Accounting
Faculty
Description
Major Requirements
Program Policies
Course Descriptions
Faculty
John Volpe, Assistant Professor of Economics (Program Director)
V.R. Nemani, Associate Professor of Business Administration
Sheila Barry-Oliver, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Emilio Iodice, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
Rhonda Jones, Assistant Professor of Business Administration
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Description
Students in the School of Professional Studies may pursue a Bachelor
of Science degree (B.S.) in accounting. Accounting is the information
system that measures business activities, processes that information
into reports, and communicates the results to decision makers. It is
important for managers to understand and interpret accounting reports in
order to make optimal decisions. The accounting major at Trinity
prepares students for careers in securities markets, consulting,
investment banking, government accounting, public accounting, the
non-profit sector, and general management.
Students planning to take the CPA examination should ascertain the
eligibility criteria that apply to the state in which they plan to take
the test.
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Major Requirements
Required Courses (39 credits)
ALL of the following courses:
BADM 205 Legal Aspects of Business
BADM 213 Quantitative Methods of Business
BADM 221 Financial Accounting
BADM 243 Information Systems in Organizations
BADM 321 Intermediate Accounting
BADM 322 Advanced Financial Accounting I
BADM 323 Advanced Financial Accounting II
BADM 325 Business Financial Management
BADM 373 Organizational Behavior
BADM 421 Auditing Practice
BADM 423 International Accounting
BADM 425 Tax Accounting
BADM 427 Government and Non-Profit Accounting
Capstone Course (3 credits)
This course provides students with the opportunity to synthesize the
information, concepts, and skills acquired throughout the Accounting Program. It is taken at the end of one's course of study.
ONE capstone course:
BADM 499 Senior Seminar
Co-Requisite Courses (9 credits)
ALL of the following courses:
ECON 101 Introduction to Microeconomics
ECON 102 Introduction to Macroeconomics
PHIL 253 Business and Professional Ethics
Co-requisite courses are taken as part of the School of Professional
Studies' Core Curriculum. The required economics courses
fulfill half of the 6-credit Social Sciences requirement; PHIL 253
fulfills the 3-credit Philosophy requirement. If courses other than
these are used to meet Core Curriculum requirements, students must
take these three courses as part of their Electives; they may not
be taken as Business Electives. It is recommended that students take
the economics courses as early as possible in their program of study.
Course descriptions are available in the Business
Administration, Economics and Philosophy
sections of the catalog.
Suggested Electives
As students complete the remaining elective courses to fill out the
minimum of 128 credits required for a bachelor's degree, they are
encouraged to select courses from among the following:
BADM 101 Introduction to Business
BADM 211 Business Mathematics
BADM 231 Theory and Practice of Marketing
BADM 241 Computer Applications in Business
BADM 243 Information Systems in Organizations
BADM 251 Management & Leadership Development
BADM 307 International Business
COM 290 Public Speaking
ENGL 209 Business Writing
Course descriptions for these electives may be found in the Business
Administration, Communication,
and English sections of the catalog.
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Program Policies
Advanced Placement:
Credit earned through AP exams may not be applied toward the major.
CLEP Policy:
Students wishing to receive credit for CLEP examinations should contact the academic advising staff.
Cross-listed Courses:
Courses that are cross-listed represent identical courses offered with a different program prefix. Students may not enroll in or receive credit for more than one iteration of a cross-listed course even in different semesters.
Grades in Major Courses:
Students are required to earn a grade of "C" (2.0) or better in all courses counted to fulfill requirements for the major or minor.
Pass/No Pass:
The pass/no pass grading option is not accepted in courses to be applied for the major or minor.
Senior Assessment:
All majors are required to take BADM 499 Senior Seminar at Trinity College.
Study Abroad:
Students are encouraged to plan their studies to allow for the possibility of study abroad to obtain a greater understanding of how global economic, political, environmental, social, and cultural issues influence domestic and multinational organizations. Prior discussions with the program director are necessary to ensure that the courses taken abroad may be applied toward major credit.
TELL Policy:
The Accounting Program encourages students with substantial experiential learning to apply for TELL credits in accounting.
Transfer Credits:
Students may apply transfer credit toward the major in accounting if the transferred courses parallel those required for the major. Transfer students who elect an accounting major must complete a minimum of 12 credit hours in accounting major courses at Trinity, of which three must be in BADM 499 Senior Seminar.
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Course Descriptions
See Business Administration Course Descriptions
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