This 5-year degree program combines our BS and MS in Accounting programs and prepares students to become Certified Public Accountants (CPA). Our Accounting program, accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), helps students develop strong, comprehensive functional and technical skills and provides a specialized, in-depth understanding of the complexities of current accounting, auditing and tax practice. Classroom learning is immediately transferrable to the job and prepares students to sit for the New Jersey CPA examination. The program also helps fulfill the required 150 credit hours of study needed to become licensed in New Jersey.
A Combined Degree program enables undergraduate students to enroll in graduate courses in their senior year, which can be counted towards the completion of both their Bachelor's and Master's degree requirements. The ability to take these "swing courses" allows students to earn both their Bachelor's and Master's degrees in a shortened period of time, typically within five years. Undergraduate students interested in this option can find more information regarding program requirements on the University's Combined Programs website.
Program Requirements Overview
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 30 | |
| World Languages and Cultures Requirements | 3-9 | |
| Major Requirements | 66 | |
| Graduate Swing Courses | 9 | |
| Free Electives | 12-6 | |
| Total Credits | 120 | |
Major Requirements
Requirements for the graduate portion of this combined program can be found here.
Complete with a minimum 2.70 GPA:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Required Business Courses | ||
| BSLW 266 | The Impact of Law on the Business Environment | 3 |
| BUGN 280 | Strategic Business Communications | 3 |
| FINC 300 | Integrated Core: Finance | 3 |
| INFO 300 | Integrated Core: Operations Management | 3 |
| MGMT 300 | Integrated Core: Management | 3 |
| MKTG 300 | Integrated Core: Marketing | 3 |
| Finance Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Corporate Finance | ||
| Investments | ||
| International Financial Management | ||
| Required Accounting Courses | ||
| ACCT 201 | Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 302 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 304 | Contemporary Issues in Intermediate Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 305 | Taxation for Individuals | 3 |
| ACCT 307 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 312 | Principles of Corporate Controllership | 3 |
| ACCT 400 | Auditing Theory and Practice | 3 |
| ACCT 401 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 404 | Senior Seminar in Accounting | 3 |
| Required Collateral Courses | ||
| ECON 101 | Applied Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 102 | Applied Microeconomics | 3 |
| INFO 173 | Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions | 3 |
| INFO 240 | Statistical Methods in Business | 3 |
| Total Credits | 66 | |
Graduate Swing Courses
A combined degree program allows students to complete 6-12 graduate credits ("graduate swing courses") while enrolled as an undergraduate. These courses count for both their bachelor and master’s degrees. Graduate swing courses will count toward undergraduate free electives, unless noted otherwise.
The Graduate Swing Courses for this program:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACCT 510 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 514 | Advanced Taxation for Accountants | 3 |
| ACCT 539 | Advanced Audit Analytics | 3 |
General Education Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill General Education categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| A. New Student Seminar | ||
| Complete a 1 credit New Student Seminar course. | 1 | |
| C. Communication | ||
| 1. Writing | 3 | |
| 2. Literature | 3 | |
| 3. Communication | 3 | |
| D. Fine and Performing Arts | ||
| Complete a 3 credit Fine and Performing Arts course. | 3 | |
| F. Humanities | ||
| 1. Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | |
| 2. Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | |
| G. Computer Science | ||
| Spreadsheet Modeling for Business Decisions (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| H. Mathematics | ||
| Statistical Methods in Business (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| I. Natural Science Laboratory | ||
| Complete a 4 credit Natural Science Laboratory course. | 4 | |
| J. Physical Education | ||
| Complete a 1 credit Physical Education course. | 1 | |
| K. Social Science | ||
| 1. American and European History | 3 | |
| 2. Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 | |
| 3. Social Science Perspectives | ||
| Applied Macroeconomics (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| L. Interdisciplinary Studies | ||
| Applied Microeconomics (Fulfilled in the major.) | ||
| Total Credits | 30 | |
World Languages and Cultures Requirements
Click here for a list of courses that fulfill World Languages and Cultures categories.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| World Languages | ||
| Based on language placement exam, complete one or two sequential courses in the same language. Requirement is automatically fulfilled by language major courses. | 3-6 | |
| World Cultures | ||
| Requirement may be fulfilled by course selected in General Education - Social Science: Global Cultural Perspectives. Requirement may also be fulfilled by major coursework. See list of courses. | 0-3 | |
| Total Credits | 3-9 | |
Recommended Roadmap to Degree(s)
This recommended five-year plan is provided as an outline for students to follow in order to complete their degree requirements within five years. This plan is a recommendation and students should only use it in consultation with their academic advisor.
Fifth year courses are taken at the graduate level, after matriculation into the graduate portion of this combined degree program.
| First Year | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (A) New Student Seminar | 1 | GENERAL EDUCATION: (C2) Literature | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C1) Writing | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (K1) Social Science – American and European History | 3 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION: (C3) Communication | 3 | ACCT 201 | 3 |
| ECON 101 | 3 | BUGN 280 | 3 |
| INFO 173 | 3 | ECON 102 | 3 |
| INFO 240 | 3 | ||
| 16 | 15 | ||
| Second Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (F2) Humanities – Philosophical and Religious Perspectives | 3 | ACCT 302 | 3 |
| ACCT 202 | 3 | FINC 300 | 3 |
| ACCT 301 | 3 | MGMT 300 | 3 |
| BSLW 266 | 3 | MKTG 300 | 3 |
| BUGN 295 | 3 | INFO 300 | 3 |
| 15 | 15 | ||
| Third Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| World Language 1 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (I) Natural Science Laboratory | 4 |
| ACCT 304 | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (K2) Social Science – Global Cultural Perspectives | 3 |
| ACCT 305 | 3 | World Language 2 | 3 |
| ACCT 307 | 3 | ACCT 401 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | FINC 322, 326, or 327 | 3 |
| 15 | 16 | ||
| Fourth Year | |||
| Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (D) Fine and Performing Arts | 3 | GENERAL EDUCATION (J) Physical Education | 1 |
| GENERAL EDUCATION (F1) Humanities – Great Works and Their Influences | 3 | World Cultures | 3 |
| ACCT 400 | 3 | ACCT 312 | 3 |
| ACCT 510 | 3 | ACCT 404 | 3 |
| ACCT 514 | 3 | ACCT 539 | 3 |
| 15 | 13 | ||
| Total Credits 120 | |||