs designed to meet the CPA requirements:

    Master of Accountancy in Financial Accounting

    Master of Accountancy in Taxation
    Master of Accountancy in Governmental Accounting

 

Please also see RBS Solutions to the 150 Credit Hour CPA Requirement.

 

 
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