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The ACCOUNTING Area of Emphasis

What’s New in Accounting?

Accounting Information Sessions: 
December 7, 2009 (Mon) 5 to 6 p.m., KOBL 340
Any student who is interested in learning about the 5-year program, MS standalone, CPA exam, recruiting, etc. is invited to come.

What courses will you take as an accounting student?  Flowchart
What order should these courses be taken in?
Following is a sample schedule for your BCORs and Area courses. This gives you an idea of what you should take and when. Critical prerequisites are noted so read carefully. This is not the only way to arrange your schedule—use this as a reference tool and work with your academic advisor to plan your schedule. This chart includes only those courses for the undergraduate area in accounting—additional requirements exist for students planning the 5-year Concurrent BS/MS program and for those trying to qualify for a CPA.

FRESHMEN

BCOR 1010 Intro to Business,   BCOR 1020 Business Statistics

SOPHOMORE

BCOR 2000 Accounting,   BCOR 2200 Finance

BCOR 2300 Management,   BCOR 2400 Marketing

BCOR 2500 Systems

JUNIOR

BCOR 3010 Social Responsibility,   BCOR 3000 Business Law

ACCT 3220 Corp. Fin. Reporting 1,   ACCT 3320 Cost Mgmt

JUNIOR/SENIOR

ACCT 3230 Corp. Fin. Reporting 2,   ACCT 4---

ACCT 4---

SENIOR

ACCT 4850 Senior Seminar in Accounting

NOTES

  1. BCOR 2200 must be taken after BCOR 2000, but the other 2000-level BCORs can be taken in any order.
  2. Both BCOR 2000 and BCOR 2200 (plus 52 hours completed) are prerequisites for 3000-level ACCT courses. In order to be prepared to begin ACCT courses, we strongly recommend that you complete BCOR 2000 and 2200 in the sophomore year.

  3. ACCT 3220 is the prerequisite for ACCT 3230. ACCT 3320 may be taken along with ACCT 3220 OR 3230.

  4. The 3000-level ACCT courses are the prerequisites for the 4000-level ACCT courses. However, if you choose a 4000-level course that only has ACCT 3220 and/or ACCT 3320 as the prerequisite, then you make take a 4000-level accounting course while also taking ACCT 3230.
  5. We recommend that you take no more than 2 ACCT courses at any one time as these are challenging courses.
  6. BCOR 3010 and BCOR 3000 are recommended for junior year. ACCT 4850 is a senior year course generally taken in your last semester before graduation.
  7. You will also complete 15-18 hours of Business electives, which can be spread throughout the junior and senior years.


Need more information about the ACCT area?
Visit the ACCT Area page for information about CPA qualification, Accounting Course Descriptions, Career possibilities, and Enrollment Rules.

 

ACADEMIC ADVISORS
Visit the Undergraduate Student Services office for:

  1. Questions about degree requirements.
  2. Questions about policies, procedures, etc...
  3. Registration concerns and assistance.
  4. Help planning your schedule.
  5. Preparation and for graduation.
  6. Preapprovals for Study abroad and transfer credit.
  7. Information about Course prerequisite and sequences
  8. Assistance if on academic probation or suspension
  9. Personal issues that are affecting your academic performance.
  10. Referrals to available on campus resources for study skills, tutoring, health and wellness, and etc…
  11. General academic questions and concerns.

Contact Us

FACULTY ADVISOR
Visit the faculty advisor in ACCT for :

1. Assistance in selecting 4000-level courses that will meet your career goals.
2. Assistance choosing business electives that will complement your area.
3. Questions about the content of area courses.
4. Discussion about the field and career possibilities within the field.
5. General Questions about CPA qualifications.

The Current ACCT advisor is:
Jay Ballentine
Office: Kobl 430
 Office Hours: Tue & Thur 2pm -4:15pm Wed 1:30pm -5:00
& by appointment              
Jay.ballentine@colorado.edu

CONCURRENT ADVISOR
Visit the concurrent faculty advisor in ACCT for:

1. Academic advising if you are in the 5-yr Concurrent BS/MS program.
2. Questions about admission to the 5-yr Concurrent program
3. Controlled enrollment into 5000- and 6000-level ACCT courses.
4. Discussion about the field and career possibilities within the field.
5. Questions about CPA qualifications.

The Concurrent Advisor is:

Cathleen S. Burns
Office:Kobl 441
Office Hours: Mon & Thur 3:30-5pm
Tue & Wed 10:00-  
leedsms@colorado.edu