Program Overview

Accounting and Information Systems Major with Accounting Information Systems & Controls Option

The Accounting and Information Systems Major with Accounting Information Systems & Controls Option is a Bachelor of Science in Business degree program offered by the Pamplin College of Business at Virginia Tech.

Program Requirements

• Degree Core Requirements:
  • ACIS 2116: Principles of Accounting 1, 2 (3 credits)
  • BIT 3414: Operations and Supply Chain Management 2 (3 credits)
  • FIN 3104: Introduction to Finance 2 (3 credits)
  • FIN 3054: Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 2 (3 credits)
  • HTM 2314: Introduction to International Business 2 (3 credits)
  • or MGT 2314: Introduction to International Business (3 credits)
  • MGT 4394: Strategic Management 2 (3 credits)
  • MKTG 3104: Marketing Management 2 (3 credits)
  • Subtotal: 21 credits
• Major Requirements:
  • ACIS 1104: Careers in Accounting and Information Systems (1 credit)
  • ACIS 1504: Introduction to Business Analytics and Business Intelligence 1, 2 (3 credits)
  • ACIS 2115: Principles of Accounting 1, 2 (3 credits)
  • ACIS 2504: Introduction to Accounting Analytics (3 credits)
  • ACIS 3504: Accounting Systems and Controls 4 (3 credits)
  • ACIS 3314: Tax Impact on Decisions (3 credits)
  • ACIS 4214: Cost Planning and Control 4 (3 credits)
  • ACIS 4414: Financial Statement Auditing (3 credits)
  • MGT 1104: Foundations of Business 2 (3 credits)
  • MGT 3404: Principles of Management 2 (3 credits)
  • SOC 1004: Introductory Sociology 6 (3 credits)
  • Subtotal: 31 credits
• Option Required Courses:
  • ACIS 3115: Intermediate Financial Accounting 4 (3 credits)
  • ACIS 3116: Intermediate Financial Accounting (3 credits)
  • ACIS 4024: Information Systems Audit and Control (3 credits)
  • ACIS 4654: Accounting Analytics 4 (3 credits)
  • ACIS 4684: Information Systems Security and Assurance (3 credits)
  • ACIS Restricted Elective 5 (3 credits)
  • ACIS Restricted Elective 5 (3 credits)
  • BIT 3554: Networks, Telecommunications and Security (3 credits)
  • Subtotal: 24 credits
• Free Electives:
  • ACIS Restricted Elective or Free Elective 5 (3 credits)
  • ACIS Restricted Elective or Free Elective 5 (3 credits)
  • Subtotal: 6 credits
• Pathways to General Education:
  • Pathways Concept 1 - Discourse:
    • ENGL 1105: First-Year Writing (1F) 3 (3 credits)
    • or COMM 1015: Communication Skills (3 credits)
    • ENGL 1106: First-Year Writing (1F) 3 (3 credits)
    • or COMM 1016: Communication Skills (3 credits)
    • COMM 2004: Public Speaking (or Advanced/Applied Discourse; 1A) 3 (3 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 2 - Critical Thinking in the Humanities: Select 6 credits in Pathway 2 (6 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 3 - Reasoning in the Social Sciences:
    • ECON 2005: Principles of Economics 1, 2 (3 credits)
    • ECON 2006: Principles of Economics 1, 2 (3 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 4 - Reasoning in the Natural Sciences: Select 6 credits in Pathway 4 (6 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 5 - Quantitative and Computational Thinking:
    • MATH 1524: Business Calculus (5F) 1, 2 (4 credits)
    • BIT 2405: Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling (5F) 1, 2 (3 credits)
    • BIT 2406: Introduction to Business Statistics, Analytics, and Modeling (5A) 1, 2 (3 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 6 - Critique and Practice in Design and the Arts: Select 3 credits in Pathway 6a (3 credits)
  • Pathways Concept 7 - Critical Analysis of Identity and Equity in the United States: Pathway 7 fulfilled by completing SOC 1004
  • Subtotal: 43 credits
• Total Credits: 125 credits

Graduation Requirements

• A total of 125 credit hours is required for graduation.
• Prerequisites: Students are responsible for ensuring they have met necessary prerequisites and corequisites for all courses.
• Overall and In-Major GPA: Students must have an overall GPA of 2.0 or higher and an in-major GPA of 2.0 or higher to graduate.
• Pamplin COB Graduation Requirement: Students must achieve a grade of C- or higher in select business courses.
• ACIS Department Graduation Requirement: In order to graduate, students must earn a grade of C- or higher in ACIS 3115, ACIS 3504, ACIS 4214, and ACIS 4654.

Foreign Language Requirement

Students who did not successfully complete at least two years of a single foreign, classical, or sign language during high school must successfully complete six credit hours of a single foreign, classical, or sign language at the college level.

Plan of Study Grid

The plan of study grid outlines the recommended course sequence for each semester.

Policy 91

Pamplin students in a business degree program must complete eight business courses with a grade of C- or higher by 72 attempted credit hours (or 90 attempted credit hours for students with more than 18 transfer credits).

ACIS Restricted Electives

All ACIS 3000-level or above courses, except ACIS 4194 and ACIS 4344, may be counted as an ACIS restricted elective.

SOC 1004 Major Requirement

Students may use PSYC 1004 Introductory Psychology to satisfy this major requirement. Please note, SOC 1004 also satisfies Pathways 7, but PSYC 1004 does not.