Accounting
With a major in Accounting, students position themselves for a career that takes on the challenges of a changing global business environment.

Accounting students who take positions in public accounting firms provide tax, auditing, and consulting services to their clients. Graduates employed by corporations or non-profit organizations may work as part of the management team involved in decision making and tax analysis to provide reliable financial data.

Accounting majors desiring to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) must complete 150 credit hours of education to qualify to sit for the CPA exam. Many students will combine their undergraduate degree with a Master’s degree to meet the credit hour requirements.

General Education Requirements27 credits
Arts 3 credits

Humanities  6 credits

Social Science 6 credits
(cannot include Econ, other than 100 or 193 or 248)

Natural Science 6 credits
(including one lab; cannot include Math 211/231)

Other RequirementsCommun 103 or 105
English 205
UWM Foreign Language Requirement
UWM Cultural Diversity Requirement
(One course from the Arts, Humanities, or Social Sciences must also satisfy UWM’s Cultural Diversity requirement.)

Business Foundation Courses19 credits
Econ 103 Principles of Microeconomics
Econ 104 Principles of Macroeconomics
Bus Adm 201 Intro to Financial Accounting
(“B” or better required for Accounting Majors)
Bus Adm 210 Intro to Management Statistics
Bus Adm 230 Intro to Information Systems
Math 211 Survey in Calculus and Analytic Geometry, or equivalent

Admission to the MajorStudents are eligible to be admitted to their major when the following requirements have been completed:

• Attain Junior standing (56 credits)
• Satisfy English Composition Requirement (complete the English sequence with a “C” or better in English 102 or place high enough on the English Placement Test)
• Satisfy Math Competency (complete the math sequence with a grade of “C” or better in Math 105 or place high enough on the Math Placement Test)
• Complete the six Business Foundation courses (with a cumulative gpa of 2.00 or above)
• Obtain a cumulative gpa of 2.50 or above in ALL coursework, including transfer coursework
• Students must fill out the pink Admission to the Major form (available in the Undergraduate Student Services office, Lubar N297)

Business Courses27 credits
Bus Adm 330 Organizations
Bus Adm 350 Principles of Finance
Bus Adm 360 Principles of Marketing
Bus Adm 370 Operations Management
Bus Adm 391 Business Law I
Bus Adm 550 Management Analysis

Choose one of the following:
Bus Adm 293 Business Ethics
Bus Adm 311 Quality and Process Improvement
Bus Adm 380 Intro to Real Estate Markets

Choose one of the following:
Bus Adm 320 Managerial Economics
Bus Adm 447 Entrepreneurship
Bus Adm 450 Intermediate Finance
Bus Adm 455 Financial Institutions
Bus Adm 456 International Financial Management
Bus Adm 482 Valuation of Real Estate

Choose one of the following International Courses:
Bus Adm 456 International Financial Management
Bus Adm 465 International Marketing
Bus Adm 496 International Business
Bus Adm 498 Study Abroad: Business Topics

Accounting Major21 credits
Required Courses
Bus Adm 301 Intermediate Accounting
(“B” or better in 201 required, 2.50 cumulative GPA)
Bus Adm 402 Advanced Financial Accounting
(“B” or better in 301 required)
Bus Adm 404 Cost Management
(“B” or better in 301 required)
Bus Adm 405 Income Tax Accounting I
(“C” or better in 301 required)
Bus Adm 406 Income Tax Accounting II
Bus Adm 408 Accounting Information Systems
(“C” or better in 301 required)
Bus Adm 409 Auditing: Procedures and Applications
(“B” or better in 301 required)

Accounting students entering a MS program with a concentration in Accounting or Tax (fifth year) should strongly consider a 3-credit internship (BUS ADM 400) in the spring or summer (before or after) their senior year.

Business Electives6 credits
May include additional Bus Adm courses in the major, business courses outside of the major, and/or courses used in the completion of a second major or certificate program.

General Electives20 credits (At least 11 credits must be from outside Business and Economics)

May include:
English 101 Introduction to College Writing
English 102 College Writing and Research
Math 105 Intermediate Algebra
Foreign Language credits

 

The UWM-Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business makes every effort to ensure that the information on this page is accurate and up-to-date. However, it is the student's responsibility to verify all program requirements with an academic advisor in the Student Services Center.