Accounting, Public Accounting, B.S.

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Since 1995, Alabama, along with most other states, has required 150 semester hours as one condition for taking the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) examination. Coursework toward this goal may be taken at either the undergraduate or graduate level. Students planning to take the CPA exam may follow one of two courses of study available at the University of Mobile:

General Education (Basic Course) Requirements

The University of Mobile’s undergraduate program is comprised of the College of Arts and Sciences, School of Business, School of Christian Ministries, School of Education, School of Music, School of Nursing, School of Worship Leadership, and the Center for Adult Programs. All University of Mobile undergraduate students are required to complete certain basic courses that apply uniformly to the Bachelor of Arts degree, the Bachelor of Business Administration degree, the Bachelor of Science degree, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing, and the Bachelor of Music degree unless otherwise noted. These are identified as basic course (general education) requirements.

Requirements (Please see NOTES section below)

ENGLISH (12 semester hours)
EN 101 Effective English (WI)
EN 102 Effective English
EN 201 The Literary Tradition
EN 202 The Literary Tradition
CHRISTIAN MINISTRIES (6 semester hours)
CMS 310 Christian Worldview (WI)
CMS 321 Mission and Message of Jesus or
CMS 331 Christian Theology
SPEECH OR PHILOSOPHY (3 semester hours)
COM 101 Basic Public Speaking (OC) or
PY 101 Introduction to Philosophy (OC)
ART OR MUSIC APPRECIATION (3 semester hours)
AR 201 Art Appreciation or
MU 111 Music Appreciation
HISTORY (6 semester hours) from among the following:
HI 101 Western Civilization
HI 102 Western Civilization
HI 103 World History
HI 104 World History
HI 201 History of The United States
HI 202 History of The United States
LABORATORY SCIENCE (8 semester hours) from among the following:
BIO 101 Introduction to Biology
CH 110 Introduction to Chemistry
ES 101 Introduction to Geology
ES 103 Basic Meteorology
ES 105 Environmental Science
ES 107 Natural Disasters and Hazards
MAR 103 Introduction to Marine Science
PH 101 Physical Science
MATHEMATICS (3 semester hours) from among the following:
MA 102 Elementary Algebra
MA 107 Structure of Mathematics
MA 110 Intermediate Algebra
MA 112 College Algebra
ELECTIVES (9 semester hours) from among the following:
BA 151 Introduction to Business
CIS 101 Microcomputer Applications
EC 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
EC 202 Principles of Microeconomics
PS 110 Introduction to American Politics
PS 115 World Politics
PSY 201 Introduction to Psychology
SA 202 Introduction to Sociology
Total General Education (Basic Course) Requirements 50 semester hours

*Notes:

Consult with your College/School advisor for specific and/or additional requirements relating to general education courses. For example, COM 101 is required for business, theology, and education majors and teacher certification students. Education majors and teacher certification students have very specific requirements, particularly regarding English, Mathematics, History, and Laboratory Sciences. .
FS 100 Freshman Seminar (1 semester hour) is required for freshmen only.
ZCH 007 Chapel (noncredit) is required of traditional undergraduate students. The number of semesters of Chapel (1 to 4 semesters) is based on entry classification. Students in the Center for Adult Programs are exempt from chapel.
Students earning a Bachelor of Arts degree must also take twelve semester hours of a modern foreign language. See specific requirements in the Modern Foreign Language section of the catalog.
HPE 101 Health and/or activity courses (limited to 3 semester hours) may also satisfy requirements in the above ELECTIVES section.

1. Complete the Basic Course (General Education) requirements; and

Complete the 127-hour requirement for a Bachelor of Science degree by taking the basic course (general education) requirements; and

Additional Coursework

Additional coursework to satisfy the 150-hour CPA requirement should be selected with the assistance of an academic advisor.

2. Complete an Integrated Program

Complete an integrated program consisting of 113 undergraduate hours followed by forty graduate hours in the University of Mobile’s Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) program. Students completing the integrated program will be awarded Bachelor of Science and Master of Business Administration degrees simultaneously. Students must complete the application process, be recommended by their advisors, and be accepted into the University of Mobile’s Graduate Program before any graduate-level courses may be taken. Students entering this program are required to complete the following undergraduate courses:

School of Business Common Professional Component Courses:

In Addition

In addition, thirty-six hours of coursework must be taken as part of the University of Mobile’s MBA program (see graduate section of this catalog). Students in this concentration will be allowed no more than six hours of undergraduate credit and six hours of graduate credit as transient work. Students who enter this concentration, but later decide to pursue an undergraduate accounting degree only, may do so by completing the remainder of the 127-hour requirements.

Note:

Students must complete the application process and be accepted into the University of Mobile’s graduate program before any graduate-level courses may be taken.