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 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: