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Final Exam Schedule-Fall 2011

Accounting Placement Exam (Previously AQE)

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October 24-October 28

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MS in Accounting

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BS Accounting

The Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree is divided into four components. Course work must total 120 semester hours, as follows:

• General Education: 60 hrs.
• Business Core: 33 hrs.
• Major: 27-28 hrs.
• Other Graduation Requirements

Minimum 120 hours are needed for graduation

Business Courses 60 hours
Accounting major requirements (27)	Required (19)	Actg 315 Intermediate Financial Accounting I (3) Actg 316 Intermediate Financial Accounting II (3) Actg 326 Cost Accounting (3) Actg 435 Auditing (4) Actg 445 Federal Income Tax I (3) Actg 474 Accounting Information Systems (3)
	Electives (8) from	Actg 355 Business Law I (3) Actg 417 Advanced Financial Accounting (3) Actg 446 Federal Income Tax II (3) Actg 456 Business Law II (3) Actg 465 Governmental & Non-profit Accounting (3) Actg 475 Database Accounting Systems (3) Actg 484 International Accounting (3) Actg 494 Special topics (varying)
Business Core(33 hours)	Required (29)	Actg 210--Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 hrs) Actg 211--Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3 hrs) Fin 300--Introduction to Managerial Finance (3 hrs) IDS 200--Management Information Systems I (4 hrs) IDS 270--Business Statistics I (4 hrs) IDS 355--Operation Management I (3 hrs) Mgmt 340--Introduction to Organizations (3 hrs) Mgmt 350--Business and Its External Environment (3 hrs) Mktg 360--Introduction to Marketing (3 hrs)
	Integrative Course--Competitive Strategies	All students must take one integrative course. Taking one of the following courses may satisfy this requirement: Actg 495, Econ 495, Fin 495, IDS 495 or Mgmt 495. Note that all of these courses have the same prerequisites (senior standing and completion of all the other CBA core courses). Students may take the integrative course in any department, not necessarily in their major (4 hrs)
Other Graduation Requirements	Foreign Language	The College of Business Administration requires at least two years of a single foreign language in high school (with minimum grades of "C") as a criterion for admissions. Students with a deficiency in this area must take, after admission to UIC, two semesters of a single foreign language at the college level, with minimum grades of "C"

Students who intend to sit for the CPA exam are recommended to take Accounting 355, 417,446, 456 and 465 as electives.

General education requirements 60 hours
Basic education requirements 28	Business Administration Orientation	BA 100 - Business Administration Orientation (0 hrs) BA 200 --Managerial Communication (3hrs)
	English	English 160 --English Composition I (3 hrs) English 161 --English Composition II (3 hrs)
	Mathematics	Math 160 --Finite Mathematics for Business (5 hrs) Math 165 --Calculus for Business (5 hrs) (Math 180 may be taken in place of Math 165)
	Economics	Econ 130 --Principles of Economics for Business (5 hrs) Econ 218 --Microeconomics: Theory and Business Applications (4 hrs)
General Education Core
	Approved course listings can be accessed by clicking the requirement	Analyzing the Natural World (5 hrs) Understanding the Individual and Society (3 hrs) Understanding the Past (3 hrs) Understanding the Creative Arts (3 hrs) Exploring World Cultures (3 hrs) Understanding U.S. Society (3 hrs)
Advanced Quantitative Skills (3 hrs)	Three hours to be chosen from the following:	Accounting majors may take either Econ 346, IDS 371 or Phil 102
Electives (9)	Nine hours of elective courses are required. The following types of courses are restricted from this category:	Health Movement Sciences Music skills Preparatory Math Preparatory English Academic Skills Program (ASP) Business courses used towards the degree in another part of the curriculum