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ACCOUNTING COURSES (ACT)
 
ACT 2291 Principles of Accounting I (3)
  Modern financial accounting theory and practices applied to sole proprietorships, partner ships, and corporations.
   
ACT 2292 Principles of Accounting II (3)
  Modern financial and managerial accounting theory and practices applied to an organization's liabilities, cash flows, planning, budgeting, and control. Prerequisite: ACT 2291.
   
ACT 3391 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
  Theory and applications of assets, liabilities, and owners' equity, revenues, expenses, and analytical process. Prerequisite: ACT 2292.
   
ACT 3392 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
  Theory and applications of assets, liabilities, and owners' equity, pensions, leases, earnings per share, and analytical process. Prerequisite: ACT 3391.
   
ACT 3394 Governmental Accounting (3)
  Municipal and governmental accounting; preparation and use of budgets, records, and statements. Prerequisite: ACT 2292.
   
ACT 3395 Managerial/Cost Accounting I (3)
  Manufacturing and distribution cost accounting, material, labor and overhead costs in job order and process cost accounting. These courses must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite: ACT 2292.
   
ACT 3396 Accounting Information Systems (3)
  Principles underlying establishment of complete accounting systems; applications to typical business organization; emphasis on the functions of control and protection. Prerequisite: ACT 2292.
   
ACT 4435 International Accounting (3)
  An overview of emerging issues related to international accounting and reporting of financial information across national boundaries. The course will address topics such as accounting and auditing standards, disclosure practices, and financial reporting in a global business environment. Prerequisite: ACT 3392.
   
ACT 4491 Advanced Accounting (3)
  Theory and applications of accounting for business combinations, branches and segments, partnerships, and foreign currency transactions and translations. Prerequisite: ACT 3392.
   
ACT 4493 Guided Independent Study (1-3 credit hours per course per semester)
  Supervised study. Additional information is indexed under Guided Independent Research and Study.
   
ACT 4494 Income Tax Accounting I (3)
  Principals and dictates of individual capital and taxation of individual income. Prerequisite: ACT 2292.
   
ACT 4495 Income Tax Accounting II (3)
  Tax laws and regulations for partnership, corporations, estates and fiduciaries. Prerequisite: ACT 4494.
   
ACT 4496 Managerial/Cost Accounting II (3)
  Manufacturing and distribution cost accounting, material, labor and overhead costs in job order and process cost accounting. These courses must be taken in sequence. Prerequisite: ACT 3395.
   
ACT 4497 Auditing (3)
  Auditing theory as contained in official pronouncements. Emphasis will be placed on material required for the CPA exam as it relates to professional ethics, audit engagement, internal control, audit sampling, evidence gathering and auditors’ reports. Prerequisite: ACT 3392.
   
ACT 4498 Advanced Auditing (3)
  Auditing theory and procedures as applied to transaction cycles, revenue cycles, expenditure cycles, and cash balances. This course covers EDP auditing as well as internal, operational, and governmental auditing. Prerequisite: ACT 4497.
   
ACT 4499 Accounting Internship (1-3 credit hours per course per semester)
  Internship in local, regional or national firm. Requires junior or senior standing and individual approval for the internship program. See “Internship Program” for additional requirements.