Management Option
Management Option (20 credits)
Required Courses (8 credits)
BA476 Business Ethics
BA475 Organizational Behavior
Electives (12 credits)
In addition to the two required courses in this option, students may select any combination of three additional business management courses. Students specializing in financial, operations, or human resource management should discuss this with an advisor to ensure they select four courses that conform to their area of interest.
Accounting Option
Accounting Option
Students may select from one of two tracks:
Track I: Public Accounting: for students interested in careers in any area of accounting: public, private, or government (36 credits)
Required Courses (28 credits)
- Intermediate Accounting I, II, III (BA 351, 352, 353, 4 credits each)
- Cost and Management Accounting (BA 451, 4 credits)
- Introduction to Taxation (BA 453, 4 credits)
- Accounting Information Systems (BA 454, 4 credits)
- Auditing I (BA 455, 4 credits)
Elective Courses: (8 credits required)
- Auditing II (BA 456, 4 credits)
- Advanced Taxation (BA 457, 4 credits)
- Advanced Accounting Topics I (BA 458, 4 credits)
- Advanced Accounting Topics II (BA 459, 4 credits)
- Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Management (BA 460A, 4 credits)
- CPA Review (BA 465A & B, 2 credits each)
- Corporate Law (BA 478, 4 credits)
Note: Public Accounting students may choose to take an upper division accounting elective in place of the business administration core course, BA 385 (Principles of Finance).
Oregon requires 225 credit hours for CPA licensing. It is recommended that students seeking the CPA take as many of the above classes as they can in preparation.
Track II: Management Accounting (24 credits)
Track II is for students interested in accounting from a management and systems perspective. Students who would like to become CPAs (Certified Public Accountants) should see Track I.
Required Courses (16 hours required):
- Intermediate Accounting I, II (BA 351, 352, 4 credits each)
- Cost and Management Accounting (BA 451, 4 credits)
- Accounting Information Systems (BA 454, 4 credits)
Elective Courses (8 hours required):
- Financial Reporting and Analysis III (BA 353, 4 credits)
- Advanced Business Application of Databases (BA 384, 4 credits)
- Introduction to Taxation (BA 453, 4 credits)
- Nonprofit Accounting and Financial Management (BA 460A, 4 credits)
- Business Information Systems Design (BA 484, 4 credits)
- Advanced Management Information Systems (BA 497, 4 credits)
Note that BA324 (Business Communication) can be taken in lieu of BA385 (for accounting majors only) or as an elective.
Managerial Accounting Option students who take BA 353 may choose to take an upper division accounting elective in place of the business administration core course, BA 385 (Principles of Finance).
Students working toward the accounting option should choose a faculty advisor from the accounting area for assistance with program planning.