Accounting Major Program Goals

1.      Our graduates will have a solid theoretical framework and knowledge of core business disciplines and related functional skills

2.      Our graduates will be aware of the ethical dimensions of the business disciplines and will develop a personal ethical  decision-making framework

3.      Our graduates will understand the impact and the opportunities offered by information technology in business and   develop effective technology-use skills

4.      Our graduates will have effective oral and written communication skills

5.      Our graduates will be critical thinkers and problem solvers

6.      In the four major areas of financial accounting, managerial accounting, auditing, and taxation, accounting majors will:

         a.      Understand professional and regulatory requirements

         b.      Understand accounting concepts, principles, and theories

         c.      Understand the various professional codes of ethics and current ethical issues

         d.      Understand internal accounting systems, controls, and reports for decision-making purposes

         e.      Understand how to use the concepts in practical applications and analyze the results

         f.      Develop an awareness of the career and graduate school opportunities available in the field of accounting, especially the requirements for the CPA, CMA, and CIA designations.

Accounting Major

All Accounting students must complete the following courses to earn their degree.

Core Curriculum (54–56 credits)
College of Business Core Curriculum (24 credits + 12 required supporting credits)
AC 101  Financial Accounting and Reporting
AC 105  Managerial Accounting and Control
BU 201  Organization Management
BU 231  Business Law I
BU 257  Business Ethics
BU 301  Business Policy
FN 215   Financial Statement Management
MK 201  Principles of Marketing

Other Courses in Major (27 credits)
AC 201  Intermediate Accounting I
AC 202  Intermediate Accounting II*
AC 301  Advanced Accounting I*
AC 313  Cost Management*
AC 321  Auditing I*
AC 383  Federal Taxes I*
BU 232  Business Law II*
IS 272   Dynamics of Information Technology*

And four of the following:
AC 302  Advanced Accounting II*
AC 314  Advanced Management Accounting*
AC 322  Auditing II*
AC 384  Federal Taxes II*
AC 390  Accounting Internship*
AC 397  VITA*
FN 314   Financial Statements Analysis*

* MUST BE TAKEN AT SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY, CANNOT BE TRANSFERRED IN

Required Supporting Courses (taken as part of University core)
EC 202  Principles of Microeconomics
EC 203  Principles of Macroeconomics
MA 133  Elementary Statistics with Business Applications

Electives necessary to complete degree requirements.

Contact:
Mrs. Antoinette DiVisconti, Academic Department Assistant
Roncalli Hall 257
Ph:  203-371-7953
Fx:  203-365-7538
Email: diviscontia@sacredheart.edu

Click below to view the Registrar's Office Accounting Major Checksheet:
Accounting majors entering the Fall of 2009 or later