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Transfer Guide - Accounting


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UWA Lower-Level Degree Requirements for a

Major in Accounting

College of Business
Effective:  Fall 2016

Core Curriculum Requirements

Students transferring from Alabama public two-year and four-year colleges and universities should consult the AGSC site for complete details regarding Areas I-IV for all majors, including the list of approved courses for each institution. Specific requirements for students majoring in Accounting at Alabama public two-year schools and for UWA pre-accounting majors are included below.

Area I - Written Composition (6 semester hours)


AGSC:  No specific courses required beyond the AGSC requirements.

UWA Course Titles AL College System Course Titles
Choose from one of the following sequences:  
EH 101 . Written English I (3) 
EH 102 . Written English II (3)  OR
EH 103 . Honors English I (3) 
EH 104 . Honors English II (3)  

ENG 101, Written Composition I
ENG 102, Wirtten Composition II

 

Area II - Humanities and Fine Arts (12 semester hours)


AGSC:  There are no specific courses required for majors beyond the AGSC requirements, but the following course is strongly preferred:

AL College System Course Titles
SPH 107 . Fundamentals of Public Speaking

UWA:  Students planning to complete the bachelor's degree are required to complete the pattern in humanities and fine arts as listed below:

UWA Course Titles AL College System Course Titles
Choose one of the following sequences:  

EH 221 . British Literature I (3) 
EH 222 . British Literature II (3) 
OR
EH 231 . American Literature I (3) 
EH 232 . American Literature II (3) 
OR
EH 213 . Honors Literature I (3) 
EH 214 . Honors Literature II (3) 

 
ENG 251, American Literature I
ENG 252, American Literature II
OR
ENG 261, English Literature I
ENG 262, English LIterature II
OR
ENG 271, World Literature I
ENG 272, World Literature II
SH 100 . Principles of Public Speaking (3) 
SH 150 . Professional Speaking (3)  
SPH 107, Fundamentals of Public Speaking
SPH 106, Fundamentals of Oral Communications
Choose one of the following:  
AT 100 . Introduction to Art (3) 
MU 100 . Introduction to Music (3) 
TH 100 . Introduction to Theatre (3)  
OR
HR 100 . Honors Forum (1) 
HR 200 . Honors Special Topics: Interdisciplinary (2)  
ART 100, Art Appreciation
MUS 101, Music Appreciation
THR 120, Theatre Appreciation
THR 126, Introduction to Theatre

 

Area III - Natural Sciences and Mathematics (17 semester hours)


AGSC:  Students planning to complete the bachelor's degree are required to complete the pattern in natural sciences and mathematics as listed below:

UWA Course Titles AL College System Course Titles
Choose two of the following:  
BY 101 . Introductory Biology I (4) 
BY 102 Introductory Biology II (4)  
BY 103 . Honors Biology (4)  
CH 101 . Introductory General Chemistry (4)  
EN 100 . Introduction to Environmental Sciences (4) 
ES 100 . Introduction to Geology (4)  
PH 190 . Astronomy (4)  
PH 201 . College Physics I (4)  
BIO 101, Introduction to Biology I
BIO 102, Introduction to Biology II
BIO 103, Principles of Biology I
AST 220, Introduction to Astronomy
CHM 104, Introduction to Inorganic Chemistry
CHM 105, Introduction to Organic Chemistry
CHM 111, College Chemistry I
CHM 112, College Chemistry II
GLY 101, Introduction to Geology I
PHY 201, General Physics I
MH 113 . Precalculus Algebra (3)   MTH 112, Precalculus Algebra

 

Area IV - History, Social, and Behavioral Sciences (12 semester hours)


AGSC:  Student planning to complete a bachelor's degree must take a course in microeconomics, macroeconomics, and the behavioral sceinces (psychology, sociology, or anthropology or an integrated course covering some of these topics).

UWA Course Titles AL College System Course Titles
EC 201 . Principles of Microeconomics (3) 
EC 202 . Principles of Macroeconomics (3)  
ECO 231, Principles of Macroeconomics
ECO 232, Principles of Microeconomics
Choose one of the following: Choose one of the following:
AN 100 . Introduction to Anthropology (3) 
PS 110 . American Government (3)  
PY 100 . General Psychology (3) 
SY 100 . Principles of Sociology (3)  
ANT 200, Introduction to Anthropology
PSY 200, General Psychology
SOC 200, Introduction to Sociology

 

UWA:  Students at UWA should select one course from the following:

UWA Course Titles AL College System Course Titles
HY 101 . History of Western Civilization I (3) 
HY 103 . Honors Western Civilization (3) 
HY 104 . Honors Western Civilization II (3) 
HY 211 . American History I (3) 
HY 212 . American History II (3)  
HIS 101, Western Civilization I
HIS 102, Western Civilization II
HIS 121, World History I
HIS 122, World History II
HIS 201, United States History I
HIS 202, United States History II

 

Area V - Pre-Professional, Major, and Elective Courses at UWA (19 semester hours)


Contact:  Dr. Wayne Bedford
Title:  Dean, College of Business
Phone:  (205) 652-3471
Email:  dbedford@uwa.edu

1.  Required courses ratified by the AGSC:

Requirements ratified by AGSC for Business with UWA Course Numbers AL College System Course Titles
Introduction to Computer Applications (3 semester hours)  
CS 205 . Microcomputer Applications (3)   CIS 146, Microcomputer Applications
Statistical and Quantitative Methods (3 semester hours)  
BQ 271 . Business Statistics (3)   BUS 271, Business Statistics I
Introduction to Financial and Managerial Accounting (6 semester hours)  
AC 211 . Accounting I (3) 
AC 212 . Accounting II (3)  
BUS 241, Principles of Accounting I
BUS 242, Principles of Accounting II
Other required courses  
BA 263 . Business Law and Legal Environment (3)   BUS 263, The Legal and Social Environment of Business
Additional Math Requirement  
MH 266 . Business Calculus (3)   MTH 120, Calculus and Its Applications OR
MTH 125, Calculus I

2.  List of courses to fulfill Area V at UWA:

The additional one semester hour to complete Area V should be fulfilled by choosing from the following:

UWA Course Titles AL College System Course Titles
Elective Elective

 

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