Integrated Accounting 150-Hour Professional Program
Students have the opportunity to earn both the Bachelor of Science and Master of Accountancy degrees upon completion of the required 150 credit hours of study. Students complete an integrated program of 120 hours of undergraduate credits and 30 hours of graduate credits.
Students declare their major at the end of the sophomore year. They enter the 150-Hour program at the beginning of the junior year and earn both degrees with a major in accounting and a concentration in information systems, finance and auditing, or another approved area of business. The 30-hour graduate credit requirement consists of ten courses, five of which may be electives outside of accounting. This program offering gives students the flexibility to design a broad program to support and enhance their individual career objectives. Electives can be chosen from several areas, including finance, information systems, management, international business or marketing.
Note: The 150-hour requirement to sit for the CPA exam took effect in Virginia in the year 2006.
For admissions requirements, please visit our admissions page.
Curriculum
The Department of Accounting recommends the following course sequences for students pursing the 150-Hour Accounting program in the following three tracks:
- Information Systems Track
- Finance & Auditing Track
- International Business, Management, or Marketing Track
Information Systems Track
For Freshmen and Sophomore Foundation requirements, please review the Undergraduate Bulletin or contact the Undergraduate Studies in Business Office at 804-828-3710.
Junior Year |
Credits |
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Fall |
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ACCT 303 |
Intermediate Accounting |
3 hours |
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MGMT 319 |
Organization and Management |
3 hours |
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MKTG 308 |
Introduction to Marketing |
3 hours |
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CMSC 255 |
Structured Programming |
3 hours |
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MGMT 325 |
Organizational Communication |
3 hours |
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Spring |
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ACCT 304 |
Intermediate Accounting |
3 hours |
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ACCT 307 |
Accounting Systems | 3 hours | |
MGMT 320 |
Production Operations | 3 hours | |
ECON 303 |
Managerial Economics | 3 hours | |
INFO 361 |
Systems Analysis & Design | 3 hours | |
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Total Junior Credits: |
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30 hours |
| * If INFO 161 and 162 are taken during the sophomore year instead of a non-business elective, then a non-business elective should be substituted for a business elective during the junior year. | |||
Senior Year |
Credits |
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Fall |
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INFO 300 |
Computer Hardware and Software |
3 hours |
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ACCT 306 |
Costs of Accounting |
3 hours |
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ACCT 513 |
Financial Reporting |
3 hours |
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FIRE 311 |
Financial Management |
3 hours |
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INFO 464 |
Database Systems |
3 hours |
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Spring |
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MGMT 481 |
Business Law for Accountants I |
3 hours |
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ACCT 405 |
Tax Accounting | 3 hours | |
ACCT 401 |
Government Non-Profit Accounting | 3 hours | |
MGMT 434 |
Strategic Management | 3 hours | |
INFO 370 |
Fundamentals of Data Communications | 3 hours | |
MGMT 524 |
Quantitative Management | 3 hours | |
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Total Senior Credits: |
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30 hours |
Fifth Year |
Credits |
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Fall |
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ACCT 506 |
Auditing |
3 hours |
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INFO 610 |
Database Systems |
3 hours |
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INFO 620 |
Data Communication |
3 hours |
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INFO 640 |
Information Systems Knowledge Management |
3 hours |
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Undergraduate, non-business elective |
3 hours |
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Spring |
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INFO 630 |
Information Engineering |
3 hours |
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ACCT 682 |
Corporate Taxation | 3 hours | |
ACCT 601 |
Accounting Theory | 3 hours | |
| Graduate Accounting Elective | 3 hours | ||
| Graduate Accounting or Information Systems elective | 3 hours | ||
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Total Fifth Year Credits: |
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30 hours |
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Finance and Auditing Track
For Freshmen and Sophomore Foundation requirements, please review the Undergraduate Bulletin or contact the Undergraduate Studies in Business Office at 804-828-3710.
Junior Year |
Credits |
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Fall |
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ACCT 303 |
Intermediate Accounting |
3 hours |
|
MGMT 319 |
Organization and Management |
3 hours |
|
MKTG 308 |
Introduction to Marketing |
3 hours |
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FIRE 311 |
Financial Management |
3 hours |
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MGMT 325 |
Organizational Communication |
3 hours |
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Spring |
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ACCT 304 |
Intermediate Accounting |
3 hours |
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ACCT 307 |
Accounting Systems | 3 hours | |
MGMT 320 |
Production Operations | 3 hours | |
ECON 303 |
Managerial Economics | 3 hours | |
FIRE 312 |
Intermediate Financial Management | 3 hours | |
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Total Junior Credits: |
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30 hours |
Senior Year |
Credits |
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Fall |
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ACCT 506 |
Auditing |
3 hours |
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ACCT 306 |
Costs of Accounting |
3 hours |
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ACCT 513 |
Financial Reporting |
3 hours |
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FIRE 314 |
Investments |
3 hours |
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Non-business elective |
3 hours |
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Spring |
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MKTG 481 |
Business Law for Accountants I |
3 hours |
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ACCT 405 |
Tax Accounting | 3 hours | |
ACCT 401 |
Government Non-Profit Accounting | 3 hours | |
MGMT 434 |
Strategic Management | 3 hours | |
MGMT 524 |
Quantitative Management | 3 hours | |
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Total Senior Credits: |
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30 hours |
Fifth Year |
Credits |
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Fall |
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FIRE 621 |
Cases in Financial Management |
3 hours |
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FIRE 635 |
Investments and Security Analysis |
3 hours |
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ACCT 601 |
Accounting Theory |
3 hours |
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Graduate Elective ACCT or FIRE |
3 hours |
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Undergraduate, non-business elective |
3 hours |
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Spring |
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ACCT 604 |
Auditing |
3 hours |
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FIRE 650 |
Derivatives | 3 hours | |
FIRE 623 |
Corporate Finance | 3 hours | |
ACCT 682 |
Corporate Taxation | 3 hours | |
| Graduate Accounting Elective | 3 hours | ||
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Total Fifth Year Credits: |
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30 hours |
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International Business, Management, or Marketing Track
For Freshmen and Sophomore Foundation requirements, please review the Undergraduate Bulletin or contact the Undergraduate Studies in Business Office at 804-828-3710.
Junior Year |
Credits |
||
Fall |
|||
ACCT 303 |
Intermediate Accounting |
3 hours |
|
MGMT 319 |
Organization and Management |
3 hours |
|
MKTG 308 |
Introduction to Marketing |
3 hours |
|
MGMT 325 |
Organizational Communication |
3 hours |
|
300 level course in undergraduate track |
3 hours |
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Spring |
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ACCT 304 |
Intermediate Accounting |
3 hours |
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ACCT 307 |
Accounting Systems | 3 hours | |
MGMT 320 |
Production Operations | 3 hours | |
ECON 303 |
Managerial Economics | 3 hours | |
FIRE 311 |
Financial Management | 3 hours | |
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Total Junior Credits: |
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30 hours |
Senior Year |
Credits |
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Fall |
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ACCT 506 |
Auditing |
3 hours |
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ACCT 306 |
Costs of Accounting |
3 hours |
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ACCT 513 |
Financial Reporting |
3 hours |
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400 level course in undergraduate track |
3 hours |
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Non-business elective |
3 hours |
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Spring |
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MKTG 481 |
Business Law for Accountants I |
3 hours |
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ACCT 405 |
Tax Accounting | 3 hours | |
ACCT 401 |
Government Non-Profit Accounting | 3 hours | |
MGMT 434 |
Strategic Management | 3 hours | |
MGMT 524 |
Quantitative Management | 3 hours | |
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Total Senior Credits: |
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30 hours |
Fifth Year |
Credits |
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Fall |
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600 level course in graduate track |
3 hours |
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600 level course in graduate track |
3 hours |
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ACCT 601 |
Accounting Theory |
3 hours |
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Graduate Elective ACCT or graduate track |
3 hours |
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Undergraduate, non-business elective |
3 hours |
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Spring |
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ACCT 604 |
Auditing |
3 hours |
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| 600 level course in graduate track | 3 hours | ||
| 600 level course in graduate track | 3 hours | ||
ACCT 682 |
Corporate Taxation | 3 hours | |
| Graduate Accounting Elective | 3 hours | ||
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Total Fifth Year Credits: |
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30 hours |
Applying to the 150-Hour Professional Program
Guaranteed Admission to the 150-Hour Program:
Students can qualify for guaranteed admission in one of two ways:
1. Students who participate in the VCU University Honors Program and maintain the required scholastic standards throughout their freshman and sophomore years are guaranteed admission into the 150-Hour Master's Program at the end of their sophomore year.
2. Students who rank in the top 15 percent of their high school class or who have a minimum unweighted 3.0 GPA, have a minimum SAT score of 1260 obtained in a single sitting, and have a VCU undergraduate cumulative grade point average (CGPA) of at least 3.5 at the end of their sophomore year are guaranteed admission.
Students applying to the program under the guaranteed admission option must complete an Application for Graduate Study, submit the $50 application fee, and provide documentation necessary to verify all aspects of the guaranteed admission criteria under which they apply.
Students who have not yet completed a bachelor's degree and are not eligible for guaranteed admission: Students currently pursuing their undergraduate degree who do not meet either of the criteria listed above for guaranteed admission must complete a full Application for Graduate Study. Admission decisions will be based on the student's cumulative grade point average at completion of the University Foundation Courses and Business Core Requirements and performance on the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).