2009 4-Year Plans for Majors
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May 2009 Harmon College of Business Administration School of Accountancy Accountancy Bachelor of Science in Business Administration Degree ccounting is one of the world’s fulfillment of a major in accounting: provide an avenue for participation in fastest growing professions. Principles of Financial Accounting, other campus activities. Students may A The School of Accountancy at Principles of Managerial Accounting, also join Beta Alpha Psi, a National UCM prepares students for rewarding Microcomputer Applications in Accounting Organization, that is an careers in national and international Accounting, Intermediate Financial honorary accounting society for men organizations. Instant communication Accounting I and II, Cost and and women. technology, rapid international travel Managerial Accounting, Introduction and expanding world trade have to Income Tax, and Accounting Special Facilities enlarged the scope and importance of Information Systems. The school’s offices are located accounting services. in the Dockery Building, one of The School of Accountancy’s About the Faculty the landmark structures on Central Bachelor of Science in Business UCM’s accounting classes Missouri’s campus. Outstanding Administration degree prepares are taught by dynamic and classroom, research and computer students for an array of challenging experienced faculty members who facilities are available for accounting and financially rewarding careers. believe in personalized attention students in the Ward Edwards Graduates have the background for their students. Such attention Building, and at numerous other necessary to evaluate the present is made possible through the easily accessible locations. University and projected economic activities university’s low 17 to 1 ratio. In computer labs are equipped with of organizations. Public accountants addition to outstanding academic state-of-the-art hardware and software, provide financial services and accomplishments, faculty members and are supervised by experienced guidance to individuals, business bring a wide background of training technicians who are available for entities, not-for-profit organizations and experience to the department. assistance. Computer literacy is and all levels of government. Other Their practical experience and stressed throughout the accounting professional accountants apply demonstrated competence in program. their skills in auditing, taxation, many areas contribute to students’ management policy, information professional growth. Faculty Placement systems, computer operations and members are actively involved in UCM’s Office of Career Services many other areas. Central Missouri’s research projects and professional assists students seeking employment accounting programs qualify organizations that keep them current while serving representatives of graduates to sit for professional with their areas of expertise. business, government, industry accounting examinations such as CPA and education who are looking for and CMA. An Accounting degree Student Involvement prospective employees. Employment also provides excellent preparation Students are encouraged to interviews are conducted on campus for graduate study in business or law supplement their academic programs throughout the year. Accounting school. through participation in campus graduates are in high demand by UCM offers seamless graduate organizations of professional employers, including the nation’s programs in accounting. The Master service and academic interest. The largest accounting firms. of Business Administration with Accounting Students Association an emphasis in Accounting or the helps students become familiar with To Learn More Master of Arts in Accountancy can be opportunities available to them in the www.ucmo.edu. completed within a year. accounting field. The organization School of Accountancy enables members to interact on a 660-543-4631 Program Requirements personal and informal basis with Admissions Students must earn a minimum fellow accounting students and faculty 660-543-4290 grade of C in the following courses members. The association meets if they are to be applied toward the regularly, sponsors and speakers www.ucmo.edu • 1-877-SAY-UCMO University of Central Missouri • Four-Year Academic Guide Accountancy Major, B.S.B.A. Degree (46-259) This guide is valid for the 2009 Undergraduate Catalog only and is subject to change. This guide is a recommendation only and your actual program may vary. Time to degree and course sequencing will depend on any credits transferred to UCM and on Planned Placement in math, reading, and writing. See the current Undergraduate Catalog (www.ucmo.edu/academics/catalogs) for a complete listing of academic policies, curriculum, prerequisites, and course descriptions. Freshman Year - Fall Semester Hrs. Freshman Year - Spring Semester Hrs. BTE 1210 Essentials of Managing Information* 2 COMM 1000 Public Speaking 3 ENGL 1020 Composition I 3 ECON 1010 Principles of Macroeconomics* 3 MATH 1111 College Algebra* 3 ENGL 1030 Composition II 3 PSY 1100 Gen. Psych. or SOC 1800 Gen. Soc. 3 General Education 6 General Education 3 Semester Total 15 Semester Total 14 AE 1400 or BADM 1400 Freshman Seminar** 1 Sophomore Year - Fall Semester Hrs. Sophomore Year - Spring Semester Hrs. ACCT 2101 Principles of Financial Accounting*# 3 ACCT 2102 Principles of Managerial Accounting*# 3 ECON 1011 Principles of Microeconomics* 3 ACCT 2110 Microcomputer Applications# 3 FIN 2801 Business Statistics I* 3 BLAW 2720 Legal Environment of Business* 3 General Education 7 General Education 6 Semester Total 16 Semester Total 15 Note: Complete all B.S.B.A. admission requirements and apply for admission* Junior Year - Fall Semester Hrs. Junior Year - Spring Semester Hrs. ACCT 3111 Intermediate Financial Accounting I# 3 ACCT 3112 Intermediate Financial Accounting II# 3 ACCT 3120 Cost & Managerial Accounting# 3 ACCT 3130 Introduction to Income Tax# 3 FIN 3801 Business Statistics II 3 FIN 3850 Principles of Finance 3 MGT 3315 Management of Organizations 3 MGT 3325 Business Communications 3 MKT 3405 Marketing Policy 3 Accounting or Business Elective*** 3 Free Choice Elective 1 Free Choice Elective 1 Semester Total 16 Semester Total 16 Senior Year - Fall Semester Hrs. Senior Year - Spring Semester Hrs. ACCT 3160 Accounting Information Systems# 3 ACCT 4105 Auditing 3 ACCT 4100 Advanced Accounting I 3 BLAW 3721 Law of Business Transactions 3 MGT 3360 Production/Operations Management 3 ICAP 4357 Organizational Policy and Strategy 3 Accounting or Business Elective*** 3 Free Choice Electives 7 General Education 3 Semester Total 16 Semester Total 15 Accountancy Major, B.S.B.A. Degree - 123 Hours • *Accountancy majors must complete the eight preadmission courses with a 2.65 GPA and have a cumulative GPA of 2.65 on a minimum of 45 hours for admission to the B.S.B.A. in Accountancy program. The eight preadmission courses are recommended for completion during the freshman and sophomore years. • **AE 1400 or BADM 1400 (1 hr.) is highly recommended for academic success. AE 1400 or BADM 1400 counts as a free choice elective. • ***At least one major elective course must be outside accounting. • #Grade of “C” or higher required for sophomore and junior level Accounting courses. • This program requires at least 90 hours of courses without the ACCT prefix. • A 2.25 cumulative GPA is required for graduation in this major. • To satisfy the General Education Assessment Policy students must take the MAPP test during the semester in which a total of 45 credit hours will be earned. The minimum score of 425 must be achieved by the semester in which 75 credit hours will be earned. Go to UCM Testing Services in MyCentral for more information. May 2009 College of Science and Technology Department of Mathematics and Computer Science Actuarial Science and Mathematics BAChelOr Of SCienCe Degree ctuarial Science is concerned classes are taught by experienced and In addition, an actuary must be a with the random events that caring faculty members who believe in good communicator to explain things A affect human life or property individualized attention for their to non-actuaries. The comprehensive and the financial impact that the students. The student-faculty ratio at understanding of both financial and occurrence of one of these events may Central Missouri is about 17 to 1, technical intricacies makes actuaries the have. Using statistical and economical which allows for personalized attention most influential of professions whose techniques, actuaries design financial for each student. work affects virtually every industry in security programs which focus on life, In addition to a wide range of existence. health, property, casualty, retirement, academic and professional experience, Most actuaries are employed demographic, economic and investment more than 75 percent of the by insurance companies. Others possibilities. department’s faculty members have work with consulting firms, providing The University of Central Missouri earned doctorates. The remaining actuarial services to smaller insurance is one of fewer than 60 schools faculty members have master’s degrees. companies, banks, labor unions and nationally, and the only state-supported Active research, workshops and seminar a variety of business firms. Still others school in Missouri, to offer a Bachelor participation keep faculty members are employed by federal and state of Science degree in actuarial science current with their expanding fields. governments in regulating the insurance and mathematics.