Accounting & Business Law
Chair's Message
Welcome to the UNA Department of Accounting and Business Law! Accounting is the gateway to success in many diverse areas of business. All companies and organizations need and value the business and financial knowledge, analytical skills, decision-making ability, and integrity of professionals with an accounting background. So whether you want to start your own business, manage a manufacturing company or a rock band, or work in public or private accounting, the UNA Professional Accounting program will provide the tools necessary for success.
As a Professional Accounting major, you will have the opportunity to interact with our outstanding faculty, including the Raburn Eminent Scholar of Accounting and the LaGrange Eminent Scholar of Business Valuation. UNA's contemporary accounting curriculum encompasses the broad areas of accounting information systems, financial accounting, managerial accounting, tax accounting, and auditing. Depending on your interests, you may choose to study governmental accounting, financial statement analysis, or advanced cost accounting. The Department offers business law classes to meet the needs of entrepreneurs and CPA exam candidates. Accounting internships are often available for eligible senior students. Each year during the Accounting Awards Banquet, scholarships are awarded to accounting majors by accounting firms, industries, accounting alumni, the Alabama Society of CPAs and the Muscle Shoals Chapter of the Institute of Management Accountants.
In addition to the undergraduate degree in accounting, UNA offers a MBA with a concentration in Accounting. This graduate program includes the remaining courses required to take the CPA exam and an elective course to prepare students for entry into the rapidly growing business valuation profession.
If you want to invest in yourself and prepare for the future, accounting is the major for you! For more information, visit the website StartHereGoPlaces.com or contact the Department of Accounting and Business Law.
Sincerely,
Sharon N. Campbell, DBA, CPA
Chair, Department of Accounting and Business Law
University of North Alabama
Florence, Alabama 35632-0001
E-mail: sncampbell@una.edu
Phone: (256)765-4544
Option I: Professional Accounting
The Professional Accounting major prepares students for a wide range of career opportunities in accounting and business. UNA's contemporary accounting curriculum encompasses the broad areas of accounting information systems, financial accounting, managerial accounting, tax accounting, auditing, governmental accounting, financial statement analysis, and business valuation. The Professional Accounting program provides an excellent foundation for entry to many related areas of business, including entrepreneurship, management, finance, corporate and tax law, and consulting.
Requirements for major in Professional Accounting
Requirements for a Minor in Accounting
Effective beginning with 2006-2007 catalog (18 semester hours)
| Course | Credit |
| AC 291 (Accounting Concepts I) | 3 |
| AC 292 (Accounting Concepts II) | 3 |
| AC 390 (Accounting Information Systems) | 3 |
| AC 391 (Intermediate Accounting I) | 3 |
| Select 2 from among: | 6 |
| AC 392 (Intermediate Accounting II) | |
| AC 395 (Accounting for Nonbusiness Organizations) | |
| AC 471 (Cost Accounting) | |
| AC 472 (Tax Accounting) | |
| AC 481 (Financial Statements Analysis) | |
| AC 495 (Advanced Cost Accounting) | |
| Total | 18 |
How to Find Your Advisor
| Last Name Begins With |
Advisor | Office | Ext. | |
| A-D | Dr. Walter Campbell | K227 | 4421 | wmcampbell@una.edu |
| E-H | Dr. Jerry Ferry | K125 | 4887 | jwferry@una.edu |
| I-N | Ms. Lorraine Glasscock | K112 | 4423 | lgglasscock@una.edu |
| O-V | Dr. Mark Lawrence | K309 | 4332 | mlawrence@una.edu |
| W-Z | Dr. Sharon Campbell | K311 | 4544 | sncampbell@una.edu |
Accounting MBA
The Business Degree for Professional Accountants
The Accounting MBA Program at the University of North Alabama is a 33-semester hour graduate program designed to provide individuals with the professional skills and business knowledge essential for success in contemporary professional accounting and business careers. Most states, including Alabama, require 150 semester hours of education before one can sit for the CPA exam. The UNA Accounting MBA Program provides the remaining courses required for the CPA exam for students who have the equivalent of a bachelor's degree in accounting.
Eligibility for Accounting MBA Program
In addition to meeting the admission requirements for graduate study
in the College of Business, one should have the equivalent of a
bachelor's degree in accounting or successfully complete undergraduate
accounting prerequisites as prescribed by an Accounting-MBA Coordinator.
Accounting MBA Program Requirements - 33 Semester Hours
Select Two or Three Courses (6-9 hours) from among:
Accounting MBA Program-Undergraduate Accounting Prerequisites
An Accounting MBA Coordinator will evaluate your academic record and determine which, if any, of the following undergraduate accounting courses are required for your admission to the Accounting MBA Program:
Information for Alabama CPA Exam Candidates - http://www.asbpa.alabama.gov/
Requests for Information
Jennifer Tittle, Academic Secretary
Department of Accounting and Business Law
Keller Hall 317
256-765-4500
jrtittle@una.edu
Accounting MBA Program Coordinators
Dr. Greg Carnes
Raburn Eminent Scholar of Accounting
UNA Box 5190
Keller Hall 233
Florence, AL 35632-0001
256-765-4245
gacarnes@una.edu
Dr. Keith Sellers
LaGrange Eminent Scholar of Business Valuation
UNA Box 5200
Keller Hall 312
Florence, AL 35632-0001
256-765-4769
kfsellers@una.edu
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Florence, AL 35632-0001
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