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2012-2013 General Catalog (Spring 2013)

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Accounting and Economics Dual Major - BA

Jon M. Hunstman School of Business

School of Accountancy

Minimum University Requirements

Total Credits	120
Grade Point Average (most majors require higher GPA)	2.00 GPA
Credits of C- or better	100
Credits of upper-division courses (#3000 or above)	40
USU Credits (30 USU credits, 20 of which must be upper-division courses, 10 of which must be courses required for student’s major)	30 USU credits
Completion of approved major program of study	See college advisor
Credits in minor (if required)	12
Credits in American Institutions (ECN 1500 ;HIST 1700 , HIST 2700 or HIST 2710 ; HONR 1300 ; POLS 1100 ; or USU 1300	3
General Education Requirements and University Studies Depth Requirements

Bachelor of Arts Degree Language Requirement

Bachelor of Arts Degree

A Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree signifies proficiency in one or more foreign languages. Specifically, the BA requirement may be completed in one of the following ways:

Demonstration of proficiency in one foreign language by successful completion of one course at the 2020-level or higher (or its equivalent).
Or
Demonstration of proficiency in American Sign Language by successful completion of COMD 4920 and COMD 4780 , and by passing an exit interview.
Or
Demonstration of proficiency in two foreign languages by successful completion of the 1020 course level in one language and the 2010 course level in the second language (or its equivalent).
Or
Completion of an upper-division (3000-level or higher) foreign language grammar or literature course requiring the 2020 course level (or its equivalent) as a prerequisite. Conversation courses cannot be considered for satisfying this requirement.

For nonnative English-speaking students only, the following options are available:

Successful completion of the Intensive English Language Institute (IELI) program for international students.
Or
TOEFL, Michigan, or IELI placement scores high enough to meet the University admission criteria.

Requirements for Accounting and Economics Dual Major, BA/BS

Select 12 credits in economics in addition to the courses required for an accounting major from the following:

ECN 3010 - Managerial Economics (DSS) 3 or
ECN 4010 - Intermediate Microeconomics 3
ECN 4020 - Intermediate Macroeconomics 3 or
ECN 5000 - Advanced Macroeconic Topics 3
Upper-division Economics electives 6

Accounting Major Requirements

For a bachelor’s degree in accounting, students must complete at least 120 credits, including at least 30 credits in accounting and at least 90 credits in nonaccounting courses. At least 12 credits of upper-division accounting courses must be completed through the USU School of Accountancy. To qualify for graduation as an accounting major, a student must have an accounting and an overall GPA of at least 2.5. All accounting majors are required to complete the General Education requirements and the University Studies Depth Education requirements , the Huntsman School of Business Acumen, and the Required Accounting Courses.

ECN 1500
will fulfill the American Institutions Breadth requirement
ECN 2010
will fulfill the Social Sciences Breadth requirement
For Huntsman School of Business students, courses taken for their major will meet the Exploration requirement.
MATH 1100
will fulfill the Exploration requirement for Accounting majors.
MIS 3200
will cover one of the two courses required for the Communications Intensive (CI) requirement
For Huntsman School of Business students, course taken for their major will meet the Quantitative Intensive (QI) requirement
Students must complete at least 2 credits in approved 3000-level or above courses from each of the following two categories for the Depth Course requirements: Humanities and Creative Arts (DHA) and Life and Physical Sciences (DSC)