The Combined BBA Public Accounting/MS Financial Management Program is intended for students planning careers in accounting with a focus on financial management. It provides students with the coursework required to become a CPA and combines this preparation with an in-depth study of financial management. Students graduate with a strong background in both accounting and financial management and are well prepared for careers as financial managers and to advance to leadership positions in global corporations and financial institutions. In addition, students will cover a substantial amount of the material required to prepare them for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. The program gives students a thorough understanding of financial and managerial accounting, taxes, capital budgeting, cash flow valuation, risk management, capital structure, dividend policy, mergers and acquisitions and more.

Program Completion Summary

Major Completion Summary

Requirement	Credits
University Core Requirements	53
BBA Requriements	51
Open Electives	9
MS Requirements	41-42
Total Credits	154-155

Undergraduate BBA Requirements

University Core Requirements (53 Credits)

See complete University Core requirements.

Includes several of the major-required courses listed below:

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Foundation Requirement
MAT 104	Finite Mathematics	3
CIS 101	Introduction to Computing	3
or TS 105	Computers for Human Empowerment
Lubin Foundation Requirement in Quantitative Reasoning 1
ECO 105	Principles of Economics: Macroeconomics	3
ECO 106	Principles of Economics: Microeconomics	3
MAT 111	Elementary Calculus I	3
MAT 117	Elementary Statistics 2	4

1	These four courses are applied to the University Core Areas of Knowledge (AOK) requirement as an In-depth Sequence in Quantitative Reasoning. Therefore, Lubin majors are required to complete only one course from each of the four Areas of Knowledge. See Lubin Foundation Requirement in Quantitative Reasoning for more details.
2	MAT 117 Elementary Statistics satisfies one course in AOK- HSN (AOK5)

Major Requirements (51 Credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Business Core 1
ACC 203	Financial Accounting	4
ACC 204	Managerial Accounting	4
LAW 150	Business Law I	3
FIN 260	Financial Management	3
MAR 201	Principles of Marketing	3
MGT 150	Managerial and Organizational Concepts	3
Major Requirements
ACC 203	Financial Accounting 2	(4)
ACC 204	Managerial Accounting 2	(4)
ACC 301	Intermediate Accounting I	4
ACC 302	Intermediate Accounting II	4
ACC 319	Cost Accounting	4
ACC 375	Accounting Information Systems	3
Auxiliary Courses
CIS 122L	Advanced Spreadsheet Skills - Test Prep	3
FIN 320	Corporate Finance	3
LAW 360	Advanced Business Law	4
TAX 250	Federal Income Taxation I	3
TAX 311	Federal Income Taxation II	3
Total Credits		51

1	See Business Core Requirements for more details. MGT 226 Business Analytics, and MGT 490 Business Strategy are satisfied in the MS portion of the Program.
2	Applied toward the Business Core.

Open Electives (9 Credits)

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Open Electives
Select 9 credits 1		9
Total Credits		9

1	Includes UNV 101 First-Year Seminar: Introduction to University Community (1 credit) for all first-year students

Graduate MS Requirements

Program Requirements (41-42 Credits)

Business Writing Proficiency Requirement: Satisfactory performance as demonstrated with a score of 4.5 or higher on the Analytical Writing Assessment (AWA) portion of the GMAT. A student whose grade on the AWA demonstrates weakness in writing is required to complete and pass a seven-week, pass/fail course in Business Communications (BUS 043 Business Writing).

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
MS Prerequisite Course
BUS 043	Business Writing	1
MBA 810	Business Analytics and Statistics	3
CPA Review Courses (Non-credit Required)
ACC 060A	CPA Review - Financial Accounting Reporting	0
ACC 060B	CPA Review - Auditing and Attestation	0
Graduate Public Accounting Courses
ACC 620	Accounting Entities	3
ACC 632	Auditing	3
ACC 635	Advanced Auditing Practices	2
ACC 649	Contemporary Accounting Issues	3
MS Core Courses
ACC 645	Theory and Analysis of Financial Statements	3
FIN 644	Money and Capital Markets	3
FIN 647	Advanced Corporate Finance	3
FIN 667	Valuation of the Firm	3
FIN 649	International Corporate Finance	3
FIN 689	Financial Analysis and Policy	3
Specialization Electives
Choose two of the following courses:		6
FIN 634	Entrepreneurial Finance
FIN 648	Mergers and Acquisitions
FIN 661	Corporate Financial Risk Management
FIN 677	Contemporary Topics in Financial Management
FIN 692Q	Research Project
FIN 680	Approved Finance Topic Courses
MBA 802	Business Economics for Decision-Making
Capstone Course
MBA 820	Strategic Decisions	3
Total Credits		42