Accounting

The Accounting major at Carson-Newman prepares students for a variety of career opportunities, including public accounting, industry, and government.  Courses required for the accounting major are:

• ACCT 201, Principles of Financial Accounting
• ACCT 202, Principles of Managerial Accounting
• BAD 201, Business Communications
• BAD 215, Business Information Tools
• BAD 301, The Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
• ECON 220, Principles of Macroeconomics
• FIN 201, Introduction to Financial Management
• MATH 201, Statistical Concepts and Methods
• MGT 301, Essentials of Management and Leadership
• MKT 300, Principles of Marketing
• BAD 302, Law of Business Organizations and Commercial Transactions
• ACCT 301, Intermediate Accounting I
• ACCT 302, Intermediate Accounting II
• ACCT 306, Strategic Cost Accounting
• ACCT 309, Accounting Information Systems
• ACCT 402, Auditing I
• ACCT 406, Advanced Accounting
• ACCT 414, Federal Taxation I
• ACCT 415, Federal Taxation II

Students may complete the requirements for the accounting major at Carson-Newman and graduate with 128 credit hours. The CPA exam requires candidates to complete 150 hours of coursework, so many students are competitive job applicants and are ready for a variety of career choices, whether it is to work for a business firm, work for a government or non-profit agency, join an accounting firm, or enroll in a graduate program.