Accounting, Combined BBA Public Accounting/MS Financial Management Program

The Combined BBA Public Accounting/MS Financial Management Program is intended for students planning careers in accounting with a focus on financial management. It provides students with the coursework required to become a CPA and combines this preparation with an in-depth study of financial management. Students graduate with a strong background in both accounting and financial management and are well prepared for careers as financial managers and to advance to leadership positions in global corporations and financial institutions. In addition, students will cover a substantial amount of the material required to prepare them for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. The program gives students a thorough understanding of financial and managerial accounting, taxes, capital budgeting, cash flow valuation, risk management, capital structure, dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions and more.

Undergraduate BBA Requirements (113 Credits)

University Core (53 Credits)

(See University Core Curriculum Requirements for Lubin Students. MAT 104, MAT 111, ECO 105 and ECO 106 are required as part of the University Core.))

Lubin Foundation Requirements in Quantitative Reasoning (6 Credits)

(See Lubin Foundation Requirements in Quantitative Reasoning. Includes ECO 105, ECO 106, MAT 111 and MAT 117. ECO 105 and MAT 117 are applied to University Core AOK- HSN (formerly AOK 5).)

Business Core (20 Credits)

(See Business Core Requirements.) (MGT 355 and MGT 490 are satisfied in the MS portion of the program.)

Major Requirements (15 Credits)

ACC 203Financial Accounting

4 credits
ACC 204Managerial Accounting

4 credits
ACC 301Intermediate Accounting I

4 credits
ACC 302Intermediate Accounting II

4 credits
ACC 319Cost Accounting

4 credits
ACC 375Accounting Information Systems

3 credits

(ACC 203 and ACC 204 (8 credits) are applied toward the Business Core.)

Auxiliary Courses (13 Credits)

FIN 320Corporate Finance

3 credits
LAW 360Advanced Business Law

4 credits
TAX 310Federal Income Taxation I

3 credits
TAX 311Federal Income Taxation II

3 credits

Open Electives (6 Credits)

Includes UNV 101 (1 credit) for all first-year students

Graduate MS Requirements (41- 42 Credits)

Business Writing Proficiency Requirement: Satisfactory performance as demonstrated with a score of 4.5 or higher on the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) portion of the GMAT. A student whose grade on the AWA demonstrates weakness in writing is required to complete and pass a seven-week, pass/fail course in Business Communications (BUS 043).

MS Prerequisite Course (3- 4 Credits)

BUS 043Business Writing

1 credits
MBA 646Data Analysis for Decision Making

3 credits

CPA Review Courses: (Non-credit) Highly Recommended

ACC 060ACPA Review - Financial Accounting Reporting (FAR)

0 credits
ACC 060BCPA Review - Auditing and Attestation (AUD)

0 credits

Graduate Public Accounting Courses (11 Credits)

ACC 620Accounting Entities

3 credits
ACC 632Auditing

3 credits
ACC 635Advanced Auditing Practices

2 credits
ACC 649Contemporary Accounting Issues

3 credits

MS Core Courses (18 Credits)

ACC 645Theory and Analysis of Financial Statements

3 credits
FIN 644Money and Capital Markets

3 credits
FIN 647Advanced Topics in Financial Management

3 credits
FIN 649International Corporate Finance

3 credits
FIN 667Valuation of the Firm

3 credits
FIN 689Financial Analysis and Policy

3 credits

Specialization Electives (6 Credits)

Choose two of the following courses

FIN 634Entrepreneurial Finance

3 credits
FIN 648Mergers and Acquisitions

3 credits
FIN 661Corporate Financial Risk Management

3 credits
FIN 677Seminar in Finance

3 credits
FIN 680Contemporary Economic and Financial Topics

3 credits
FIN 692Research Project

3 credits
MBA 673Applying Financial Modeling to Decision Making

3 credits

Capstone Course (3 Credits)

MBA 688Business Strategy and Stakeholder Responsibility

3 credits

Total Credit Hours: 154-155

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