1. Carolina Core (31-43 hours)

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Written — CMW (6 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher​

• ENGL 101 - Critical Reading and Composition   
• ENGL 102 - Rhetoric and Composition   

Analytical Reasoning and Problem Solving — ARP (6-7 hours) 

must be passed with a grade of C or higher

• MATH 122 - Calculus for Business Administration and Social Sciences  OR MATH 141 - Calculus I  
• STAT 206 - Elementary Statistics for Business  

Scientific Literacy — SCI (7 hours)

• Two approved Carolina Core Scientific Literacy courses, including one laboratory course

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Foreign Language — GFL (0-6 hours)

Students shall demonstrate in one Foreign Language the ability to comprehend the topic and the main ideas in written and, with the exception of Latin and Ancient Greek, spoken texts on familiar subjects. This ability can be demonstrated by achieving a score of two or better on a USC foreign language test. Those failing to do so must satisfactorily complete equivalent study of foreign language at USC.

• CC-GFL courses

​Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Historical Thinking — GHS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GHS course

Global Citizenship and Multicultural Understanding: Social Sciences — GSS (3 hours) 

• any CC-GSS course

Aesthetic and Interpretive Understanding —  AIU (3 hours)

•  any CC-AIU course

Effective, Engaged, and Persuasive Communication: Spoken Component* — CMS (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-CMS course

Information Literacy* —  INF (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-INF course

Values, Ethics, and Social Responsibility* — VSR (0-3 hours)

• any overlay or stand-alone CC-VSR course

*Carolina Core Stand Alone or Overlay Eligible Requirements — Overlay-approved courses offer students the option of meeting two Carolina Core components in a single course. A maximum of two overlays is allowed. The total Carolina Core credit hours must add up to a minimum of 31 hours. Some programs may have a higher number of minimum Carolina Core hours due to specified requirements.

2. College Requirements (40 hours)

must be passed with a grade of C or higher

• ACCT 225 - Introduction to Financial Accounting  
• ACCT 226 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting  
• ACCT 324 - Survey of Commercial Law  
• BADM 301 - Business Careers in the Global Economy  
• ECON 221 - Principles of Microeconomics  
• ECON 222 - Principles of Macroeconomics  
• FINA 363 - Introduction to Finance  
• MGMT 250 - Professional Communication  
• MGMT 371 - Principles of Management  
• MGMT 478 - Strategic Management  
• MGSC 290 - Computer Information Systems in Business  
• MGSC 291 - Applied Statistics for Business  
• MGSC 395 - Operations Management  
• MKTG 350 - Principles of Marketing  

3. Program Requirements (21-30 hours)

Supporting Courses (0-9 hours)

Internationalization Requirement (0-9 hours)

The program requires 9 hours of course work with international content that may completed through other degree requirements. Three hours must be taken from an approved list of courses offered by the Moore School of Business which contain international business or international economics content. The following course options can also be used to satisfy the 3 credit hours of this requirement: approved course work containing international business or international economics content, taken at a semester abroad program; an approved Maymester or summer overseas course containing international business or international economics content; an approved internship course in international business wherein a student would obtain discipline-related work experience in a foreign country; or an approved service-learning component. Students may choose from one of the following options to complete the remaining 6-hour requirement:

Language: Two language courses at the 200 level or above

OR

Electives: Two approved courses with international content taken either inside or outside the Moore School of Business from a list available in the undergraduate office.

Minor or Directed Coursework (minimum of 18 hours)

Minors (non-business) may be selected from a University-wide list of approved minors. The minor is normally a minimum of 18 hours of prescribed courses in one subject area. Students not selecting such a minor may submit an alternative program of study to satisfy the directed coursework requirement. All alternative programs of study are subject to approval by the Undergraduate Program Faculty Committee in coordination with the Undergraduate Division. All minor courses or directed coursework must be passed with a grade of C or better.

Electives (3-9 hours)

All students must complete 3 hours of electives, not to include coursework in PEDU or MATH/STAT below the Moore School minimum requirements (ex. MATH 111 or STAT 110). Students are strongly encouraged to take a business section of UNIV 101 to fulfill this elective.  Additional electives may be needed if a student exempts the foreign language requirement or fulfills Carolina Core requirements with overlay courses.  Those credit hours must be replaced with additional elective credits.

4. Major Requirements (24 hours)

a minimum grade of C is required in all major courses

Major Courses (18 hours)

• ACCT 401 - Financial Accounting I  
• ACCT 402 - Cost/Managerial Accounting  
• ACCT 403 - Tax I  
• ACCT 404 - Accounting Information Systems I  
• ACCT 405 - Financial Accounting II  
• ACCT 406 - Auditing I  

Major Electives (6 hours)

• ACCT 501 - Financial Accounting III  
• ACCT 502 - Advanced Cost/Managerial Accounting  
• ACCT 504 - Legal Issues for Accountants and Managers  
• ACCT 505 - Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting  
• ACCT 506 - International Financial Reporting *
• ACCT 590 - Special Topics in Accounting  

*International-focused course

Business Analytics Concentration (12 hours) optional

This analytics concentration can only be taken in conjuction with the accounting major.

• MGSC 394 - Data Analytics for Business  
• ACCT 404 - Accounting Information Systems I  
• ECON 436 - Introductory Econometrics  
• FINA 469 - Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management  OR FINA 472 - Student-Managed Investments