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.
