Accounting, B.A.

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Students who have successfully completed a B.A. in Accounting from Lakeland University should be able to:

Explain the major concepts in the functional areas of economics, finance, management, and management information systems.
Construct and present effective oral and written forms of professional communication.
Identify the key legal and ethical issues related to contemporary accounting scenarios.
Demonstrate responsible and effective workplace behavior skills and traits in a professional business environment.
Explain the major concepts in the functional areas of financial accounting, managerial accounting, taxation, and auditing.

Note: Accounting candidates who wish to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam must complete a minimum of 120 semester hours of college credit prior to sitting for the exam but must earn a minimum of 150 semester hours of college credit to apply for the CPA credential.

The Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exam may be taken by students with Senior standing (Please see www.imanet.org).

One of the following:

Three of the following:

Optional Emphases to Supplement this Major:

Athletic Administration ^
Athletic Coaching
Business Economics ^
Communication
Cooperative Education
- *only available to Accounting majors
Digital Marketing
Entrepreneurship
Finance
Forensic/Fraud
Graphic Design
Healthcare Management
Hospitality Management ^
Human Resource Learning and Development^
Human Resource Management ^
Insurance
International Business
Management ^
Marketing
Nonprofit Management
Operations Management and Supply Chain
Leadership
Restaurant Entrepreneurship^
Retail Management
Sales Management
Sport Management ^
Strength and Conditioning
Student Designed
Sustainability

^Degree restrictions apply

Cooperative Education Emphasis *Accounting Option

Accounting Majors only (22-26 semester hours)

EXP 100 - Professional Protocol (1 semester hour)
EXP 301 - Work, Ethics, and the Good Life (1 semester hour)
Complete a total of twenty (20) semester hours of the following:
ACC 390 - Cooperative Education Experience–Accounting (1-12 semester hours)
OR EXP 290 , EXP 392 , EXP 395 - Cooperative Education Experience III (1-12 semester hours)
- Students complete EXP 290, 392, and 395, in that order, for a cumulative amount of no more than twelve (12) semester hours across the three courses.
- Each course may be completed only once.
- The remaining semester hours of cooperative experience learning must be ACC 390.
- A student is not eligible to complete Cooperative Education emphasis requirements of other majors.

Notes:

A student completing a major in Accounting may earn a major in Business Administration or Management by completing an emphasis of study (may not be the same emphasis) for each of these majors.
A student who has previously earned their bachelor’s degree from Lakeland or other post-secondary institutions in Business Administration or Management major is eligible to pursue earning a major in Accounting, provided a student meets Lakeland residency requirements of degree/major.
A student completing a major in Accounting is not eligible to earn a minor in Business Administration.
A student is eligible to complete an optional Cooperative Education emphasis specific to Accounting.
A student may not earn both areas of emphasis if available to their major (or if selecting as an optional emphasis to add-on). It must be one or the other.
- Management or Athletic Administration
- Human Resource Learning and Development or Human Resource Management
- Hospitality Management or Restaurant Entrepreneurship

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