Arizona State University W. P. Carey School of Business 52 courses 120 total credits
Build accounting, auditing and tax skills in Arizona State University's accountancy degree, BS. You'll be equipped to pursue careers in public, corporate and governmental accounting.
| Total Credits | 120 credits |
Career Navigation
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WPC 148 | First-Year Introduction to Career Development | 0.25 |
| WPC 248 or WPC 347 | Sophomore Career Narrative Design or Intermediate Career Management | 0.25 |
| WPC 348 | Junior Networking Foundations | 0.25 |
| WPC 448 | Senior Career Transition Management | 0.25 |
| Total Career Navigation | 1 credits | |
Business Core
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| FIN 300 or FIN 303 | Fundamentals of Finance or Honors Finance | 3 |
| LES 305 | Business Law and Ethics for Managers | 3 |
| MGT 300 or MGT 303 | Principles of Management and Leadership or Honors Organizational Strategies, Leadership, and Behavior | 3 |
| MKT 300 or MKT 303 | Marketing and Business Performance or Honors Marketing Theory and Practice | 3 |
| SCM 300 or SCM 303 | Global Supply Operations or Honors Global Supply Operations | 3 |
| WPC 300 | Problem Solving and Actionable Analytics | 3 |
| Total Business Core | 18 credits | |
Business Core - Upper Division International Business Course:
Choose from this list.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| AGB 302 | International Management and Agribusiness | 3 |
| ECN 306 | Survey of International Economics | 3 |
| MGT 302 | Principles of International Business | 3 |
| MKT 425 | Global Marketing Management | |
| SCM 463 | Global Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| Total | 3 credits | |
Major Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 330 | Data Analytics in Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 340 | External Reporting I | 3 |
| ACC 430 or ACC 450 | Taxes and Business Decisions or Principles of Auditing | 3 |
| ACC 440 | External Reporting II | 3 |
| ACC 444 | Integrated Business Processes and Enabling Technologies | 3 |
| Total Major Courses | 15 credits | |
Major Courses - Upper Division Accountancy Major Electives:
Choose from this list.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 350 | Internal Reporting | 3 |
| ACC 430 | Taxes and Business Decisions | 3 |
| ACC 450 | Principles of Auditing | 3 |
| ACC 460 | Ethics for Professional Accountants | |
| ACC 494 | Topic: ESG Reporting | |
| CIS 407 | Business Database Systems Development | 3 |
| Total | 6 credits | |
Business Capstone
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WPC 480 | W. P. Carey Capstone Course | 3 |
| Total Business Capstone | 3 credits | |
Business Skills Courses
ACC 232 and ACC 242 are the recommended lower-division ACC courses for Accountancy students.
Business Skills Courses - Complete one of the following:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 232 | Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 231 | Uses of Accounting Information I | 3 |
| ACC 261 | Honors Fundamentals of Financial Accounting | 3 |
Business Skills Courses - Complete one of the following:
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 242 | Managerial Accounting I | 3 |
| ACC 241 | Uses of Accounting Information II | 3 |
| ACC 271 | Honors Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
Business Skills Courses
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| CIS 105 | Computer Applications and Information Technology | 3 |
| ECN 211 | Macroeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ECN 212 | Microeconomic Principles | 3 |
| ECN 221 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| MAT 210 | Brief Calculus | 3 |
| MAT 211 | Mathematics for Business Analysis | 3 |
| Total Business Skills Courses | 18 credits | |
Other Business Courses
PSY Elective AND Social and Behavioral Sciences (SOBE) 3 credit hours SOC Elective AND Social and Behavioral Sciences (SOBE) 3 credit hours
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| COM 259 | Communication in Business and the Professions | 3 |
| ENG 302 | Business Writing | 3 |
| WPC 150 | Business and Society | 3 |
| Total Other Business Courses | 9 credits | |
ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar
ASU 101 or college-specific equivalent First-Year Seminar required of all first-year students.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| WPC 101 | Student Success in Business | 1 |
| Total ASU 101 or College-Specific First-Year Seminar | 1 credits | |
First-Year Composition
All baccalaureate degree students must fulfill university graduation requirements, including a minimum of 120 credit hours, with at least 45 credit hours in upper-division courses. All undergraduate students must complete General Studies requirements. Mathematics Placement Assessment score determines placement in first mathematics course. Students should work with their academic advisor, and consider course prerequisites, in order to complete all degree requirements in four years. Students must earn a 2.00 GPA in all courses offered by the W. P. Carey School of Business. Students must earn a 2.00 GPA in major courses. Students must complete a minimum of 32 credit hours of W. P. Carey School of Business courses at ASU.
| Code | Course Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| ENG 101 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 102 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 105 | Advanced First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 107 | First-Year Composition | |
| ENG 108 | First-Year Composition | |
| Total First-Year Composition | 6 credits | |
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