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CPA Three-Year Plan 2021 


Year 1

Fall
  • UNIV 110B (The First-Year Experience)… 3 credits
  • ENGL 101 Composition (Core)1… 4 credits
  • MATH 130A College Algebra (Fall I) (if needed)… 2 credits
  • MATH 130B College Algebra (Fall II) (if needed)... 2 credits
  • Computer Science elective course (CSCI 110, CSCI 120, CSCI 135, DCD 102, DCD 201, or GEOG 204) … 3 credits
  • Humanistic Thought (Core)1… 3 credits

*Begin working on PDA categories.

TOTAL: 17 credits
Spring
  • MATH 132 Calc for Bus/Soc Sci … 3 credits
  • ENGL 102 Critical Reading (Core)1… 4 credits
  • CBAD 120 Intro to Global Business (Core)1… 3 credits
  • Humanistic Thought (Core)1… 3 credits
  • CBAD 201 Financial Accounting… 3 credits

*Continue working on PDA categories.

TOTAL: 16 credits
Summer
  • CBAD 291 Business Statistics… 3 credits
  • CBAD 301 Mgt. and Organizations… 3 credits
  • CBAD 202 Managerial Accounting… 3 credits
  • ECON 201 Macroeconomics (Core)1… 3 credits

*Continue working on PDA categories.

TOTAL: 12 credits

Year 2

Fall
  • ACCT 333 Cost Accounting … 3 credits
  • ACCT 330 Acct. Systems and Data Proc. … 3 credits
  • ECON 202 Microeconomics … 3 credits
  • CBAD 344 Legal Env. of Business … 3 credits
  • ENGL 290/CBAD 290 Business Comm. … 3 credits
  • ACCT 333 Cost Accounting … 3 credits
TOTAL: 18 credits
Spring
  • Artistic Expression (Core)1 … 3 credits
  • ACCT 336 Acct. Systems & Data Proc. … 3 credits
  • FIN 301 Business Finance … 3 credits
  • ACCT 331 Intermediate Acct. II … 3 credits
  • CBAD 344 Legal Env. of Business … 3 credits
TOTAL: 15 credits
Summer
  • ENGL 290/CBAD 290 Business Comm … 3 credits
  • Human and Social Behavior (Core)1… 3 credits
  • CBAD 364 Operations Mgt. … 3 credits
  • POLI 201/HIST 201 U.S. Gov.... 3 credits

*Continue working on PDA categories.

TOTAL: 12 credits

Year 3

Fall
  • PHIL 318 Business Ethics … 3 credits
  • CBAD 373 Bus. Integration/Application … 3 credits
  • ACCT 339 Individual Income Taxation … 3 credits
  • ACCT 332 Intermediate Accounting III... 3 credits
  • Communication Across Cultures (Core)1… 3 credits
TOTAL: 15 credits
Spring
  • CBAD 478 Strategic Management… 3 credits
  • ACCT 437 Auditing Theory … 3 credits
  • ACCT 439 Income Tax for Bus. Ent. … 3 credits
  • CBAD 345 Commercial Law … 3 credits
  • Scientific Concept (Core)1 … 3 credits
TOTAL: 15 credits

1. Please visit the University Catalog website for University core curriculum recommendations. 

2. A complete list of options is available on your program evaluation. As part of the graduation requirement, students are required to complete 12 approved Professional Development Activities (PDAs), six of which must fall into the following categories: (1) Majors and Careers in Business, (2) Experiential Learning, (3) Leadership, (4) Building a Professional Profile, (5) Interviewing Skills, and (6) Transitioning to the Profession. A list of approved PDAs can be found at coastal.edu/business/pda.

3. General Elective: These are free electives that can be selected from any college, including the Wall College.

• Study abroad opportunities available at all levels. Please contact Yoav Wachsman (yoav@coastal.eduat least one semester prior to anticipated travel.

• Internships are available at sophomore‐senior levels. Please contact Ellen Hayward (eeryan@coastal.edu) to discuss requirements and internship procedures.

FINAL RESPONSIBILITY FOR SATISFYING DEGREE REQUIREMENTS, AS OUTLINED IN THE UNIVERSITY CATALOG, RESTS WITH THE STUDENT.