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Business Administration: Accounting - Bachelor of Science 2023-24 Degree Map

Requirements (REQ) of a Bachelors Degree

Degree Maps show one way how you can earn a degree in four years. Talk with your advisor regularly to develop a personalized plan that works best for you, especially if you have any earned transferrable academic credit.

To graduate in four years, you need an average of 45 credits per year to reach 180 total credits, including 62 upper division (300/400 level courses) credits. You may need to take electives (courses that are not used to meet specific requirements) to reach those totals. Most courses at PSU are 4 credits each. If you transfer credit to PSU, the number of credits you need per year will vary accordingly. 

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This guide outlines the requirements in the 2023-24 catalog.  Catalog year defines the specific set of requirements you need to complete a degree. Requirements occasionally change, so it may benefit you to follow a different catalog. Typically, your catalog year is the year you began at PSU, but if you are a transfer student you may be able to use an earlier catalog. Talk with your advisor about which catalog requirements make sense for you.

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IF YOU ARE TRANSFERRING IN AP, IB AND/OR COLLEGE LEVEL CREDITS, PLEASE REACH OUT TO A BUSINESS ADVISOR AS YOUR DEGREE MAP WILL LOOK DIFFERENT BASED ON YOUR TRANSFER CREDITS.

First Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5Freshman Inquiry or Honors5
BA 1014EC 2014EC 2024
STAT 2414General Elective4COMM 111Z4
MGMT 200 (Business School Basics)2    
Total Fall Credits13-15Total Winter Credits13Total Spring Credits13

First Year Milestones: Opt-in to SBA (during Orientation). Meet with Academic Advisor (during Fall term).

Second Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Sophomore Inquiry or Honors4Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement3-4
BS Science with Lab3-4BS Science with Lab3-4BS Science4
BA 2162BA 2114BA 2134
General Elective4General Elective4General Elective4
General Elective1    
Total Fall Credits14-15Total Winter Credits15-16Total Spring Credits15-16

Third Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4Upper Division Cluster or Honors4
BA 3002BA 3014BA 3034
ACTG 3814ACTG 3824ACTG 3834
BA 3254ACTG 3354ACTG 3602
Total Fall Credits14Total Winter Credits16Total Spring Credits14

Third Year Milestone: Explore a summer internship.

Fourth Year

Fall CoursesFall CreditsWinter CoursesWinter CreditsSpring CoursesSpring Credits
BA 3114BA 3854BA 4956
BA 3394ACTG 3954ACTG 4954
ACTG 4924Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement3-4ACTG 4302
ACTG Elective4BA 3024General Elective4
  BA 3272  
Total Fall Credits14-16Total Winter Credits17-18Total Spring Credits16

Fourth Year Milestone: Apply to graduate two terms in advance (by first week of Winter term).

 

Additional Map Notes:

  • STAT 241: Placement test required – See Math Department.
  • MGMT 200 (Business School Basics): Optional.
  • Sophomore Inquiry or Honors: For University Studies, two Sophomore Inquiry courses are required, but for Honors, three Sophomore courses are required.
  • Race and Ethnic Studies Requirement: Two courses required, each minimum 3 credits: one course must focus on the U.S. experience; the second course must center the experiences of groups under European and U.S. colonialism and imperialism beyond the United States. One must be within the School of Gender, Race and Nations or be cross-listed with one of the SGRN units: Black Studies (BSt), Chicano/Latino Studies (ChLa), Indigenous Nations Studies (NAS), or Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies (WS). If you choose a RESR course that can be applied towards another requirement, take an elective here instead.
  • BA 495: Prerequisite - All 8 BA 300 level courses and senior class standing. Meets Capstone requirement.
  • ACTG Elective: 4 credit ACTG elective required. If preparing for CPA exam, additional classes are recommended. See advisor for list.
  • You may need to add additional general elective credits to your plan to reach 180 total credits.

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