UMUC Europe - Associate's - Accounting Curriculum Program

Required core courses (6 credits): ACCT 220 and 221
Additional core courses (9 credits): Chosen from: any ACCT or FINC courses: any accounting or finance course in BMGT or MGST
Required computing course (3 credits) IFSM 201
Accounting-related courses (9 credits): Chosen from any ACCT and FINC courses; BMGT 110, CMIS 102, ECON 201 and 203, and STAT 200 (or 230) or contact an academic advisor for additional approved courses
Elective (1 credit): Any course related to interests and goals

Accounting Curriculum Courses

First Courses

(to be taken within the first 18 credits)

Note: Placement tests are required for math and writing courses.

LIBS 150 Information Literacy and Research Methods (1)

WRTG 101/101X Introduction to Writing (3)

MATH 103 College Mathematics (3)
or MATH 107 College Algebra
or a higher-level math course

BMGT 110 Introduction to Business and Management (3)
(recommended accounting-related curriculum course for students with no prior business experience)

ACCT 220 Principles of Accounting I (3)

Introductory Courses

(to be taken within the first 30 credits)

ACCT 221 Principles of Accounting II (3)

ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
(required for BS in accounting)
or other ANTH, BEHS, ECON, GEOG, GVPT, PSYC, SOCY,
or eligible AASP, CCJS, GERO,
or WMST course to fulfill the first general education requirement in behavioral and social sciences

BIOL 101 Concepts of Biology (3)
and BIOL 102 Laboratory in Biology (1)
or BIOL 103 Introduction to Biology
or other course(s) to fulfill the general education requirement in biological and physical sciences with related laboratory

WRTG 291 Expository and Research Writing (3)
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in communications/ writing

IFSM 201 Introduction to Computer-Based Systems 3
(required computing course for the curriculum)

Additional Required Courses

(to be taken after first and introductory courses)

PHIL 140 Contemporary Moral Issues (3)
or other ARTH, ARTT, HIST, HUMN, MUSC, PHIL, THET, dance, literature,
or foreign language course to fulfill the first general education requirement in arts and humanities

PSYC 100 Introduction to Psychology (3)
or SOCY 100 Introduction to Sociology
or other course to fulfill the second general education requirement in behavioral and social sciences
(discipline must differ from first)

NSCI 100 Introduction to Physical Science (3)
or ASTR 100 Introduction to Astronomy
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in biological and physical sciences

Core Course (see Requirements for the Curriculum) (3)

HIST 142 Western Civilization II (3)
or HIST 157 History of the United States Since 1865
or other ARTH
or HIST course to fulfill the general education requirement in arts and humanities for the historical perspective
(discipline must differ from other humanities course)

SPCH 100 Foundations of Speech Communication (3)
or SPCH 101 Introduction to Public Speaking
or other course to fulfill the general education requirement in communications/ writing
or speech

STAT 230 Business Statistics (3)
or STAT 200 Introduction to Statistics
or other accounting-related course for the curriculum (see Requirements for the Curriculum)

ECON 203 Principles of Microeconomics 3
or other accounting-related curriculum course

Core Course (see Requirements for the Curriculum) (3)

Elective Course

(chosen from any course to complete the 60 credits for the degree) (1)

Total credits for AA with accounting specialization 60

UMUC Europe Undergraduate Catalog 2009-2010. (pdf 3.2MB)

Last updated: 10 August 2009