Accounting
The Accounting program provides each student with the necessary skills and experience to succeed in the accounting profession. There is a heavy emphasis on the utilization of technology in business and accounting applications. Students completing this program are prepared for an exciting career in the fields of accounting and finance and meet the education requirements to sit for the Pennsylvania Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination.
- Designed for business professionals with an Associate's Degree or at least 60 credits
- One class at a time, one evening a week
- Tailored for the adult learner
- Great opportunities to network
- One class competed every 5-7 weeks
- Held on the same evening each week
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
| CLS 102 | Cultural Literacy Seminar | 1 |
| EN 110 | Rhetoric I | 3 |
| EN 111 | Rhetoric II | 3 |
| EN 300-400 Level | English elective | 3 |
| CM 220 | Intro to Statistics | 3 |
| CS 205 | Professional Computer Applications | 3 |
| BU 490 | Business Integrative Seminar | 3 |
| EC 201 | Intro to Economics | 3 |
| EN Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | History/Political Science | 3 |
| Elective | Science | 3 |
| Elective | Religious Studies/Philosophy | 3 |
| Elective | 300-400 Level | 3 |
| Social Science Elective | (CR, EC, GE, HS, PS, PY, SO) | 3 |
| Elective | Cultural Diversity | 3 |
| Total credits in core | 43-45 |
MAJOR COURSE REQUIREMENTS
| Course Number | Course Title | Credits |
| AC 101 | Accounting Principles I | 3 |
| AC 102 | Accounting Principles II | 3 |
| AC 208 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| AC 210 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| AC 216 | Federal Income Taxation | 3 |
| AC 231 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| AC 308 | Advanced Financial Accounting | 3 |
| AC 318 | Auditing | 3 |
| AC 331 | Advanced Cost Accounting | 3 |
| AC 345 | Accounting Field Experience | 3 |
| Choose one course from: |
| AC 326 | Government and Non-Profit Accounting OR | 3 |
| AC 416 | Taxation of Partnerships and Corporations | 3 |
| Total credits in major | 33 |
OTHER REQUIRED COURSEWORK
| Course Title | Course Number | Credits |
| BU 117 | Principles of Management | 3 |
| BU 211 | Business Law I | 3 |
| BU 212 | Business Law II | 3 |
| BU 220 | Corporate Finance | 3 |
| BU 250 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| CM 305 | Statistical Research | 3 |
| Total credits for other coursework | 18 |
| Total credits for free electives | 21-23 | |
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Total credits for degree | 120 |
Mount Aloysius College
7373 Admiral Peary Highway, Cresson, PA 16630-1999
Toll Free: 888.823.2220 | P: 814.886.4131
