This is an unofficial description for this program. For official information check the Academic Catalog.
A minor is not required with this major.
School of Business Admission Requirements
Requirements:
Required Courses:
AC 300 Intermediate Accounting I 3 Credits
AC 301 Cost Management Systems 3 Credits
AC 302 Introduction to Income Taxation 3 Credits
AC 350 Intermediate Accounting II 3 Credits
AC 400 Intermediate Accounting III 3 Credits
AC 335 Accounting Analytics and Professional Competencies 3 Credits
Common Business Core:
AC 211 Introduction to Financial Accounting 3 Credits
AC 212 Introduction to Managerial Accounting 3 Credits
BUS 480 Capstone Seminar 0 Credits
FIN 295 Managerial Finance 3 Credits
LAW 250 The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business 3 Credits
MC 207 Managerial Communication I 3 Credits
MGT 295 Fundamentals of Management and Organizational Behavior 3 Credits
MGT 480 Strategic Management 3 Credits
MIS 201 Introduction to Management Information Systems 3 Credits
Directed Accounting Electives:
Select two courses (6 credits) from the following:
AC 311 Accounting Applications 3 Credits
AC 402 Fundamentals of Corporate Taxation 3 Credits
AC 410 Fraud Examination 3 Credits
AC 420 Managerial Analysis & Cost Control 3 Credits
AC 490 Current Accounting Topics 3 Credits
AC 497 Independent Study in Accounting 3 Credits
AC 398 Internship in Accounting 3 Credits
LAW 400 Advanced Business Law 3 Credits
FIN 301 Intermediate Managerial Finance 3 Credits
Additional Requirements
Accelerate Central B.S. / M.S. Program in Accounting
Eligibility
Students typically apply during their junior year of study and must meet the requirements specified below:
1. Have at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average.
2. Completed 60 earned credit hours by the end of the Fall semester of their junior year. At least 30 credits must have been earned at CCSU.
3. Admission to School of Business Accounting major.
4. Meet the M.S. Accounting program admission criteria.
Eligible students can apply to the Accelerate Central B.S. / M.S. Program in Accounting during their junior year of study. Selected students will be able to complete a B.S. in Accounting and a M.S. in Accounting in as few as five years on a full-time basis.
For students who are officially admitted to the Accelerate Central B.S. / M.S. Program in Accounting, two three (3)-credit graduate Accounting courses will replace two three (3)-credit undergraduate Accounting elective courses. In addition, up to two three (3)-credit graduate courses may be taken before matriculation as a graduate student; these 2 courses will be excluded from the student’s B.S. program and transferred into the student’s M.S. program.
Students who are accepted into Accelerate Central B.S. / M.S. Program in Accounting will officially matriculate into the School of Graduate Studies the semester immediately following conferral of their Bachelor's degree, even if they have already taken graduate-level courses while completing their Bachelor's degree. Students wishing to defer their graduate studies must notify Graduate Recruitment & Admissions of this decision prior to the start of the term following the conferral of their Bachelor's degree.
How to Apply
Students will submit Change of Major form and one recommendation letter from a CCSU Accounting professor to their undergraduate advisor by March 1st of their junior year. The documents will go through the proper parties for review and approval, including the Graduate Program Director. Once the form has been approved by all required parties, the Registrar’s Office will change the student’s undergraduate curriculum to note the Accelerate Central program.
It is highly recommended to apply early for admission to this program to receive dedicated advising.
Accelerate Central B.S.- Accounting / M.B.A Program
Eligibility
Students typically apply during their junior year of study and must meet the requirements specified below:
1. Have at least a 3.3 cumulative grade point average.
2. Completed 60 earned credit hours by the end of the Fall semester of their junior year. At least 30 credits must have been earned at CCSU.
3. Admission to School of Business Accounting major.
4. Meet the M.B.A. program admission criteria.
Eligible students can apply to the Accelerate Central B.S. Accounting / M.B.A. Program during their junior year of study. Selected students will be able to complete a B.S. in Accounting and a M.B.A. in Accounting in as few as five years on a full-time basis.
For students who are officially admitted to the Accelerate Central B.S. Accounting / M.B.A. Program, two three (3)-credit graduate Accounting courses will replace two three (3)-credit undergraduate Accounting elective courses. . In addition, up to two three (3)-credit graduate courses may be taken before matriculation as a graduate student; these 2 courses will be excluded from the student’s B.S. program and transferred into the student’s M.B.A. program.
Students who are accepted into Accelerate Central B.S. Accounting / M.B.A. Program will officially matriculate into the School of Graduate Studies the semester immediately following conferral of their Bachelor's degree, even if they have already taken graduate-level courses while completing their Bachelor's degree. Students wishing to defer their graduate studies must notify Graduate Recruitment & Admissions of this decision prior to the start of the term following the conferral of their Bachelor's degree.
How to Apply
Students will submit Change of Major form and one recommendation letter from a CCSU Accounting professor to their undergraduate advisor by March 1st of their junior year. The documents will go through the proper parties for review and approval, including the Graduate Program Director. Once the form has been approved by all required parties, the Registrar’s Office will change the student’s undergraduate curriculum to note the Accelerate Central program.
It is highly recommended to apply early for admission to this program to receive dedicated advising.
Total Credit Hours: 30