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Accounting

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About the Program

The undergraduate Accounting major is a 120-unit program. The program provides transition to our specialized M.S. in Accounting and Business ­Advisory Services, which is designed to complete the 150 units required for Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensing in Maryland and many other states.

In order to assure that students have retained ­critical information from prior courses, students take a comprehensive examination on business content as part of the capstone course, MNGT 481. The results of this examination serve as 10 percent of the MNGT 481 grade. MNGT 481 requires senior standing and completion of FIN 331, MKTG 341, MNGT 361, EBTM 365 and BUSX 301. MNGT 481 is only taught during the fall and spring semesters.

Accounting is a screened major. Admission to the Accounting major requires:

An average GPA of 2.70 or higher in the six Lower-Level Business courses:  
  • ACCT 201 or 211 Principles of Financial Accounting 
  • ACCT 202 or 212 Principles of Financial Accounting 
    • ECON 201 or 203 Microeconomics Principles 
    • ECON 202 or 204 Macroeconomics Principles 
    • LEGL 225 Legal Environment of Business
    • ECON 205 Statistics for Business and Economics (or MATH 231 or MATH 233)

An average GPA of 2.70 or higher in the three Upper-Level Accounting courses:
  • ACCT 301 Intermediate Accounting I 
  • ACCT 302  Intermediate Accounting II 
  • ACCT 341 Management Accounting I (or ACCT 361 Tax Accounting I)

*No more than two courses may be repeated, of which no more than one course may be repeated twice.

Minimum Overall GPA of 2.30 for all coursework taken at Towson University.

Students will not be permitted to enroll in ACCT 303, ACCT 401 or ACCT 421 without first being admitted to the major. Students who enroll in other upper-level “major-only” accounting courses before being admitted to the Accounting major do so at their own risk. 

PTG Requirements

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Allegany College of Maryland Requirement
Towson University Requirement
  • Core 2: English Composition To Fulfill Towson University's Core Curriculum Requirements, Students Must Complete One Course From Each Of The 14 Categories.
    3 credits
    Minimum grade required: C
  • Core 3: Mathematics To Fulfill Towson University's Core Curriculum Requirements, Students Must Complete One Course From Each Of The 14 Categories.
    3 credits
    Take one of the following:
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
  • Core 4: Creativity and Creative Development To Fulfill Towson University's Core Curriculum Requirements, Students Must Complete One Course From Each Of The 14 Categories.
    3 credits
  • Core 5: Arts & Humanities To Fulfill Towson University's Core Curriculum Requirements, Students Must Complete One Course From Each Of The 14 Categories.
    3 credits
    Minimum grade required: C
  • Core 6: Social and Behavioral Science To Fulfill Towson University's Core Curriculum Requirements, Students Must Complete One Course From Each Of The 14 Categories.
    3 credits
    Minimum grade required: C
  • Core 7: Biological and Physical Sciences with Lab To Fulfill Towson University's Core Curriculum Requirements, Students Must Complete One Course From Each Of The 14 Categories.
    4 credits
  • Core 8: Biological and Physical Sciences (Lab and Non-Lab) To Fulfill Towson University's Core Curriculum Requirements, Students Must Complete One Course From Each Of The 14 Categories.
    3 credits
  • Core 10: Metropolitan Perspectives To Fulfill Towson University's Core Curriculum Requirements, Students Must Complete One Course From Each Of The 14 Categories.
    3 credits
  • Core 11: United States as a Nation To Fulfill Towson University's Core Curriculum Requirements, Students Must Complete One Course From Each Of The 14 Categories.
    3 credits
    Minimum grade required: C
  • Core 12: Global Perspectives To Fulfill Towson University's Core Curriculum Requirements, Students Must Complete One Course From Each Of The 14 Categories.
    3 credits
  • Core 13: Diversity and Difference To Fulfill Towson University's Core Curriculum Requirements, Students Must Complete One Course From Each Of The 14 Categories.
    3 credits
  • Core 14: Ethical Issues & Perspectives To Fulfill Towson University's Core Curriculum Requirements, Students Must Complete One Course From Each Of The 14 Categories.
    3 credits
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
  • Major Requirements take the following courses, take 15 credits
    15 credits
    Minimum grade required: C
    Minimum grade required: C
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
    No equivalency found. *
    Minimum grade required: C
  • Electives Take lower-level credits in any subject
    12 credits
    No equivalency found. *
Grand Total Credits
64
*ENGL 102 and any major requirements must be completed with a C (2.0) or higher. *Core 1 Towson Seminar requirement is waived for all transfer students. *Core 9 Advanced Writing Seminar requirement must be completed at Towson University. *No more than nine (9) units in Accounting will be accepted toward admission to the Accounting major from another higher education institution that is regionally and/or AACSB accredited. The nine (9) units are courses that are equivalent to ACCT 201, ACCT 202, or ACCT 301. At least 50% of the required units in this major must be completed at Towson University. Contact the department for the current list of courses that are eligible to be transferred from another institution. *Students may transfer a maximum of 64 credits to Towson University.
* There is no Equivalency at Allegany College of Maryland. Check with your Advisor for an alternate course.