Major Requirements

The goal of our curriculum is a broad liberal arts education with an emphasis on development of a strong foundational understanding of accounting theory and practice.

In addition to the General Education requirement, completion of the Economics/Accounting major requires eleven courses, distributed as follows:

• Core Requirement in Accounting (three courses)
• Core Requirement in Economics (three courses)
• Statistics Skills Requirement (one course)
• Economics/Accounting Electives: Four additional courses in accounting. At least two of these courses must be chosen from among Level Two accounting electives (see below). Elective courses are arranged in two categories: Economics 151-152 are Level One electives; Economics 149 and 153-160 are Level Two electives.
• Senior Thesis

Accounting Core Courses

Econ. 86. Accounting for Decision Making

Econ. 150. Asset and Income Measurement (Intermediate Accounting I)

Econ. 191. Business Law

Economics Core Courses

Econ. 50. Principles of Economic Analysis

Econ. 101. Intermediate Microeconomics

Econ. 102. Intermediate Macroeconomics

Statistics Skill Requirment

One course is required in basic statistics and empirical methods. This requirement is usually met by completing Econ. 120. Statistics.

Elective Courses

(choose four, at least two from Level Two)

Econ. 149. International Accounting, Taxation, and Transfer Prices (Level Two)

Econ. 151. Strategic Cost Management (Level One)

Econ. 152. Tax Planning (Level One)

Econ. 153. Corporate Governance Systems (Level Two)

Econ. 154. Financial Statement Analysis (Level Two)

Econ. 155. Valuation and Reporting of Financial Liabilities and Equity (Intermediate Accounting II) (Level Two)

Econ. 156. Advanced Topics in Financial Accounting (Level Two)

Econ. 157. Design of Adaptive Management Systems: Management as a Liberal Art (Level Two)

Econ. 158. Auditing (Level Two)

Econ. 159. Accounting Theory and Research (Level Two)

Econ. 160. Information Technology and Accounting System Design (with Practicum) (Level Two)

Senior Thesis Requirement

Consideration for honors in Accounting requires that the student’s senior thesis be about a topic in accounting and be directed by a member of the accounting faculty. Topics vary widely and include both exploration of the theory of accounting and empirical studies based on accounting and related data. Recent theses by our students delved into diverse issues such as underfunded pension plans, corporate governance, ethics, inflation accounting, intellectual capital, tax shelters, internal controls, and real estate investment trusts. Students with dual or double majors may opt to complete a thesis in their other major if they are not interested in pursuing honors in Economics/Accounting.

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