Suggested Schedule for Accountancy Majors
1st YEAR
| Semester 1 (15-16 hours) | Semester 2 (15 hours) |
| ENGL 103 (3) (depends on Placement Exam) Rhetoric & Composition I |
ENGL 104 (3) (depends on Placement Exam) Rhetoric & Composition II |
| COMS 100 (3) Fundamentals of Oral Communication |
General Education (3) |
| General Education (3) | MATH 211 (3) (depends on Placement Exam) Calculus for Business & Social Science |
| MATH 110 College Algebra (3) (depends on Placement Exam) or MATH 211 Calculus for Business & Social Science |
MGMT 217 (3) Legal Environment of Business |
| OMIS 259 (3) Intro to Business Information Systems |
PSYC 102 (3) Intro to Psychology |
| UNIV 101 (1) or UBUS 101 (1-3) University Experience or Business Disciplines & Issues |
UBUS 100 ABCD (0 ) Career Compass |
2nd YEAR
| Semester 1 (15 hours) | Semester 2 (15 hours) |
| ACCY 206 (3) Intro to Financial Accounting |
ACCY 207 (3) Intro to Cost Management |
| ECON 260 or 261 (3) Principles of Micro or Macro Economics |
ECON 260 or 261 (3) Principles of Micro or Macro Economics |
| UBUS 223 (3) Intro to Business Statistics |
General Education (3) |
| General Education (3) | General Education (3) |
| General Education (3) | General Education (3) |
Lower level business core requirements & GPA must be met to enroll in 300/400 level courses.
See retention criteria.
3rd YEAR
| Semester 1 (16-17 hours) | Semester 2 (15-16 hours) |
| ACCY 310A ACCY Info Systems (3) |
ACCY 331 Financial Reporting I (3) |
| ACCY 310S ACCY Info Systems Lab (1 ) |
ACCY 360 Assurance Services (3) |
| ACCY 320 Intermediate Cost Mgmt. (3) |
ACCY 370** ACCY Career Seminar (0-1 ) |
| ACCY 370** ACCY Career Seminar (0-1 ) |
MGMT 346 Business Communications (3) |
| UBUS 310 Business Core Lecture (9) |
UBUS 311 Business Core Applications (3) |
| Non Accountancy Elective (3) |
4th YEAR
| Semester 1 (15 hours) | Semester 2 (13 hours) |
| ACCY 432 Financial Reporting II (3) |
Advanced ACCY Course (3) |
| ACCY 450 Taxation of Business Entities & Individuals (3) |
Advanced ACCY Course (3) |
| FINA 410 Financial Markets & Investments (3) |
Advanced ACCY Course (3) |
| Non Accountancy Elective (3) | MGMT 468 Strategic Management (3) |
| Non Accountancy Elective (3) | ACCY 470 Accounting Career Skills Seminar (3) |
** Students planning an internship should register for ACCY 370 during their first semester. If a student receives a spring internship, this schedule will need to be adjusted.
Alternate Suggested Schedule
Although other factors are also important in getting a good job, most employers, when making hiring decisions, place significant weight on a student's GPA and involvement in campus activities. If you were taking just one accounting course during a semester, planning and managing your time so that you could successfully learn the course material and participate in campus activities would not be an issue. You, however, are probably taking more than one course each semester as well as possibly working, commuting, and trying to keep up a personal life. Nobody can sustain an intense schedule for long. So that you can meet all of your responsibilities, succeed at NIU, and be offered the career position you want, you need to keep the following guideline in mind as you plan your course schedule.
REMEMBER THE 60 HOUR RULE: Multiply the number of hours in which you are enrolled by three. Subtract that amount from 60 hours in order to determine how many hours you can reasonably work a week and not experience complete burn-out. If you cannot decrease the number of hours you are working, then decrease the number of hours in which you enroll as suggested in the schedule below.
Suggested Sequence 300 and 400 Level Courses (3rd YEAR)
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| ACCY 310A Info Systems (3 hrs.) |
ACCY 331 Financial Reporting I (3 hrs.) |
| ACCY 310S ACCY Info Systems Lab (1 hr.) |
ACCY 320 Intermediate Cost Mgmt. (3 hrs.) |
| UBUS 310 Business Core: Lecture (9 hrs.) |
ACCY 370 Accountancy Career Planning Seminar * (1 hr.) |
| MGMT 346 Business Communications (3 hrs.) |
|
| UBUS 311 Business Core Applications (3 hrs.) |
|
| 13 hours | 13 hours |
Suggested Sequence 300 and 400 Level Courses (4th YEAR)
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| ACCY 432 Financial Reporting II (3 hrs.) |
ACCY 450 Taxation (3 hrs.) |
| ACCY 360 Assurance Services (3 hrs.) |
Advanced ACCY Course (3 hrs.) |
| Non Accountancy Elective (3 hrs.) | FINA 410 Financial Markets & Investments (3 hrs.) |
| Non Accountancy Elective (3 hrs.) | Non Accountancy Elective (3 hrs.) |
| 12 hours | 12 hours |
Suggested Sequence 300 and 400 Level Courses (5th YEAR)
| Semester 1 | Semester 2 |
| MGMT 468 Strategic Management (3 hrs.) |
|
| Advanced ACCY Course (3 hrs.) | |
| Advanced ACCY Course (3 hrs.) | |
| ACCY 470 Career Skills Seminar (1 hrs.) |
|
| 10 hours |