Accounting, B.A.

Finish in Four

At the University of Maine at Presque Isle, our goal is to ensure you can Finish in Four. In addition to a wide range of academic and student support efforts, we’ve set up this pathway, or map, for you; if you follow this recommended sequence, you will complete your Bachelor’s degree in four years. Together, we can help you Finish in Four and turn your degree into a great career.

Please note that this is a scheduling aid, not a guarantee of specific course offerings each semester. Course availability varies depending on the date of enrollment, so please be sure to consult the appropriate catalog for official degree/program requirements and seek guidance regularly from your faculty and professional academic advisors.

If you are in need of a physical copy of this Academic Map, please get in touch with the Admissions Office.

First Year Fall Semester

CourseTitleCredits
UNV 101University Experience2 credits
Bus 101Introduction to Business3 credits
ACC/BUS 150Introduction to Financial Accounting3 credits
GEC/GELGeneral Education/Elective Course3 credits
GEC/GELGeneral Education/Elective Course3 credits
First Year Fall Semester Total: 14 Credits

First Year Spring Semester

CourseTitleCredits
ENG 121College Composition II*3 credits
BUS 200Intermediate Business Computing3 credits
BUS/Com 214Business Writing3 credits
BUS 203Intro to Artificial Intelligence3 credits
GEC/GELGeneral Education/Elective Course3 credits
First Year Spring Semester Total: 15 Credits

Second Year Fall Semester

CourseTitleCredits
BUS/ECO 207Macro and Micro Economics3 credits
BUS/COM 210Organizational Communications*3 credits
GEC/GELGeneral Education/Elective Course3 credits
GEC/GELGeneral Education/Elective Course3 credits
GEC/GELGeneral Education/Elective Course3 credits
Second Year Fall Semester Total: 15 Credits

Second Year Spring Semester

CourseTitleCredits
ACC/BUS 220Managerial Accounting3 credits
BUS 242Spreadsheet Application3 credits
BUS 315Operations and Supply Chain Management3 credits
GEC/GELGeneral Education/Elective Course3 credits
GEC/GELGeneral Education/Elective Course3-4 credits
Second Year Spring Semester Total: 15-16 Credits

Third Year Fall Semester

CourseTitleCredits
BUS 350Business Law I3 credits
BUS 353Business Ethics3 credits
ACC/BUS 361Intermediate Accounting I3 credits
ACC/BUS 377Federal Taxation I3 credits
GEC/GEL General Education/Elective Course3 credits
Third Year Fall Semester Total: 15 Credits

Third Year Spring Semester

CourseTitleCredits
BUS 325Financial Management3 credits
ACC/BUS 348Cost Accounting3 credits
BUS 352Business Law3 credits
ACC/BUS 362Intermediate Accounting II3 credits
ACC/BUS 378Federal Taxation II3 credits
Third Year Spring Semester Total: 15 Credits

Fourth Year Fall Semester

CourseTitleCredits
ACC/BUS 376Independent Auditing3 credits
BUS 440Business Analytics3 credits
BUS 442Corporate Social Responsibility3 credits
GEC/GEL General Education/Elective Course3 credits
GEC/GEL General Education/Elective Course3 credits
Fourth Year Fall Semester Total: 15 Credits

Fourth Year Spring Semester

CourseTitleCredits
ACC/BUS 464Advanced Accounting3 credits
BUS 466Governmental & NFP Accounting3 credits
BUS 489Business Policy & Strategy3 credits
GEC/GELGeneral Education/Elective Course3 credits
GEC/GELGeneral Education/Elective Course3 credits
Fourth Year Spring Semester Total: 15 Credits

Total Minimum Credits Required for Degree: 120 credits

*Meets General Education Curriculum requirement

** Course contains a 100 hour preceptorship component

*** See faculty advisor for AT & PT grad school preparations