Program Overview

Accounting Program

The Bachelor's in Accounting degree prepares students for challenging careers and positions of leadership in the private, nonprofit, and public sectors.

Program Objectives

The objectives of the curriculum are to develop technical competencies in each of the major areas of accounting (financial, managerial, auditing, and taxation) and to provide students with educational qualifications needed for the professional certifications of certified management accountant (CMA), certified internal auditor (CIA), certified information systems auditor (CISA), and foundational knowledge required for certified public accountant (CPA).

Advising

New students must contact the department for initial advising to plan a program of study that satisfies degree requirements and reflects their interests. Students are also required to access the Degree Audit System throughout their college career to verify that degree requirements are being met.

Grading Policy

A minimum grade of C- is required in ALL foundation courses EXCEPT ACC 211 and ACC 212. A minimum grade of C (2.0) is required in ACC 211 and ACC 212 (a grade of C- or lower will not be accepted).

Internship

The Accounting degree requires a minimum of three hours of internship course work consisting of an individualized field experience (IPL 300) or an individual project (IPL 301). Students are encouraged to complete six hours of internship. Internship hours will be used to fulfill the Engagement Experience ECCE category.

Program Learning Outcomes

In addition to the College of Business objectives, specific program learning outcomes of the B.A. in Accounting are to:

1. Create a professionally oriented learning environment which fosters development of personal, professional and social responsibility, disciplinary competencies, and professional ethics.
2. Emphasize conceptual knowledge and the development of problem-solving and data analytics.
3. Serve as an information resource and a networking hub for students, alumni, employers, and professional organizations.

Requirements

• Foundation Requirements:
  • ACC 211: Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • ACC 212: Introduction to Managerial Accounting
  • ECO 213: Statistics for Business and Economics
  • ECO 201 and ECO 202: Introduction to Microeconomics and Introduction to Macroeconomics
• College Core:
  • ACC 335: Accounting Information Systems
  • BUS 312: Principles of Marketing
  • BUS 322: Principles of Operations Management
  • BUS 331: ECCE: Business, Ethics, and Society
  • FIN 302: Principles of Financial Management
  • MGT 310: Managing Organizational Behavior
  • MGT 330: Business and Managerial Communication
  • MGT 488: Strategic Management: The Capstone
  • MIS 376: Business Analytics
• Major Requirements:
  • Complete at least 48 semester hours of upper-division (300-400 level) course work.
  • Complete at least one half of his or her business course work at UIS.
  • Earn a minimum grade of C (2.0) in ALL Accounting courses required for the major.

Courses

• ACC 211: Introduction to Financial Accounting
• ACC 212: Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• ACC 311: Administrative Uses of Accounting
• ACC 321: Intermediate Financial Accounting I
• ACC 322: Intermediate Financial Accounting II
• ACC 324: Intermediate Financial Accounting III
• ACC 335: Accounting Information Systems
• ACC 390: Topics in Accountancy
• ACC 421: Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
• ACC 433: Intermediate Managerial Accounting
• ACC 443: Federal Taxation
• ACC 454: Regulation and the American Economy
• ACC 464: Auditing Principles
• ACC 466: Information Systems Auditing
• ACC 490: Topics in Accountancy
• ACC 499: Tutorial
• ACC 501: Advanced Utilities Regulation
• ACC 502: Advanced Utilities Regulation II
• ACC 503: Advanced Regulation - Financial Issues
• ACC 504: Advanced Regulation - Capstone
• ACC 505: Fundamentals of Business Decision Making
• ACC 508: Advanced Managerial Accounting
• ACC 509: Management Accounting
• ACC 511: Accounting Research & Analytics
• ACC 512: Internal Auditing
• ACC 513: Seminar in Internal and Operational Auditing
• ACC 518: Business Context of Acc.
• ACC 521: Seminar in Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
• ACC 522: Seminar In Financial Accounting
• ACC 523: Advanced Financial Accounting
• ACC 524: Advanced Auditing
• ACC 531: Forensic Accounting & Analytics
• ACC 535: Advanced Accounting Information Systems
• ACC 536: Data Analytics in Accounting
• ACC 544: Advanced Corporation and Partnership Taxation
• ACC 546: Tax Research
• ACC 550: Professional Education and In-Agency Seminars
• ACC 563: Commercial Law I
• ACC 564: Commercial Law II
• ACC 567: Business Ethics for Accountants and Executives
• ACC 568: International Accounting
• ACC 579: Fiduciary Tax
• ACC 583: Accounting Capstone
• ACC 584: Accounting Capstone Continuing Enrollment
• ACC 590: Advanced Topics in Accounting
• ACC 599: Tutorial

Accounting Minor

The Accounting minor is available to all undergraduate students. The minor requires a minimum of 15 hours of accounting courses, including ACC 211, ACC 212, and nine hours of upper-division accounting courses.