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Accounting and Finance (B.S.)

Granite State College’s Bachelor of Science in Accounting and Finance blends content knowledge in accounting and finance with corresponding knowledge of organizational processes in the field. This program prepares graduates to help organizations better leverage assets, manage budgets, gain efficiencies, and maximize investments. The program provides a foundation for individuals whose future goals may include earning the credential of Certified Public Accountant.

Students will:

Demonstrate knowledge in the fields of accounting and finance to provide sound information through uses of valid processes to users of accounting and financial services.
Show thorough competence in understanding quantitative and qualitative methods as applied to problem-solving in the fields of accounting and finance.
Communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing, to explain, evaluate, and present financial and accounting information to varied audiences.
Employ integrity, ethics and social responsibility in accounting and financial practices.

Early Course Group		Taken early in the degree program.
CRIT 500	Critical Thinking	4 cr
CMPL 511	Software Tools	4 cr
ENG 500	Writing Process	4 cr
COMM 553	Presentational Communication	4 cr
ECO 512	Principles of Economics	4 cr
MGMT 511	Financial Accounting	4 cr
Middle Course Group		Taken in the middle of the degree program.
MATH 504	Statistics	4 cr
MGMT 500	Principles of Management	4 cr
MGMT 510	Applied Managerial Accounting	4 cr
MGMT 566	Organizational Behavior	4 cr
ACC 600	Intermediate Accounting I	4 cr
ACC 601	Intermediate Accounting II	4 cr
ACC 550	Accounting Information Systems	4 cr
ENG 601	Writing for the Professions	4 cr
Upper Course Group		Taken near the end of the degree program.
MGMT 611	Money and Banking	4 cr
MGMT 612	Investment Principles	4 cr
MGMT 613	Financial Management	4 cr
MGMT 615	Financial Modeling and Decision-Making	4 cr
MGMT 625	Legal and Ethical Issues in Business Managment	4 cr
ACC 610	Cost Accounting	4 cr
ACC 615	Auditing	4 cr
ACC 612	Taxation	4 cr
ECO 600	International Economics (meets Global Perspectives Requirement)
Capstone Course		Taken after all other requirements in the major.
MGMT 650	Integrative Capstone: Seminar in Strategic Management	4 cr
Anytime Courses		Choose courses of interest at any time to fill openings in your degree program.
Arts and Culture		4 cr
Literature and Ideas		4 cr
History and Politics		4 cr
Social Science		Met by ECO 512
Science		4 cr
General Electives		Choose additional courses to reach required total of 120 credits.
Global Perspectives Requirement		Met by ECO 600
Total		120 cr (minimum)
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