Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Location(s): Glassboro Campus

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The Bachelor of Science in Accounting requires the common core of the College of Business courses. Courses within the accounting major provide students with a broad understanding of accounting theory and practice, incorporating and infusing data analytics, information technology, and ethical issues. The program prepares students for a diversified range of career opportunities and meets the requirements to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examination, as well as the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Examination and the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) Examination.

Students working toward a Bachelor of Science in Accounting must achieve a 2.00 grade point average overall as well as a 2.50 grade point average in the Business core and accounting concentration to graduate.

Rowan Core: 9 s.h.

All first-time Freshmen must complete the University Rowan Core Literacies. There are six literacies:

Communicative Literacy (COML) - 9 s.h. Satisfied by taking the following three courses:
- COMP 01111 College Composition I
- COMP 01112 College Composition II
- CMS 04205 Public Speaking
- Note: Engineering Majors will take (11 s.h.)
Artistic Literacy (ARTL)
Global Literacy (GLBL)
Humanistic Literacy (HUML)
Quantitative Literacy (QNTL)
Scientific Literacy (SCIL)

Majors may suggest courses to fulfill the above literacies and will be applied elsewhere.

A complete listing of courses that fulfill the above literacies can be found here Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Rowan Experience

Students must satisfy all three Rowan Experience attributes. Credits attached to the courses in this section will apply elsewhere.

The attributes are as follows:

Broad-Based Literature Attribute (LIT)
Writing Intensive Attribute (WI)
Rowan Seminar Attribute*(RS)

Departments may recommend courses to fulfill these attributes. A complete listing of courses that satisfy these attributes can be found at Undergraduate Program Requirements .

*The Rowan Seminar requirement is waived for all students transferring 24 or more approved credits into Rowan University at the time of initial entry.

Program Requirements

Non-Program Courses: 20-21 s.h.

Course is this section must not be in the Major department

ECON 04101 - An Introduction to Economics-A Macroeconomic Perspective Credits: 3 (Satisfies Humanistic Literacy (HUML) requirement)
ECON 04102 - An Introduction to Economics-A Microeconomic Perspective Credits: 3 (Satisfies Humanistic Literacy (HUML) requirement)
MATH 03125 - Calculus: Techniques and Applications Credits: 3 (Satisfies Quantitative Literacy (QNTL) requirement)
or
MATH 01130 - Calculus I Credits: 4 (Satisfies Quantitative Literacy (QNTL) requirement)
STAT 02260 - Statistics I Credits: 3 (Satisfies Quantitative Literacy (QNTL) requirement)
STAT 02265 - Basics of Statistical Computing Credits: 3
BUS 01488 - Business Career Planning and Development Credits: 2
Any General Education Computer Science course Credits: 3

Business Foundational Courses: 27 s.h.

MKT 09200 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
ACC 03210 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
ACC 03211 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
MIS 02234 - Management Information Systems Credits: 3
MGT 98242 - Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
MGT 06300 - Organizational Behavior Credits: 3
FIN 04300 - Principles of Finance Credits: 3
MGT 06305 - Operations Management Credits: 3
MGT 06402 - Business Policy Credits: 3

Accounting Required Courses: 30 s.h.

ACC 03301 - Accounting Analytics Credits: 3
ACC 03310 - Intermediate Accounting I Credits: 3
ACC 03311 - Intermediate Accounting II Credits: 3
ACC 03320 - Accounting Information Systems Credits:
ACC 03410 - Auditing Credits: 3
ACC 03416 - Advanced Accounting Credits: 3
ACC 03428 - Integrative Accounting Seminar Credits: 3
ACC 03430 - Individual Taxation Credits: 3
ACC 03431 - Taxation of Business Entities Credits: 3

Accounting Electives: 6 s.h.

Students select two courses from the following list for a total of six (6) semester hours.

ACC 03150 - Introduction to Business and Analytics for Financial Information Credits: 3
ACC 03300 - Supervised Internship in Accounting Credits: 3
ACC 03599 - Special Topics in Accounting Credits: 3
ACC 03411 - Advanced Auditing and Analytics Credits: 3
ACC 03419 - Forensic Accounting and Fraud Investigation Credits: 3
ACC 03425 - International Accounting Credits: 3 (Satisfies Global Literacy (GLBL) requirement)
ACC 98300 - Law for Accountants Credits: 3
FIN 04327 - Selected Topics in Finance Credits: 0.5 to 4
FIN 04444 - Bitcoin, Cryptocurrency, and Blockchain Applications Credits: 3
PHIL 09222 - Business Ethics Credits: 3