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Forensic Accounting, B.S.


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A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Accounting.

Core Requirements (46 to 49 credits)


Major Requirements


48 Credits:

Electives


24 to 30 credits

Note


Completion of this program of study results in a Bachelor of Science degree with a major in forensic accounting and prepares the graduate for a career in a broad range of organizational positions requiring accounting and forensic accounting skills.

Because the requirements for the Accounting major are a subset of the requirements for the Forensic Accounting Major, students may double major in Accounting and Forensic Accounting by completing the Forensic Accounting major and also ACCT 415 - Special Topics in Forensic Accounting  . Students with a Forensic Accounting major will be eligible to sit for the CPA exam, and the CFF and CFE exams.

To earn a Bachelor of Science in Forensic Accounting, students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Students must also earn a major GPA of 2.0, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0.

Sample Four Year Sequence


Freshman Year

Fall Semester

FSYM 101 The First Year Symposium (3)  

Elective (3)

World Languages I (3)

ACCT 101 Accounting Principles I (3)  

Foundations in Social Science (3) Recommended course (not required) ECON 101 Foundations of Economics: Macroeconomics (3)  

15 credits

Spring Semester

WCIV 102 WCIV 102 (3)  

PHIL 103 Foundations of Philosophy (3)  

World Languages II (3)

ACCT 102 Accounting Principles II (3)  

Elective (3)

15 credits

 

Sophomore Year

Fall Semester

WCIV 201 The Western Imagination: the Renaissance to the Great War (3)  

PHIL 203 Philosophy in the Modern Age (3)  

MATH 211 Mathematical Thinking (3)  

ACCT 201 Intermediate Accounting I (3)  

ACCT 311 Forensic Accounting and Fraud Examination (3)  

15 credits

Spring Semester

AMER 202 America in the World (3)  

THEOL 220 Belief in Today’s World (3)  

Elective (3)

ACCT 202 Intermediate Accounting II (3)  

ACCT 414 Communication Skills for Forensic Accountants (3)  

15 credits

 

Junior Year

Fall Semester

THEOL 320 Encountering Christ (3)  

xxMO 300 Modernity in Lit/Art/Music/Theater (3)

Lab Science (3) (either semester)

ACCT 301 Cost Accounting (3)  

ACCT 413 Introduction to Forensic Data Analytics and Electronic Evidence (3)  

15 credits

Spring Semester

THEOL/PHIL 300 Ethics and The Human Good (3) (choose one)

xxGE Global Encounters (3) 

BUS 360 Corporate Finance I (3)  

ACCT 303 Advanced Accounting I (3)  

ACCT 414 Communication Skills for Forensic Accountants (3)  

15 credits

 

Senior Year

Fall Semester

ACCT 405 Auditing (3)  

ACCT 310 Accounting Information Systems (3)  

ACCT ____ Forensic Accounting Elective (3)

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

15 credits

Spring Semester

ACCT 401 Federal Income Tax (3)  

ACCT ____ Forensic Accounting Elective (3)

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

Elective (3)

15 credits

 

Forensic Accounting electives (2 courses) may be selected from:

ACCT 415 Special Topics in Forensic Accounting (3)                                    CJUST 319 Cyber Forensics (3)  

ACCT 424 Advanced Auditing II (3)                                                               CJUST 370 Organized Crime (3)  

BUS 320 Statistics (3)                                                                                    CJUST 380 White Collar Crime (3)  

BUS 301 Business Law I (3)                                                                          IFSY 347 Data Mining   

BUS 302 Business Law II (3)                                                                         IFSY 355 Database (3)  

CJUST 314 Cyber Security (3)                                                                      SOC 314 Deviant Behavior (3)  

Note: Actual semseters that upper level Forensic Accounting courses will be offered may change slightly.