Bachelor of Science

Accounting (AC) (52.0301)

Graduation Requirements (A Minimum of 120 Credits)

The accounting degree provides students with a solid academic foundation for entry into professional careers in accounting-related areas of business and government. The program also prepares students to pursue advanced education in accounting and accounting related fields. Students are cautioned that the Bachelor in Accounting degree alone will not satisfy the eligibility requirements to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accounting Exam or to practice as a CPA in the State of Florida.

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General Education (39 Credits)

Student Life Skills (1 Credit) (1 Credit)
Credit Hours
  • SLS 1501
    College Study Skills
    1
English and Communications (9 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • ENC 1101
    English Composition I
    3
  • ENC 1102
    English Composition II
    3
  • SPC 1017
    Fundamentals of Oral Communications
    3
Humanities (6 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • Any Two Humanities Courses
    6
Social Sciences (6 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • ECO 2013
    Principles of Macroeconomics
    3
  • Any Social Science Course
    3
Natural Science (3 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • Any Natural Science Course
    3
Mathematics (7 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • MAC 1105
    College Algebra I
    3
  • STA 2014
    Introduction to Statistics
    4
Information Literacy (3 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • CGS 1030
    Introduction to Information Technology
    3

Core Requirements

Lower Division (26 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • ACG 2003
    Principles of Accounting l
    3
  • ACG 2003L
    Principles of Accounting I Lab
    1
  • ACG 2004
    Principles of Accounting II
    3
  • ACG 2004L
    Principles of Accounting II Lab
    1
  • ACG 2071
    Managerial Accounting
    3
  • BUL 2131
    Business Law
    3
  • CGS 2511
    Spreadsheet Applications for Business
    3
  • ECO 2023
    Principles of Microeconomics
    3
  • GEB 2430
    Business Ethics & Social Responsibility
    3
  • TAX 2000
    Income Tax Accounting
    3
Upper Division (34 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • GEB 3213
    Business Communications
    3
  • ACG 4101
    Intermediate Accounting I
    3
  • ACG 4111
    Intermediate Accounting II
    3
  • ACG 4123
    Intermediate Accounting III
    3
  • ACG 4501
    Government & Institutional Accounting
    3
  • ACG 4651
    Auditing
    3
  • FIN 3403
    Corporate Finance
    3
  • ACG 4401
    Accounting Information Systems
    3
  • GEB 3524C
    Advanced Spreadsheet Analysis for Business & Economics
    4
  • ISM 3011
    Management Information Systems
    3
  • MAN 4720
    Strategic Management
    3
Electives (25 Credits)
Credit Hours
  • ENT 4412
    Entrepreneurial Finance
    3
  • FIN 4634
    International Banking and Finance
    3
  • MAN 3342
    Supervisory Skills
    3
  • MAN 4441
    Negotiation & Conflict Resolution
    3
  • GEB 3373
    International Business
    3
  • ACG 4341
    Advanced Management Accounting
    3
  • MAN 4151
    Organizational Behavior
    3
  • MAN 3605
    Cross-Cultural Management
    3
  • MAN 2021
    Principle of Business Management
    3
  • BUL 4321
    Business Law II
    3
  • TAX 4011
    Taxation of Corporations and Partnerships
    3
  • MAN 3504
    Operations Management
    3
  • MAN 4151
    Organizational Behavior
    3
  • MAN 4301
    Human Resources Management
    3

During Accounting classes at Florida National University, you’ll learn the principles of financial accounting, including the basics of bookkeeping, auditing, and financial statement preparation. You gain the skills to analyze financial data and use technology to monitor financial performance. You learn how to use accounting software to track and manage accounts, create reports, generate forecasts, perform research, interpret financial statements, and make sound financial decisions. Additional classes will cover business law, entrepreneurial finance, business communications and organizational behavior.