Admissions are competitive and not all students are admitted at that time. Students who have not declared an accounting major, but are interested in accounting major are urged to take Ecoa 181 - Principles of Financial Accounting. Following completion of this first introductory course, students could consider applying for admission to the major or to the Accounting minor . Admissions to the major are solicited each February. Students should have completed at least the first semester of Principles of Financial Accounting prior to applying for the major.
Admissions are competitive.
Performance in Accounting and Economics courses, as well as other quantitative courses, is the major factor in determining which students will be admitted to the major. The major is limited to 28 students in each class. As of January 2000, the majority of state boards of public accountancy have adopted the 150 hour requirement. The 150 hour requirement mandates that candidates for the CPA license complete additional college courses prior to sitting for the CPA examination. Most states permit the candidate to use undergraduate or graduate credits to fulfill the requirements.