Southwest Baptist University

Suggested 4 Year Plan for SBU Accounting Majors with * Special Notes--
an Additional Concentration in Economics/Finance wclark@sbuniv.edu *
to Graduate with 150 Hours and Qualify for CPA Exam 1. If you bring in "dual enrollment" hours  
 *extra classes in italics (the last digit of a class # equals the hours earned) from high school, the Jan-term classes
Freshman Year 36 hrs * can probably be moved into regular
Jan-term * semesters. Some gen ed classes are
ENG 1113-English Comp I BIO 1004-Biology ENG 2213-English Comp II * available in summer or by correspondence.
BIB 1013-Old Testament History 4 BUS 1193-Business Calculus *
FAR xxxx-Intro to Fine Arts CIS 1103-Intro to Computing * 2.  If you would rather add a concentration
MAT 1143-College Algebra BIB 1023-New Testament History * in Management or Marketing (as opposed
PSY 1013-Psychology POL 1113-American Gov't * to Econ/Finance), there are 6-7 additional
UNI 1111-First Year Seminar I UNI 1121-Critical Thinking * classes as well--- they will all work--PLUS,
16 Hrs 16 hrs * these additional concentrations broaden
* understanding of business even more, 
* something very important for a CPA who
Sophomore Year 38 hrs * is likely to be advising businesses large
Jan-term * and small about business strategies.
HIS 22x3-US History I or II Phy Science 4 ACC 2043-Prin of Managerial Acc *
ACC 2013-Prin of Financial Acc ECO 2033-Prin of Macroeconomics * 4. Currently under Missouri law, you can
ECO 2023-Prin of Microeconomics MKT 3023-Prin of Marketing * begin taking the CPA exam late in your
BUS 2013-Business Communications FIN 3003-Personal Fin. Planning * last semester as long as you will meet the
BUS 2023-Business Statistics SPF 2012-Spiritual Formation * 150 hour requirement within 60 days of
HPE 1162-Fund. Of Physical Fitness MGT 3033-Operations Mgt * taking the exam.  For example, you could
17 hrs 17 hrs * take two parts of the exam before you 
Jan-term * graduate in May-- take one in late April
Junior Year 38 hrs COM 1103-Speech * and one in late May.  Then you could take
3 * the other 2 parts in July and August.  The
ACC 3024-Inter Accounting I Note-all the above ACC 3034-Inter Accounting II * exam is a "major comprehensive review"
ACC 3023-Managerial Cost Acc Jan-term classes  ACC 3033-Acc Info Systems * of your college accounting and business
MGT 3013-Prin of Management are available in ACC 4053-Government & NFP Acc * courses.  You should consider taking it
ECO 3053-Int'l Economics summer also. FIN 4053-Investments * as soon as possible after school while you
FIN 3053-Business Finance LDR 4043-Ethics & Prof. Devel. * are in a "study" mode and the information
16 hrs Summer 3 16 hrs * is more familiar.
Internship *
Senior Year 38 hrs  (optional) * 5. CPA firms are interested in you being
* ready for the exam-- they do not demand
ACC 3063-Tax Accounting I Jan-term CPA Review (2 hrs) * or necessarily even desire a Master's 
BUS 3073-Legal Envir (Law 1) ECO 4023-Seminar BUS 3083- (Bus Law II) * degree.  They want quality students who   
FIN 4073-Insurance & Risk Mgt ACC 3073-Tax II ACC 4044-Auditing * are ready for the exam.
ACC 4013-Advanced Accounting 6 MGT 4083-Mgt Strategy & Policy *
ECO 3023-Money & Banking ECO 3043-Mgr Economics * 6. If you are an athlete or music performer,
SOC 2012-Human Diversity 15 hrs * you can also get credit hours for your
17 hrs TOTAL HOURS = 150 * participation in representing SBU.
B. Wayne Clark, CPA, Accounting Department Chair, 417-328-1951, wclark@sbuniv.edu,  www.sbuniv.edu/academics/accounting
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