The HPU Accounting Program offers a broad professional accounting education leading to careers in the private or public sectors. The Department of Accounting encourages and supports an environment where students acquire both applied and theoretical knowledge in the various fields of accounting to form a basis for their careers as professional accountants. As a member of the HPU community, the department also provides courses in accounting as a service for undergraduate and graduate non-accounting majors.
Each student is encouraged to complete a work internship equivalent to at least two and one-half months of full-time work during the mid-point in course work. Advisors in The Phillips School of Business assist students in securing internships and credit may be earned for this internship. Students who desire to sit for the CPA examination in North Carolina can satisfy all requirements necessary within the curriculum and should consult with the Chair of Accounting & Finance as to which courses are necessary.
The B.S.B.A. in Accounting provides students with the analytical foundation of the discipline of accountancy. Included are the special tools of financial reporting and techniques of planning and control using financial and managerial accounting, income taxes, cost analysis and systems. Like all programs at HPU, the accounting degree seeks to develop the whole person. Consequently, the program combines general studies courses with business and accounting courses to provide students with a total academic experience.
| Degree Requirements | Credits |
|---|---|
| Major Requirements | 82-90 |
| University Core Requirements | 36-44 |
| Electives | 0-10 |
| Total | 128 |
| Minor Requirements | Credits |
|---|---|
| Course Requirements | 20 |
| Total | 20 |
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 2010 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC 2050 | Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting | 2 |
| ACC 3000 | Accounting Information Systems | 4 |
| ACC 3010 | Intermediate Accounting I | 4 |
| ACC 3020 | Intermediate Accounting II | 4 |
| ACC 3040 | Cost Accounting | 4 |
| ACC 3060 | Accounting Analytics | 2 |
| ACC 4020 | Auditing | 4 |
| ACC 4030 | Taxation | 4 |
| ACC 4040 | Advanced Taxation | 4 |
| ACC 4050 | Mergers and Acquisitions | 4 |
| ACC 4090, ACC 4815 | Accounting Issues or Student Internship* | 4, 12 |
| BUA 1050 | Practical Excel for Business | 1** |
| BUA 2000 | Business Career Boot Camp | 1 |
| BUA 3050 | Business Law | 4 |
| ECO 2030 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 4*** |
| ECO 2050 | Principles of Microeconomics | 4*** |
| FIN 3010, FIN 3015 | Financial Management or Corporate Finance (4) | 4 |
| MGT 2220 | Principles of Management and Organizational Behavior | 4 |
| MGT 3280 | Operations and Supply Chain Management | 4**** |
| MKT 2110 | Principles of Marketing and Personal Selling | 4 |
| MTH 1310, MTH 1410 | Applied Mathematical Concepts for Business or Calculus I | 4 |
| STS 2610, STS 2910 | Business Statistics and Analysis or Introduction to Statistical Analysis | 4 |
| Course Descriptions | ||
| Course | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 2010 | Financial Accounting | 4 |
| ACC 3000 | Accounting Information Systems | 4 |
| ACC 3010 | Intermediate Accounting I | 4 |
| ACC 3020 | Intermediate Accounting II | 4 |
| ACC 3040, ACC 4030, ACC 4050 | Cost Accounting or Taxation or Mergers and Acquisitions | 4 |
| Course Descriptions | ||
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