Online BS in Accounting: Curriculum
Curriculum Details
124 TOTAL CREDIT HOURS REQUIRED
EIGHT-WEEK TERMS
TWO TERMS = ONE SEMESTER
Methodist University’s 100% online bachelor’s in accounting program consists of a real-world, innovative curriculum that will prepare you to enter the dynamic and evolving business field. With online accounting courses that cover subjects like the principles of financial accounting, federal income taxation, cost accounting, managerial and organizational accounting, and managerial finance, you will develop a skill set to become a leader across an array of financial environments.
The BS requires students to take 18 credit hours (c.h.) to satisfy the degree’s Reeves School of Business Foundation Core Requirements, 19 c.h. to satisfy the degree’s Reeves School of Business Professional Core Requirements, 15 c.h. in required accounting courses, and nine c.h. in electives.
Additionally, the program features a focus on online accounting courses for CPA preparation. As a result, you will engage with coursework that will ultimately prepare you to take the CPA in North Carolina and a number of other states after graduation.
Note: For students in the BS in Accounting program, the Business Administration minor is already built into your program’s curriculum. To officially add this minor to your degree, contact your advisor.
Foundation Core Courses
Credits
Fundamentals of financial accounting, with an emphasis on understanding the use of the accounting information system and analyzing and interpreting financial accounting information. Required of all accounting, business, financial economics, and marketing majors, and usually taken in the sophomore year. Prerequisites: completion of 12 semester hours or permission of the instructor, department chair, or school dean
Completion of fundamentals of financial accounting, with an emphasis on analysis and interpretation of business operations, and an introduction to managerial accounting. Required of all accounting, business, financial economics, and marketing majors, and usually taken in the sophomore year. Prerequisites: ACC 1510, MAT 1050 or higher, or permission of the instructor, department chair, or school dean
Survey of the management functions of planning, organizing, leading, and controlling within both structural and behavioral contexts. Emphasis is given to individual behavior, interpersonal relationships, small groups, inter-group relations, leadership, and change within the various structures of contemporary formal organizations. Also, involves the study of organizational structure including the design of centralization, formalization, and complexity. Student teams are used to study course content through case studies and to experience the dynamics of team membership.
Aggregate income measurement and analysis, fiscal and monetary policy, inflation, unemployment, and other current issues. This course is part of the Reeves School of Business Foundation Core.
Price theory applied to product and resource markets with emphasis on pricing and output decisions under various market conditions. This course is part of the Reeves School of Business Foundation Core.
Study of marketing: models of buyer behavior, functions, channels of distribution, promotion strategies, and pricing policies. Emphasis is on the use of marketing variables in decision-making.
Professional Core Courses
Credits
Inferential statistics using business and economics data. Principal topics: probability, hypothesis testing, regression and correlation, and time series and forecasting. Prerequisite: MAT 1050 or permission of the instructor, department chair, or school dean
Management of funds from the corporate perspective, with emphasis on security valuation, risk analysis, financial forecasting, capital budgeting, capital structure components and their costs, and dividend policy. Prerequisites: ACC 1520, BUS 2160, and ECO 1520, or permission of the instructor, department chair, or school dean.
The organization and theory of the American legal system and its relationship with the business environment, including contracts, tort law, and parts of the Uniform Commercial Code and its provisions concerning sales, the law of agency, and employment law. Prerequisites: ENG 1020 or ENG 1040 or permission of the instructor, department chair, or school dean.
Required Accounting Courses
Credits
A study of financial accounting functions and theory, including recognition and measurement of assets and liabilities.
Accounting for long-term liabilities and investments; stockholders’ equity and earnings per share calculations; issues relating to income measurement; and the preparation and analysis of financial statements.
Introductory cost accounting course which emphasizes cost behavior, budgeting, cost management in a manufacturing environment, using costing systems in strategic decision making, and profit planning.
Federal income tax law with emphasis on the individual. Filing status, gross income, exclusions, deductions, adjusted gross income, and tax credits are analyzed. Property transactions and special tax treatment for businesses is also studied.
Auditing theory and practice, standards and procedures, rules of professional conduct, and related materials of professional importance. Prerequisite: ACC 3410, or permission of the instructor, department chair, school head, or college dean
Elective Courses
Credits
- Select 9 s.h. from any 3000 or 4000 level electives in Accounting.
- For those planning to take the Certified Public Accountant exam, ACC 4630 and ACC 4810 are recommended.
- An elective course for any Reeves School of Business major may only be used to meet the requirements of one major.
- A required class in any Reeves School of Business major may not be used as an elective for another Reeves School of Business major.
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