Accounting Major: Sample 4-Year Plan

The plan listed below is designed to provide suggestions for sequencing your major courses, but there are also other ways to sequence most majors. This plan is meant to provide aid in early, provisional planning. Please consult with your academic advisor to make strategic academic decisions about which courses to take each semester.

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Sample Four Year Plan: Accounting (BS)

FALL - Semester 1

- TRU 120: First-Year Seminar
- BSAD 153: Introduction to Business Data Analytics*
- COMM 170: Public Speaking
- Math Course (at placement level)
- Foreign Language (at placement level)
- Dialogues Curriculum coursework

*Can take in Spring - Semester 2 instead.

SPRING - Semester 2

- BSAD 153: Introduction to Business Data Analytics*
- ENG 190: Writing as Critical Thinking
- Math (at placement level) OR STAT 190: Basic Statistics
- Foreign Language (at placement level)
- Dialogues Curriculum coursework

*Can take in Fall - Semester 1 instead.

FALL - Semester 3

- Math (at placement level) OR STAT 190: Basic Statistics
- ACCT 220: Introduction to Financial Accounting
- BSAD 234: Legal Environment of Business*
- STAT 220: Fund Data Science*
- ECON 200: Principles of Macroeconomics OR ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics**
- Dialogues Curriculum coursework

*Can take in Spring - Semester 4 instead.
**Both ECON 200 & 201 are required. ECON 205: Principles of Economics covers both courses.

SPRING - Semester 4

- Math (at placement level)
- ACCT 221: Introduction to Management Accounting
- BSAD 234: Legal Environment of Business*
- STAT 220: Fundamentals of Data Science*
- ECON 200: Principles of Macroeconomics OR ECON 201: Principles of Microeconomics**
- Dialogues Curriculum coursework

*Can take in Fall - Semester 3 instead.
**Both ECON 200 & 201 are required. ECON 205: Principles of Economics covers both courses.

FALL - Semester 5

- ACCT 302: Intermediate Financial Accounting I
- ACCT 367 Accounting Information Systems
- BSAD 349: Organizational Behavior
- ACCT 319: Cost/Management Accounting*
- JINS course*
- BSAD 353: Information Management and Date Analytics*
Choose 1-2 of the following:
- BSAD 325: Principles of Marketing
- BSAD 329: Principles of Finance
- ACCT 407: Federal Taxation

*Can take in Spring - Semester 6 instead.

SPRING - Semester 6

- ACCT 303: Intermediate Financial Accounting II
- BSAD 352: Operations Management
- ACCT 319: Cost/Management Accounting*
- JINS course*
- BSAD 353: Information Management and Data Analytics*
- B.S. Required Support course
Choose 1-2 of the following:
- BSAD 329: Principles of Finance
- BSAD 325: Principles of Marketing
- ACCT 407: Federal Taxation

*Can take in Fall - Semester 5 instead.

FALL - Semester 7

- ACCT 417: Auditing
- BSAD 460: Strategic Management - Capstone
- B.S. Required Support course (as needed)
- Dialogues Curriculum coursework (as needed)
- Elective courses (as needed)

SPRING - Semester 8

- ACCT 498: Accounting Capstone
- B.S. Required Support course (as needed)
- Dialogues Curriculum coursework (as needed)
- Elective courses (as needed)

This is a sample course sequence to illustrate class offerings for this major. The Office of the Registrar is responsible for certifying completion of degree requirements based on requirements specified in Truman's Official Catalog.

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