Welcome to the Accounting & Finance Department Harrington Hall – Room 103 508-531-1395

The Accounting & Finance Department Note that all students in the Accounting & Finance Department, major in Accounting & Finance. Within that major, you have a choice between two concentrations, either Accounting or Finance. Finance Concentrations If you plan to concentrate in Finance, please see the Finance Planning Guide. Accounting Concentrations If you choose Accounting as a concentration, please see the Accounting Planning Guide. Our Accounting program is 150-hour compliant, meaning that we satisfy the education requirement to sit for the Uniform CPA exam in Massachusetts. Students may do this by completing the MSA (Masters in Accountancy) degree. Please note that qualified students must apply separately to the masters program. Admission is selective and competitive.

Finance Concentration Requirements ACFI 100 - Fundamentals of Financial Reporting

ECON 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics

ACFI 200 - Financial Accounting

ECON 210 - Statistics for Economics and Business

ACFI 305 - Business Law I

ECON 315 - Money and Banking

ACFI 350 - Managerial Accounting

MATH 144 - Applied Calculus for Business

ACFI 385 - Managerial Finance

MGMT 130 - Principles of Management

ACFI 406 - Legal and Regulatory Processes

MGMT 200 - Marketing Principles

ACFI 455 - International Finance

MGMT 360 - Fundamentals of Information Systems

ACFI 465 - Options and Futures Markets

MGMT 426 - Service Operations Management

ACFI 476 - Insurance and Risk Management

MGMT 490 - Strategic Management

ACFI 485 - Capital Budgeting ACFI 486 - Real Estate Investment and Finance ACFI 490 - Investments COMP 105 - Computers and Their Applications: An Introduction ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics

Accounting Concentration Requirements ACFI 100 - Fundamentals of Financial Reporting ACFI 200 - Financial Accounting ACFI 305 - Business Law I ACFI 350 - Managerial Accounting ACFI 340 - Intermediate Accounting I ACFI 341 - Intermediate Accounting II ACFI 385 - Managerial Finance ACFI 406 - Legal and Regulatory Processes ACFI 430 - Cost Accounting I ACFI 466 – Federal Taxation ACFI 470 – Financial Info Systems/Control ACFI 492 - Intermediate Accounting III COMP 105 - Computers and Their Applications: An Introduction ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics

ECON 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 210 - Statistics for Economics and Business MATH 144 - Applied Calculus for Business MGMT 130 - Principles of Management MGMT 200 - Marketing Principles MGMT 426 - Service Operations Management MGMT 490 - Strategic Management Elective – ACFI 460 Advanced Accounting I Elective: ACFI 445 - Auditing

Grade Policy for Accounting and Finance Majors •A minimum grade of “C-” is required in ALL Accounting and Finance courses (ACFI) toward fulfillment of the requirements for the accounting and finance major. •This policy applies to students accepted for matriculation as freshmen or as transfer students enrolled for the fall 2014 semester or thereafter. •Students who receive a “D” or “F” in courses may continue as Accounting and Finance majors but must retake the required courses in which the “D’s” or “F’s” were earned and earn a grade of “C-” or higher, so that no “ACFI” prefix required courses, with grades below “C-” will be counted towards fulfillment of the requirements in the accounting and finance major.

Accounting and Finance E-mail ALL matriculated BSU students have access to free e-mail accounts. Once activated, please check your e-mail regularly for information. Note: Students need to use their Bridgewater email account for our University’s Blackboard system and many faculty members do not respond to nonBridgewater email accounts.

Academic Advising in the Accounting and Finance Department You will be assigned an Academic Advisor in the Accounting & Finance Department. Our departmental policy is that students see their own, assigned, advisor. This individual is available to you during the regular academic year (Fall and Spring semesters). Please be sure to see this individual before the end of every semester to be advised. If you are not marked as advised by your assigned Academic Advisor, you will not be allowed to register for classes. Please note that advisors are not available during the Summer.

Departmental Honors Program The Accounting and Finance Department offers a Departmental Honors Program. This program provides an opportunity for well-qualified Accounting and Finance majors to conduct independent research and scholarly study in accounting and finance. Interested students please contact Professor Caitlin Finning-Golden, Ext. 2308 or email [email protected] for further information concerning eligibility and application.

Below are some useful contacts and URL web addresses which will be useful for BSU Accounting and Finance majors. Accounting & Finance Administrative Assistant: Betsy Scarbrough, Harrington Hall - Room 103 [email protected] or ext. 1395 Official Accounting-Finance Department Blackboard Site: VC 111-001 Dept. of Accounting & Finance - For Students Internship Opportunities: Students interested in Accounting/Finance Internship opportunities: Dr. Shannon Donovan, Harrington Hall - Room 103D [email protected] Accounting/Finance Club: Prof. Mark Crowley, Harrington Hall - Room 103F [email protected]

Recommendations for Transfer Students Requirements ACFI 200 - Financial Accounting ACFI 305 - Business Law I ACFI 350 - Managerial Accounting ACFI 340 - Intermediate Accounting I ACFI 385 - Managerial Finance ACFI 406 - Business Law II COMP 105 - Computers and Their Applications: An Introduction ECON 101 - Principles of Microeconomics ECON 102 - Principles of Macroeconomics ECON 210 - Statistics for Economics and Business MATH 144 - Applied Calculus for Business

Overriding a Prerequisite If you want to enroll in an upperlevel course without having the exact prerequisite, you must have the following form approved, allowing you to enroll in the course.

Make sure you have the correct CRN numbers for registration noted in the yellow box on the sample registration form )

Accounting and Finance Lab The Accounting and Finance Department offers peer tutoring at the ACFI Desk in the Academic Achievement Center located in the ground floor of the Maxwell Library. Students who need help with their Accounting and Finance classes are welcome to drop-in or make an appointment. For more information call 508-531-3025 or visit our website at: my.bridgew.edu/departments/AccountingFinanceLab/SitePages/Home.aspx