Accounting Degree
Prepare to to join a business, agency, or organization as an accountant, auditor, or other financial professional.
Accounting Program Highlights
Program
Accounting B.S.
1–2 Years
Average time to complete
Delivery
On Campus
Prepare for a Job in a Growing Industry with a GCU Accounting Degree
Learn from accomplished professors and experienced professionals who present a hands-on curriculum that enables you to gain analytical, management, communication, sales, and business development skills. By the time you complete GCU’s accounting major, you’ll be ready to begin your career as a financial professional, pursue graduate study in accounting, or pass the CPA examination.
Why you should pursue an Accounting degree at GCU
Growing Job Prospects
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, job prospects for accountants and auditors will grow by 10% between 2016 and 2026—faster than the average occupation. The accounting program at Georgian Court University will set you up to build a career in this growing field.
Experiential Curriculum
As an accounting student at GCU, you’ll experience real-world work inside the classroom. This experience, along with opportunities to intern with all sorts of companies, will help you gain the analytical, management, communication, sales, and business development skills that employers look for and highly value, all before graduation.
Mercy Core Values
We are devoted to our core values of respect, integrity, justice, compassion, and service, which are woven through each course and every aspect of our educational experience. At GCU, students, faculty, and staff see themselves as something bigger than themselves, recognizing their ability and responsibility to change the world as individuals and as a community.
Why GCU?
Georgian Court University is synonymous with possibility. Our education—which revolves around a broad liberal arts education, plenty of hands-on learning opportunities, and a tight-knit community—expands what’s possible in your life. All of this combined with more than $17 million in financial aid annually helps GCU to be recognized as a vehicle for social mobility.
Accounting Program Information
To earn an accounting degree from Georgian Court University, you must complete at least 120 credits, including General Education requirements. Explore the degree requirements below, along with information on similar programs and minoring in accounting.
Curriculum
The B.S. in Accounting program prepares students to join a business, agency, or organization as an accountant, auditor, or other financial professional, as well as to take the CPA licensing exam. The curriculum covers broad business and accounting perspectives and technical accounting skills that enable students to gain analytical, management, communication, sales, and business development skills.
The B.S. in Accounting program is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
To earn this degree, students must successfully complete at least 120 credits, including General Education requirements and the major requirements below.
Major Sequence
To earn a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, students must successfully complete 120 credits which includes the business core, which is 45 credits in accounting, business, and economics coursework, plus additional courses in accounting as follows:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Business Core Courses 3,4 | ||
| AC171 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3.0 |
| AC172 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3.0 |
| EC181 | Principles of Macroeconomics 1 | 3.0 |
| EC182 | Principles of Microeconomics 1 | 3.0 |
| BU121 | Quantitative Business Concepts 1,2 | 3.0 |
| CAR200 | Internship Prep & Career Development | 1.0 |
| BU211 | Business Law | 3.0 |
| BU213 | Mgmt Theory & Org. Behavior | 3.0 |
| BU221 | Business Statistics & Probability | 3.0 |
| IS224 | Introduction to Business Analytics | 3.0 |
| FIN235 | Introduction to Finance | 3.0 |
| MK241 | Principles of Marketing | 3.0 |
| BU351 | Internship | 2.0 |
| BU491 | Business Strategies & Policy | 3.0 |
| Accounting Major Courses | ||
| CS120 | Introduction to Python | 1.0 |
| AC272 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3.0 |
| AC273 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3.0 |
| IS122 | Introduction to Cybersecurity | 3.0 |
| IS312 | Data Analytics for Business | 3.0 |
| or CS212 | Data Analytics for Business | |
| BU319 | Business & Professional Ethics 1 | 3.0 |
| AC371 | Accounting Information Systems 4 | 3.0 |
| AC372 | Cost Accounting & Budgetary Control | 3.0 |
| AC471 | Individual Federal Taxation | 3.0 |
| AC472 | Entity Federal Taxation | 3.0 |
| AC473 | Fund & Advanced Accounting | 3.0 |
| AC478 | Auditing with Data Analytics | 3.0 |
| Total Credits | 73.0 | |
- 1
Course may also satisfy a General Education requirement.
- 2
BU121 Quantitative Business Concepts may be waived if the student has achieved a B or better in MA109 College Algebra, MA110 Precalculus, or MA115 Calculus I.
- 3
Accounting majors are exempt from the BU242/CM251/CM252 requirement from the business core.
- 4
AC371 Accounting Information Systems satisfies the IS320 Management Information Systems requirement from the business core.
For more information on program requirements, consult the Undergraduate Catalog.
Minor in Accounting
Minor Sequence
Up to two three-credit courses (six credits total) may double-count for a student’s major, other minor, or general education requirements and the accounting minor.
The Minor in Accounting requires 18 credits from:
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AC171 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3.0 |
| AC172 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3.0 |
| AC272 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3.0 |
| AC273 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3.0 |
| AC471 | Individual Federal Taxation | 3.0 |
| Select one of the following: | 3.0 | |
AC371 | Accounting Information Systems | |
AC472 | Entity Federal Taxation | |
AC473 | Fund & Advanced Accounting | |
| Total Credits | 18.0 | |
For more information on program requirements, consult the Undergraduate Catalog.
Internships
- Before you begin your internship, schedule an appointment at georgian.as.me/?calendarID=2795200 to meet with Theodora Sergiou, Internship and Student Development Coordinator for the School of Business and Digital Media (SBDM).
- Complete the Internship Registration and Contract using CareerLink.
- Go to georgian.edu/careerlink.
- Select “I am a Student.” If this is your first time signing in, enter your GCU password and select “Activate” account to complete your profile and create a Careerlink password. If you have already set up a CareerLink profile, sign in using your GCU username and the CareerLink password you created for this account (not your GCU password).
- Once logged on, select “Experiential Learning” from the action menu.
- Complete the SBDM Approval Form online. Once approved, you will receive e-mail confirmation.
- Students register for the internship course by first requesting permission from Professor Sergiou in Self-Service, and then going back into Self-Service and completing registration.
- Business majors will register for BU351.
- Digital communication majors will register for CM405.
- Graphic Design and Multimedia majors will register for GD429.
- During the internship, you should maintain a weekly journal of hours worked, tasks performed, and personal reflections. Regularly review your progress with the internship coordinator and employer.
- Toward the end of your internship and at least two weeks before the end of the semester, go back into CareerLink to submit the Internship Evaluation Form online.
- At the conclusion of the semester, you will prepare a PowerPoint presentation on your internship experience containing:
- an overview of the enterprise;
- a job description;
- an explanation of how you achieved your learning objectives; and
- and a self-reflection on the impact of the internship on your career choice, goals, and plans.
Department of Business Administration Faculty
Meera R. Behera, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Finance
School of Business & Digital Media
Farley Center (312)
mbehera@georgian.edu
(732) 987-2162
Jeongwon Choi, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor & Program Coordinator, Sport Management
School of Business & Digital Media
Farley Center (315)
jchoi@georgian.edu
Jennifer J. Edmonds, Ph.D.
Dean
School of Business & Digital Media
Farley Center
jedmonds@georgian.edu
732-987-2662
Cathleen M. McQuillen, D.P.S.
Associate Professor
School of Business & Digital Media
Farley Center FC311
cmcquillen@georgian.edu
732-987-2623
Monahan, Dr. Joseph
Professor
School of Business & Digital Media
Farley Center (314)
jmonahan@georgian.edu
732-987-2668
Amitabh Mungale, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Business & Digital Media
Farley Center (304)
amungale@georgian.edu
732-987-2725
Michael Pawlish, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Business & Digital Media
Farley Center (304)
mpawlish@georgian.edu
732-987-2737
Neal Steed, J.D.
Assistant Professor
School of Business & Digital Media
Farley Center (308)
nsteed@georgian.edu
Janice Warner, Ph.D.
Provost
Jeffries Hall 106
jwarner@georgian.edu
732-987-2314
Accounting Course Rotation
| COURSE ID# | TITLE | FALL | SPRING |
|---|---|---|---|
| CS120 | Introduction to Python | X | |
| AC272 | Intermed. Acct. I | X | |
| AC273 | Intermed. Acct. II | X | |
| AC371 | Accounting Info. Systems | X | |
| AC372 | Cost Acct & Budget Control | X | |
| AC471 | Indiv Fed Tax | X | |
| AC472 | Federal Taxation II | X | |
| AC473 | Fund & Advanced Acct | X | |
| AC478 | Auditing - Data Anal | X | |
| BU319 | Bus & Prof Ethics | X | X |
| IS312 | Data Anlytics for Business | X | |
| IS422 | Enterprise Cybersecurity | X |
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