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UMUC Europe offers an Associate of Arts degree in accounting.
Requirements for the Accounting Curriculum
Coursework for the accounting curriculum includes the following (students should note prerequisites and other sequencing requirements):
- Required core courses (6 credits): ACCT 220 and 221
- Additional core courses (9 credits): Chosen from: any ACCT, BMGT, FINC, or MGST courses in accounting (except MGST 140)
- Required computing course (3 credits): IFSM 201
- Accounting-related courses (9 credits): Chosen from any ACCT and FINC courses; BMGT 110, CMIS 102, ECON 201 and 203, and STAT 200 (or 230) or contact an academic advisor for additional approved courses
- Elective (1 credit): Any course related to interests and goals
Accounting Curriculum Courses
First Courses (to be taken within the first 18 credits)
Note: Placement tests are required for math and writing courses.
LIBS 150 Information Literacy and Research Methods (1)
WRTG 101 /101X Introduction to Writing (3)
MATH 103 College Mathematics (3)
or MATH 107 College Algebra
or a higher-level math course
BMGT 110 Introduction to Business and Management (3)
(recommended accounting-related
curriculum course for students with
no prior business experience)
ACCT 220 Principles of Accounting I (3)
Introductory Courses (to be taken within the first 30 credits)
ACCT 221 Principles of Accounting II (3)
ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
(required for BS in accounting)
or other ANTH, BEHS, ECON, GEOG,
GVPT, PSYC, SOCY, or eligible AASP, CCJS,
GERO, or WMST course to fulfill the first general
education requirement in behavioral and
social sciences
BIOL 101 Concepts of Biology (3)
and BIOL 102 Laboratory in Biology (1)
or BIOL 103 Introduction to Biology
or other course(s) to fulfill the general
education requirement in biological and
physical sciences with related laboratory
WRTG 291 Expository and Research Writing (3)
or other course to fulfill the general
education requirement in communications/writing
IFSM 201 Introduction to Computer-Based Systems (3)
(required computing course for the curriculum)
Additional Required Courses (to be taken after first and introductory courses)
PHIL 140 Contemporary Moral Issues (3)
or other ARTH, ARTT, HIST, HUMN,
MUSC, PHIL, THET, dance, literature,
or foreign language course to fulfill the first
general education requirement in arts and
humanities
PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology (3)
or SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology
or other course to fulfill the second
general education requirement in
behavioral and social sciences
(discipline must differ from first)
NSCI 100 Introduction to Physical Science (3)
or ASTR 100 Introduction to Astronomy
or other course to fulfill the general
education requirement in biological
and physical sciences
HIST 142 Western Civilization II (3)
or HIST 157 History of the United States Since 1865
or other ARTH or HIST course to fulfill the
general education requirement in arts and
humanities for the historical perspective
(discipline must differ from other humanities
course)
SPCH 100 Foundations of Speech Communication (3)
or SPCH 101 Introduction to Public Speaking
or other course to fulfill the general
education requirement in communications/writing or speech
STAT 230 Business Statistics (3)
or STAT 200 Introduction to Statistics
or other accounting-related course
for the curriculum
(see Requirements for the Curriculum)
ECON 203 Principles of Microeconomics (3)
or other accounting-related curriculum course
Three Core Courses (9)
(see Requirements for the Curriculum)
Elective Course (chosen from any course to complete the 60 credits for the degree) (1)
Total credits for AA with accounting specialization (60)
Information based on the UMUC Europe Undergraduate Catalog 2008-2009. (pdf 4.9MB)
Last updated: 14 August 2008