2023-2024 Academic Catalog & Handbooks 
    
    Nov 04, 2024  
2023-2024 Academic Catalog & Handbooks [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

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:

University Core and General Education Electives


University of Mobile’s undergraduate program is comprised of the College of Arts and Sciences, College of Health Professions, Alabama School of the Arts, Grace Pilot School of Business, and School of Education. 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 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)


*Notes:


  1. 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, Christian studies, and education majors and teacher certification students. MA 110  is required for all majors in the School of Business. Education majors and teacher certification students have very specific requirements, particularly regarding English, Mathematics, History, and Laboratory Sciences.
  2. UM 101  University of Mobile 101 (1 semester hour) is required for new freshmen and transfer students.
  3. Students earning a Bachelor of Arts degree must also complete twelve semester hours of a foreign language. See specific requirements in the World Languages section of the catalog.
  4. Students earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Performance must also complete six semester hours of a foreign language.
  5. Students earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art, or Graphic Design must also complete six semester hours of a foreign language.
  6. Students earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in English, Creative Writing must also complete twelve semester hours of a foreign language.
  7. Students earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Management must also complete PSY 201 .  Students earning a Bachelor of Science degree in Marketing must also complete AR 226 .

 

Additional Coursework


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

Hours to Degree


123 hours are needed to graduate with a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, Public track degree.

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