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 Accounting (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 Advanced Accounting (3)
29:010:430 Auditing (3)
29:010:485 Accounting and
Information Systems (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. Students must complete the co-op form and consult with a Rutgers Business School: Undergraduate-Newark (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)
To sit for the C.P.A. 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 C.P.A. requirements:
Master of Accountancy in Financial Accounting
Master of Accountancy in Taxation
Master of Accountancy in Governmental Accounting
