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Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Curriculum
Today's job market requires graduates to be more than just experts in their fields. They need to be able to apply and adapt a wide array of skills and experiences to fit changing business needs. To make sure our students have the knowledge and skills they need to compete in a competitive job market, our accounting curriculum has four main components.
Major Courses: Focus and Depth
These courses provide an opportunity to understand the accounting field in greater depth. In short, these are the "nuts and bolts" courses you'll need to land a job in the accounting field.
General Education Core
As a career-oriented university with a strong tradition in the liberal arts, Post University is committed to providing you with a firm foundation in the sciences, social sciences, arts and humanities. The general education core at Post University provides you with the ability to make connections across disciplines so you're better prepared to respond to a diverse and constantly changing global marketplace.
The ability to choose those courses that pique your interest is an important feature of the Post General Education Core.
Interdisciplinary Leadership Core
At Post, we are committed to preparing students to be successful in their lives and stand out among their peers. A critical element of this learning process is our leadership core of courses, which teaches an interdisciplinary perspective on the business basics affecting all organizations. These include management, leadership, economics, ethics, social responsibility, business ownership, marketing, e-commerce, information technology, accounting, investments, money and personal finances. The skills learned are essential for success in any career, whether in business, a not-for-profit agency or government organization. More important, it is the ability to apply the principles learned in these courses that will set the Post University student apart as a leader in his or her field.
Career & Self Awareness Core
To be successful in life, people need to understand who they are and what they want to achieve. Our career program offers seminar classes designed to help students enhance self-awareness, build confidence and develop a strong sense of direction.
This collection of short courses offered during your academic studies is intended to provide you with the experiences to become a self-aware, lifelong learner. These courses include personal assessment tools with detailed diagnostic feedback including specific career information, computer simulations, self-study exercises as well as in-class discussion and discovery. All of these activities are supported in the classroom and online through interactive exercises, using a new individualized, career-based resource program available only at Post University.
Cooperative Education Opportunities
At Post, students can take advantage of a robust Co-Op program where they have opportunities to participate in real-life work situations related to their field of study before they graduate.
Why? Because that's what students need to complete and win in today's competitive job market. According to The National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), 47% of employers prefer that candidates gain experience through an internship or cooperative education program prior to graduation, and a recent survey conducted by The College Placement Council revealed that 64% of respondents listed work/Co-Op experience as an important pre-screening criteria when selecting college graduates.
Our Co-Op program gives Post students a real edge over their competition. Not only do our students get a chance to put their classroom learning to the test, but they get opportunities to meet prospective employers, network with people in their field, test-drive their intended career, and build their resumes with concrete examples of how they've made the connection between theory and practice.
B.S. in Accounting Curriculum
| General Education | 60 crs | Leadership Core | 3 crs | |
| Basic Skills | 12 crs | LCS105 Elements of Organizations | 3 crs | |
| ENG101 Composition | 3 crs | |||
| ENG102 Composition and Literature | 3 crs | Business Core | 15 crs | |
| ENG207 Speech Communication | 3 crs | ACC111 Financial Accounting | 3 crs | |
| CIS112 Introduction to Computing | 3 crs | ECO201 Macroeconomics | 3 crs | |
| MGT105 Principles of Management | 3 crs | |||
| Humanities | 12 crs | FIN301 Principles of Finance | 3 crs | |
| Elective | 3 crs | MKT101 Principles of Marketing | 3 crs | |
| Elective | 3 crs | |||
| Elective | 3 crs | Major | 33 crs | |
| Elective | 3 crs | ACC211 Managerial Accounting | 3 crs | |
| ACC215 SS and GL Software | 3 crs | |||
| Social Sciences | 12 crs | ACC220 Cost Accounting | 3 crs | |
| Elective | 3 crs | ACC240 Intermediate Accounting I | 3 crs | |
| Elective | 3 crs | ACC330 Federal Income Tax I | 3 crs | |
| Elective | 3 crs | ACC340 Intermediate Accounting II | 3 crs | |
| Elective | 3 crs | ACC430 Accounting Information Systems | 3 crs | |
| ACC440 Auditing | 3 crs | |||
| Math | 6 crs | ACC450 Advanced Accounting I OR | 3 crs | |
| MAT120 College Algebra | 3 crs | ACC451 Advanced Accounting II | ||
| MAT220 Statistics | 3 crs | ACC300 or ACC400 Level Elective | 3 crs | |
| ACC300 or ACC400 Level Elective | 3 crs | |||
| Science | 3 crs | |||
| Elective | 3 crs | Unrestricted Electives | 3 crs | |
| Unrestricted Elective | 3 crs | |||
| General Education Electives*** | 15 crs | |||
| Elective | 3 crs | Career and Self-Awareness | 6 crs | |
| Elective | 3 crs | CSA100 College Success Seminar | 3 crs | |
| Elective | 3 crs | CSA200 Professional Success Seminar | 1 cr | |
| Elective | 3 crs | CSA400 Career Capstone | 2 crs | |
| Elective | 3 crs | |||
| Subtotal | 60 crs | Subtotal | 60 crs | |
| Grand Total | 120 crs |
B.S. in Accounting Electives
| ACC300/400 Level Electives | Recommended Electives *** | |||
| ACC305 Analysis of Financial Statements | 3 crs | BUS205 Business Law | 3 crs | |
| ACC315 Fraud Prevention & Examination | 3 crs | ECO202 Microeconomics | 3 crs | |
| ACC341 Intermediate Accounting III | 3 crs | MAT230 Quantitative Analysis | 3 crs | |
| ACC350 Taxation of Corporations | 3 crs | FIN302 Corporate Finance | 3 crs | |
| ACC450 Advanced Accounting I | 3 crs | BUS340 Business Ethics | 3 crs | |
| ACC451 Advanced Accounting II | 3 crs | |||
| ACC425 Computer Control and Audit | 3 crs |
Universities regularly make changes to the curriculum in order to offer quality and relevant degrees. Post University reserves the right to change the curriculum at any time. Any changes to the curriculum will be published as soon as the changes have been approved.