Accounting is central to any business — that's why good accountants are always in demand. At Marietta, you'll learn from faculty who are certified public accountants, and you will gain a foundation in business as well as the technical aspects of accounting. You’ll enjoy opportunities that you won’t find in many other undergraduate programs, such as working with outside practitioners as you conduct an independent research project; many of our students have presented and published their work. Our close ties to universities in China and Brazil also allow you to study and work in a major emerging market for up to a year.
We have an extensive network of internship partners in public and private accounting, business and industry, nonprofits and government. Many students spend the spring of their junior year in a full-time internship; in all cases, these have led to job offers. Recent internship sites and employers include the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Caterpillar, Sherwin-Williams, Ernst & Young, PricewaterhouseCoopers and Ball Corporation.
Choose either our accounting major or our 150-hour public accounting major, which will qualify you to take the Certified Public Accountant Examination immediately upon graduation.
Sample Four-Year Schedule
First Year (Fall Semester)
| Computer Science 110 | Computing in Business | 3 credit hours |
| Economics 211 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 credit hours |
| Writing 110 | College Composition | 3 credit hours |
| History 101 | U.S. History, The First Century | 3 credit hours |
| First-Year Seminar | 3 credit hours | |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 credit hours |
First Year (Spring Semester)
| Economics 212 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 credit hours |
| Accounting 201 | Intro to Management Accounting | 3 credit hours |
| Communication 101 | Fundamentals of Communication | 3 credit hours |
| Sociology 101 | Intro to Sociology | 3 credit hours |
| Mathematics 123 | Practical Statistics | 3 credit hours |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 credit hours |
Second Year (Fall Semester)
| Accounting 202 | Intro to Financial Accounting | 3 credit hours |
| Management Info Systems 220 | Intro to Management Systems | 3 credit hours |
| Music 101 | Intro to Western Music | 3 credit hours |
| Astronomy 105 | Intro to Astronomy | 4 credit hours |
| Political Science 120 | Intro to Comparative Politics | 3 credit hours |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 credit hours |
Second Year (Spring Semester)
| Leadership 111 | Fundamentals of American Leadership | 3 credit hours |
| Management 381 | Principles of Marketing | 3 credit hours |
| Theatre 106 | Acting I | 3 credit hours |
| Psychology 101 | Intro to Psychology | 3 credit hours |
| Art History 162 | Design Appreciation | 3 credit hours |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 credit hours |
Third Year (Fall Semester)
| Accounting 301 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 credit hours |
| Accounting 302 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 credit hours |
| Accounting 420 | Federal Income Taxation | 3 credit hours |
| Chinese 101 | Chinese Level I | 3 credit hours |
| Leadership 305 | Business Ethics | 3 credit hours |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 credit hours |
Third Year (Spring Semester)
| Accounting 303 | Intermediate Accounting III | 3 credit hours |
| Accounting 320 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 credit hours |
| Philosophy 211 | Philosophy of Science Fiction | 3 credit hours |
| English 235 | Concepts of Gender | 3 credit hours |
| Communication 330 | Crisis Communication | 3 credit hours |
| Physical Education 116 | Golf | 1 credit hour |
| Semester Credit Hours | 16 credit hours |
Fourth Year (Fall Semester)
| Accounting 311 | Cost Accounting | 3 credit hours |
| Accounting 497 | Internship in Accounting | 3 credit hours |
| Energy Systems 101 | Energy Resources and Utilization | 4 credit hours |
| Writing 305 | Business Writing | 3 credit hours |
| College 200 | Career Planning | 1 credit hour |
| Semester Credit Hours | 14 credit hours |
Fourth Year (Spring Semester)
| Accounting 401 | Advanced Accounting | 3 credit hours |
| Accounting 460 | Accounting Research | 3 credit hours |
| Accounting 410 | Auditing | 3 credit hours |
| Communication 420 | Business Communication Seminar | 3 credit hours |
| Geology 104 | Dinosaurs | 3 credit hours |
| Semester Credit Hours | 15 credit hours |
* Remember that this schedule should just be seen as a guide toward your Accounting degree. Your schedule can be adjusted to accommodate a second major and/or minors at the College. You will work with your academic advisor to ensure that you graduate on schedule and with classes that most interest you and lead you toward the career path that you are working to achieve.
