Accounting Major, BS - 2018

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  • **READ BEFORE YOU BEGIN**

    IMPORANT: ALL APPLICABLE FIELDS MUST BE COMPLETED AS THE PROGRAM CURRENTLY EXISTS AND THE PROPOSAL LAUNCHED BEFORE MAKING ANY CHANGES.  Your changes will not be tracked if changes are made before launching.

    1. Detailed instructions on how to complete this proposal are available in the Curriculog User's Guide.
    2. Fields with an asterisk (*) are required. A proposal cannot be launched without data in each of the required fields.
    3. To automatically populate many of the fields of this proposal form from the online catalog, click on the "Import"  icon above, just below the "My Tasks" tab, to select your program from the catalog. Finish completing the remaining fields with information as it currently appears in the catalog.  In order to make edits or changes, you must first LAUNCH the proposal, and then make your desired changes.
    4. Once all desired edits have been made the Originator must APPROVE the proposal to advance it to the next step. 
    5. Once approved by the Originator, each subsequent approval step will have a 15 calendar day deadline to make a decision. After 15 calendar days the proposal is automatically rejected and returned to the Originator. If there are questions or clarifications needed that require time beyond this deadline you may select the HOLD decision. This decision requires administrative approval.
    6. Please email curriculog@cwu.edu with questions or if you need assistance in completing this proposal.

    Special Note: Program Change proposals are all effective dated for fall term. The deadline for program changes for the 2017-2018 catalog is January 8, 2017.  Proposals must be approved up to the Registrar Services approval step by that date.

  • Level of Study

  • Level of study. Select One: *

  • Program Proposal Types:

    Majors:  The major forms the basis for granting of a baccalaureate or graduate degree.  It is a coherent, in-depth program of study in a particular discipline or disciplines wherein the student will develop and demonstrate an increasing awareness of both the possibilities and the limits of the major program of study.  Majors are designed to provide a mastery of the content, insights, skills and techniques appropriate to an undergraduate education in a particular body of knowledge.  Majors will consist of courses that are often sequential, leading to advanced study in the discipline(s).  A major will consist of a minimum of 45 credits.  For undergraduate degrees, a 45 to 59 credit major requires completion of a minor and/or second major, in which case the total credits of the major and minor/2nd major must total at least 60 credits.

    Specializations:  A specialization is a coherent, focused subfield within a degree program. A specialization can be distinguished from a new degree in that the full designation of the degree title - including level, type and major - does not change when a new specialization is added. Specializations in an undergraduate major must share a core, defined as a group of courses shared by all specializations within a major, which consists of no fewer than 25 credits for an undergraduate program or 15 credits for a graduate program. The courses constituting the specialization must consist of no fewer than 20 credits for an undergraduate program or 15 credits for graduate program.

    Minors:  A minor is a coherent program of study in a particular discipline that provides an area that complements or supplements the student’s major.  A minor will consist of a minimum of 20 credits and a maximum of 44 credits.

    Certificates:  Certificate programs are programs of study that normally require less than 25% of the credits required for a degree program at the same level. Certificate programs may not exceed 44 credits.  Certificate programs are specialized career programs, often geared for admission to licensing or career entrance tests, and results in a certificate.  Certificate programs may also be noncredit.

    Graduate Certificates:  Graduate certificate programs are courses of study that require equal to half or less than half of the credits required during a degree program at a similar level.  They are usually limited in scope relative to a graduate degree program but provide an opportunity for advanced study with a particular focus.  Subject to the regulations that govern a specific program, a graduate certificate can often serve as an intermediate accomplishment for a student whose ultimate goal is a graduate degree.

    Minor/ Certificate:  This option should be selected when the proposed program may be used as either a minor, certificate program, or both..

    Narrative:  This is the descriptive text for a College or Department. This information is built as a “Shared Core,” and can be imported as such. Any courses or programs of study referenced in this section are text only and will not automatically update when those items are changed.​​

  • Program Proposal Type *

  • Effective Fall Quarter (select year below)

    To minimize delays in approval of your curriculum please confirm that you are within the required deadlines for the year selected. A list of deadline dates can be found here. Submissions made after a deadline has passed may be delayed or rejected at any stage of the approval process. 

    For questions, contact curriculog@cwu.edu for assistance.

  • Effective Year *

  • College or Academic Group

    Please select your College or Academic Group by clicking on the Add Item button below. If your College or Academic Group is not showing in the list of available options, please email curriculog@cwu.edu.

  • College or Academic Group *

  • Department or Program

    Please select your Department or Program by clicking on the Add Item button below. If your Department or Program is not showing in the list of available options, please email curriculog@cwu.edu.

    If the program is offered by an interdisciplinary or specialized study program, that is overseen by a department, select both the program and the department in which it is housed. ​

  • All Departments and Programs associated with this proposal:*
  • Are any courses being deleted or added from another department? *

  • If you selected "Yes," please return to the "All Departments and Programs..." field above and add any additional departments or programs who will be affected by this proposed program change. 

    ​If multiple Departments or Programs have been selected above, please enter the name of the Department or Program who will have primary oversight of the proposed academic program in the field below (if only one department is selected above this field may be left blank).

  • Department or Program that will oversee the proposed program

  • Program vs. Shared Core

    A shared core is an identical series of courses that are used by multiple programs, while a program is a set of courses or requirements unique to a single program. If you are unsure whether your proposal is a program or a shared core contact curriculog@cwu.edu for assistance.

  • Please select if the proposal if for a unique program or a shared core*
    If you are unsure if this is a program or shared core, then select program. **Specialized programs are Shared Cores.**

  • Title of Program

    To import your program information from the Online Catalog, including the program title, description and curriculum, click on the Import arrow at the top left of this form. 

    Do not make any changes to the program until after it has been launched. If you elect not to use the import feature, or there are fields not completed through the process, enter information in exactly as it currently exists, launch the proposal, and then make any changes. ​

  • Title of Program*
    Accounting Major, BS
    Accounting Major, BS
    Use the Import feature to import your program information from the catalog.
  • If applicable, select the Degree or Certificate type:

  • MyCWU Program and Specialization Codes

    If the fields that follow have not imported in, they may be selected from the drop-down code list. If you are unsure of the appropriate code it can be left blank, however this may cause delays at the integration approval steps. Email curriculog@cwu.edu if you need assistance in finding the correct code(s) to use. These codes are used to identify the program (and specialization, when applicable) in MyCWU and help differentiate programs that may have very similar titles.

  • MyCWU Program Code
  • MyCWU Specialization Program Code
  • If this is a certificate program, select the certificate type.

  • Type of Program Change

    Please check all that apply to this program change proposal from the options below.

  • Type of Change (check all that apply) *
    Policy 5-50-080 (5) - Faculty Senate - The faculty senate acts on recommendations made by the FSCC concerning the following: 1. All curriculum policies, including revisions to CWU Policies manual, CWUP 5-50, and policy recommendations from university committees and offices concerned with the curriculum (e.g., general education committee, the center for teaching and learning, graduate council, career services, registrar services, deans' and provost's offices). 2. New programs, new minors, new certificates, or new specializations within existing programs. 3. Programs which exceed upper credit limits. Course additions to existing programs that extend the number of credits required beyond the upper limits previously approved by the faculty senate. Bachelor of Arts approved for 75 credits. Bachelor of Science approved for 110 credits. 4. Final approval for general education changes.

  • Description of Change

  • Decription of Change *

    Adding AIS (ACCT 455) as required  + 5 credits
    Adding BUS 489 as required (per College)  + 2 credits

    Removing one Accounting Elective  - 5 credits

    ELECTIVE CHANGES

    Adding ACCT 475 International Accounting
    Removing ACCT 455 (as added to required)
    Removing ACCT 450 Advanced Accounting (moving to Grad Professinal Accounting Certificate)

    Removing BUS 441 (moving to Grad Professional Accounting Certificate)
    Changing ACCT 446 to ACCT 441 (per Tax Certificate - and change of course number/name)

    Adding BUS 102 to foundation.  Total credits change from 115 to 121.
    ALSO, Updating description

  • For B.A. or B.S. programs only: Does this program exceed credit limits as set by policy?
    B.A.'s cannot go over 75 credits and B.S's cannot go over 110 credits with out approval by the Faculty Senate.

  • Program Text for Catalog Copy 

    The Program Narrative is a required description of the program, the others are optional text fields where additional descriptions can be added. If any of the requirements below involve courses or shared cores they must be added into the proposed curriculum. For assistance in attaching an existing core, or in creating a new one, contact curriculog@cwu.edu. A proposal may be rejected or delayed if the program has, or should have, information in the optional text fields in this section that is not included.

  • Program Narrative *

    The Department of Accounting will allow non-matriculated students in their classes under the following conditions:

    1. Post-baccalaureate students who have a business degree from an AACSB-accredited program in the United States, or
    2. Current students who are enrolled at another AACSB-accredited program in the United States.

    These requests will be addressed on a space-available basis and will need the permission of the Accounting Chair. If you meet either of the above criteria, please e-mail the Accounting classes you desire (including the course location: Ellensburg, Lynnwood, or Des Moines) and an unofficial transcript to the Chair of the Department of Accounting. The Chair will then prepare the necessary paperwork for admission into the course.

    Graduation Requirements

    To graduate with an accounting degree, the department requires a cumulative grade-point average of at least 2.0 for in-the-major upper-division accounting courses completed at CWU, in addition to the university grade-point average requirements that apply to all CWU major programs. Accounting majors cannot earn a business minor.



    Upper-division (300-400 level) courses may be transferred toward meeting the major requirements only with the approval of the department chair and the college dean (or designee). Transfer students must earn at least 45 credits at CWU. Transfer students and post-baccalaureate students must complete at least 20 CWU in-the-major upper-division accounting credits to be eligible for the accounting degree. In addition to the 20 CWU in-the-major upper-division credits, transfer students and post-baccalaureate students must complete an additional 17 CWU in-the-major accounting major required course or elective credits to be eligible for the accounting degree. Lower-division (100-200 level) accounting or business courses cannot be transferred to meet upper-division (300-400 level) course requirements. No accounting courses are offered for challenge by examination. CWU students who desire to study abroad must have the department chair and dean pre-approve credits transferred back to the College of Business using the Credit Transfer Agreement.


    The B.S. in Accounting is designed for students who will begin their career with business, government or not-for-profit organizations.  Graduates with the B.S. and appropriate electives are prepared to sit for professional exams such as Certified Management Accounting (CMA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE) and Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM).  Students should consult with their major advisor for details. 

    NOTE: The B.S. degree is NOT sufficient by itself to enable students to pursue the CPA (Certified Public Accountant) license, see below on our Graduate Certificates.

     

    Students wishing to begin their career with a professional accounting firm and pursuring their CPA (Certified Public Accountant) license, need to obtain the equivalent of a "5th year" of coursework.  We recommend CPA-seeking students complete one or both of our Graduate Certificates to get the 225 total credits needed to sit for the CPA exam:

    1) Our 18-credit Professional Accounting Graduate Certificate covers advanced skills and content material that is tested on the CPA exam.

    2) Our 17-credit Professional Tax Practice Certificate covers advanced skills and content that is tested on the Enrolled Agent (EA) Exam, which allows EA's to legally represent their clients before the IRS (the only others who may do so are licensed CPA's and Lawyers.)


    Central accounting students who are up to 180 days prior to obtaining a degree and at least 225 quarter credits are eligible to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. Washington law requires individuals wishing to sit for the CPA examination to have completed a minimum of 36 quarter credits of study in accounting and a minimum of 36 quarter credits in related business courses. (See WAC 4-30-060 for educational requirements). Registration for the examination is made through the State Board of Accountancy, Olympia, Washington www.cpaboard.wa.gov/.   

     

    Students seeking the CPA license are encouraged to check annually with the State Board as the rules and procedures may change.

  • Admission Requirements
  • Graduation Requirements
  • Program Requirements

  • Program Curriculum

    Changes to a program's curriculum should be done in the following order:

    1.  From the "Curriculum Schema" tab delete all courses that need to be removed from the program curriculum.
    2. Change to the "Curriculum Courses" tab and remove the courses from there as well.
    3. In the "Curriculum Courses" tab, click "import courses" to add any courses to the program curriculum that currently exist in the catalog.
    4. Click "Add courses" to add any courses that are either currently in the approval process, or will be submitted concurrently with the program change proposal. 
    5. Return to the "Curriculum Schema" and add all of the courses added or imported into the "Curriculum Courses" into the appropriate cores (a core with a blue padlock is a shared core and can only be edited as part of a shared core change proposal).
    6. If needed, add new cores, and fill with courses or custom text.
    7. Review for accuracy. If curriculum changes affected credit totals, either to cores, or the program as a whole, that these fields in curriculog are text only and will not adjust automatically to match changes.
  • Program Curriculum*
    To view Track Changes, click on the Preview Curriculum icon on the left to open a new window. From there, click on the red pencil icon to view strike-through changes and additions. You may also use the Print feature, if desired. For questions, email curriculog@cwu.edu.

  • Justification for Change

  • Justification for Change*

    Streamlining and updating the B.S. to be consistent with the new Graduate Certificates in Professional Accounting and Tax.

    Include increase of credit, if applicable

  • Additional Information for Graduate Programs:

    For changes that affect a graduate program, make sure that any admissions and graduation requirements align with the minimum standards as set by the School of Graduate Studies and Research.

    For undergraduate programs the remaining fields should be left blank. If this is a change to a graduate program, completion of this section is required. Please indicate if and how the proposed changes will impact the following:

  • Impacts on Graduate courses and programs
  • How will this change impact the total number of graduate courses regularly offered?

    This change allows us to increase the number of students taking graduate courses in Accounting - as they are better prepared to enter our new Graduate Certificates.

  • Does this change impact thesis, project, or exam options?

    No

  • Will the change affect the number of graduate assistantships required?

    No

  • How will the activities of existing Graduate Faculty in the program be impacted?

    These updates allow the Graduate faculty to get back into offering graduate classes via the streamlined BS and the new Grad Certificates.

  • How will this change impact other graduate programs in the University?

    Perhaps makes it easier to add more Business Graduate degrees - in a stackable format.

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