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Planning
Planning your Program: 

The best time for an Accounting major to go abroad will be a combination of their concentration, credits they have transferred in, whether they have a dual major or a minor, whether they plan on taking any summer classes, and obviously their personal situation.  Listed below are some suggested time frames for each concentration. Students looking to go abroad during a different period are encouraged to work closely with their department advisor and the Education Abroad Office.

For all concentrations short-term study abroad opportunities are normally fairly easy to fit into a student’s degree plan.  Students are able to start participating on short-term programs (winter break, spring break, and summer) as early as their first year.  Students participating on short-term faculty-led programs often fulfill General Education, Major Free Electives, Major Concentration courses, Language requirements, or 2nd Major/Minor requirements.  Students participating on partner summer programs may be able to fulfill Accounting requirements in addition to the above options. Some students will also engage in research or complete an international internship.

First Year

Students in their first year are not able to apply for a semester program but may be eligible for short-term faculty-led or partner summer programs. Students will often take General Education requirements or COB core classes on these programs.

Second Year

It is possible to participate in a semester program during your second year.  However students should be careful to plan their Business core classes carefully as it may not be possible to find equivalents on all semester program.  The summer after your second year is an ideal time to participate on a faculty-led or partner summer program.

Third Year

Third Year is perhaps the best time to participate on a semester program.  Many students will choose to study abroad during the spring semester however it may also be possible to go abroad during the fall semester.  Students should work carefully with their COB advisor to plan for a semester abroad that gives you the most flexibility with courses. The third year is also an ideal time to participate on a COB faculty-led program or complete an international internship.

Fourth Year

Fourth Year can be another great time to go abroad, but it does require careful planning to make sure all of your course requirements are in order, especially your Capstone requirement.  It is recommended that you go abroad the first semester of your fourth year rather than the final semester. Studying abroad during your final year can help you gain additional language skills, take classes not offered at Appalachian, or even do an internship.

Course Considerations: 

Accounting majors are generally not able to complete Capstone requirements abroad.  Other courses that students may want to plan to take before or after their abroad experience are _________ . Outside of these requirements students may be able to take other ECON courses abroad, but often electives are the easiest requirements to fulfill.

Students looking to participate in a semester or short-term program can also look to satisfy General Education requirements.  It is suggested that students save 1 or 2 LSE requirements for their study abroad program. It may be possible to satisfy an ILE, Science Inquiry, or Quantitative Literacy course  but this requires more advanced planning.

Advising: 

Students should speak to the COB advising office regarding their study abroad plans. 

Key questions to ask?

  • What are my remaining degree requirements?
  • How many upper-division credits do I still need to complete for my degree?
  • How many elective credits (lower vs. upper division) do I have left to complete my major?
  • What remaining prerequisites must I fulfill, and how will study abroad impact my progress?
  • Which of my remaining degree requirements could I complete abroad? Are there any that I cannot take abroad?
  • Can I receive academic credit for an internship abroad?
  • Are there any in-residence requirements I need to be aware of before I go abroad?
Programs

Accounting majors are able to participate on department faculty-led programs,  summer partner programs, and on semester programs.  Listed below are some possible options.

Program Type Information

Faculty-led

All faculty-led programs for fall 2021 have been suspended due to the ongoing pandemic. Please check back beginning in summer 2021 for updates about faculty-led programs for Spring Break and Summer I & II 2022.

Below are examples of previous faculty-led programs.

Accounting

Global Context for Accounting in Asia Pacific

  • Available Terms: Summer 
  • Country: Australia
  • Standing: Junior, Senior
  • Students will take BUS 4045 or MBA 5020 for 3 credits. 

BUS/MBA 

Energy, Ecology, and Environment 

  • Available Terms: Summer 
  • Country: Brazil
  • Standing: Junior, Senior
  • Students will take BUS 4055 or MBA 5020 for 3 credits. 

Business and Society in Cuba

  • Available Terms: Summer 
  • Country: Cuba
  • Standing: Junior, Senior
  • Students will take BUS 4045 or MBA 5020 for 3 credits. 

International Experience: Japan

  • Available Terms: Summer 
  • Country: Japan
  • Standing: Junior, Senior
  • Students will take BUS 4045 or MBA 5020 for 3 credits.

Business, Society & Sustainability

  • Available Terms: Summer 
  • Country: Mexico
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Students will take BUS 3055 or MBA 5020 for 3 credits. 

 Additional COB faculty-led programs can be found here. 

Semester

Africa

University of the Free State 

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: South Africa
  • Standing: 2nd semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: ACC, ECON, FIN, HRM, MGT, MKT
  • ACC: Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Financial Accounting, External Auditing, Taxation

Asia

ISEP Chinese University 

  • Program Type: ISEP Exchange
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Hong Kong
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: Students can study Chinese language on this program.
  • General Education: LSE.  Possible ILE, Quantitative and Wellness.
  • Concentrations: BUS, Core, FIN, HOS, MGT, MKT
  • Unique Features: AACSB
  • ACC: Intro to Financial Accounting, Cost and Management Accounting, Taxation, Auditing, Accounting Information Systems, Financial Reporting

Bishop Heber College

  • Program Type: Partial Exchange
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall
  • Country: India
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: ACC, Core, ECON, MGT
  • ACC: Cost Accounting, Corporate Accounting, Management Accounting, Auditing

Kristu Jayanti

  • Program Type: Full Exchange
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: India
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: ACC, Core, ECON, FIN, HOS, MGT
  • ACC: Financial Accounting I & II, Corporate Accounting, Advanced Corporate Accounting, Management Accounting, Principles of Auditing

Madras Christian College

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: India
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: ACC, Core, ECON, FIN, HOS, MGT, MKT
  • ACC: Corporate Accounting I & II, Cost Accounting, Management Accounting, FInancial Accounting,

BINUS

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Spring
  • Country: Indonesia
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: ACC, CIS, HOS, HRM, MGT, MKT
  • Unique Features: Students may be able to participate in their internship program.  
  • Kemanggisan Campus
  • ACC: Managerial Accounting, Financial Audit II, Accounting Theory, Financial Accounting II, Research Methodology in Accounting and Finance, International Accounting

USAC Yonsei

  • Program Type: Affiliate
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: South Korea
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: ACC, ECON, MGT, SCM
  • ACC: Principles of Accounting, Management Accounting, Intermediate Accounting, Auditing, Intro to Taxation

National Cheng Kung

  • Program Type: Partial Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Taiwan
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: Students can take a Chinese language course.  
  • Concentrations: ACC, BUS, CIS, FIN, MGT, MKT, 
  • Unique Features: AACSB
  • ACC: Advanced Financial Accounting, Data Mining and Big Data, Managerial Accounting

ISEP Thammasat

  • Program Type: ISEP Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Thailand
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations:Core, BUS, ACC, CIS, ENT, FIN, HOS, HRM, MGT, MKT, SCM
  • ACC: Fundamental Accounting, Management Accounting, Intermediate Accounting I & II, Cost Accounting, Cost Management, Tax Accounting, Auditing, Accounting Information Systems, Forensic Accounting, International Accounting, Taxation

Duy Tan University

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Vietnam
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: ACC, BUS, Core, CIS, FIN, HOS, MGT

  • Fall Courses

  • ACC:  Accounting I & II, Managerial Accounting I, Financial Accounting I & II, Basic Auditing, Financial Statement Analysis, 
  • Spring Courses
  • ACC:  Accounting I & II, Managerial Accounting I & II, Financial Accounting I & II, Managerial Accounting in Tourism, Basic Auditing, 

Europe

Fachhochschule Vorarlberg

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Austria
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Notes: FhV offers focused Business tracks in the fall and spring semesters. 
  • Concentrations: ACC, BUS, MGT, MKT, SCM
  • Unique Features: The fall track offers 4.5 credits in ACC.  The spring track offers 3 credits in ACC.

ISEP American University in Bulgaria

  • Program Type: ISEP Exchange, ISEP Direct
  • Available Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Country: Bulgaria
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: ACC, BUS, Core, ECON, FIN, HRM, MGT
  • Unique Features: 

CIEE Open Campus Copenhagen

  • Program Type: Affiliate
  • Available Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Country: Denmark
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: ACC, Core, BUS, MGT
  • Unique Feature: The CIEE Open Campus model allows students to study in Copenhagen for 12 or 18 weeks.  During each 6 week block students will take two courses (3 credits each). Offers coursework in Business, Communication, Global Health, International Relations and Political Science, Language Literature and Culture, STEM and Society. Normally offers two ACC courses each semester: Introduction to Financial Accounting, Introduction to Management Accounting

CIEE Paris Open Campus

  • Program Type: Affiliate 
  • Available Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Country: France
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: Offers Beginning through Advanced French language courses.  
  • Concentrations: ACC, Core, BUS, MGT
  • Unique Feature:  The CIEE Open Campus model allows students to study in Paris for 12 or 18 weeks.  During each 6 week block students will take two courses (3 credits each). Students will be able to choose from French language and Communication, International Relations, Global Health, Sustainability, and Business courses.  Normally offers two ACC courses each semester: Introduction to Financial Accounting, Introduction to Management Accounting

CIEE Berlin Open Campus

  • Program Type: Affiliate
  • Available Terms: Fall, Spring
  • Country: Germany
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: Offers German language at the Beginner to Advanced levels.  
  • Concentrations: BUS, ECON, FIN, MGT
  • Unique Feature:  The CIEE Open Campus model allows students to study in Germany for 12 or 18 weeks.  During each 6 week block students will take two courses (3 credits each). In addition to German language students will be able to choose from Communication, International Relations, Global Health, Sustainability, and Business courses. Normally offers two ACC courses each semester: Introduction to Financial Accounting, Introduction to Management Accounting

USAC Cork 

  • Program Type: Affiliate 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Ireland
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: ACC, Core, CIS, ENT, FIN, HOS, HRM, MGT, MKT
  • ACC: Intro to Accounting, Financial Accounting Fundamentals, Intro to Management Accounting, Principles of Accounting, Intro to Taxation, Intro to Management Accounting, Auditing

UE Madrid

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Spring
  • Country: Spain
  • Language.  Students can pay for a 3 credit Spanish language course.  Students looking to take courses taught in Spanish should have completed one or more Spanish courses at the 3000 level prior to going abroad.
  • Standing: Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: ACC, BUS, MGT
  • Unique Feature: Students must take all of their courses within their admitting department.  
  • ACC: Individual Taxation, SME Accounting, International Taxation,

Bilkent 

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Turkey
  • Concentrations: ACC, Core, CIS, ECON, FIN, HOS, MGT, MKT
  • Unique Feature: AACSB
  • ACC: Principles of Accounting, Principles of Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Auditing, 

Keele University

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange, Fee Paying
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • General Education: Possible LSE and ILE.  
  • Concentrations: ACC, ECON, FIN, HRM, MGT, MKT
  • Fall Courses
  • ACC: Accounting Principles, Financial Accounting, Cost and Management Accounting, Management Accounting, 
  • Spring Courses
  • ACC: Financial Accounting, Intermediate Financial Accounting, Advanced Management Accounting,

Middle East

AURAK

  • Program Type: Full Exchange 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Arab Emirates
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: Students can take an Arabic course.  
  • Concentrations: BUS, ACC, FIN, HRM, MGT, MKT
  • Fall Course Offerings
  • ACC: Managerial and Cost Accounting, Financial Accounting, Taxation and Managerial Decisions
  • Spring Course Offerings
  • ACC: Principles of Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Financial Accounting II, Accounting Information Systems, International Accounting

ISEP Sharjah 

  • Program Type: ISEP Exchange, ISEP Direct
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: United Arab Emirates
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Language: Students can take an Arabic language course. 
  • Concentrations: ACC, CIS, ECON, FIN, MGT, MKT, SCM
  • Unique Feature: AACSB
  • Fall Course Offerings
  • ACC: Fundamentals of Financial Accounting, Intermediate Financial Accounting I, Income Tax I, Accounting Information Systems,
  • Spring Course Offerings
  • ACC: Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting, Intermediate Financial Accounting II, Cost Accounting, Auditing,

Oceania

University of Canberra

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange, Fee Paying 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Australia
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: Core, ACC, CIS, ECON, FIN, HOS, HRM, MGT, MKT
  • Unique Feature: Past ACC offerings have included Accounting Systems and Practices (FA/SP), Advanced Management Accounting (SP), Management Accounting (FA), Company Accounting (FA), Auditing (FA), Contemporary Issues in Accounting (FA)

La Trobe University

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange, Fee Paying
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: Australia
  • Standing: Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Notes: Good for General Education Requirements
  • Concentrations: Core, ACC, ECON, FIN, HRM, MGT, MKT
  • Unique Features: Offers a range ofACC courses including Cost Accounting and Decision Making (FA/SP), Accounting for Management Decisions (FA/SP), Accounting and Information Systems (FA/SP)

Ara Institute

  • Program Type: Basic Exchange, Fee Paying 
  • Available Terms: Academic Year, Fall, Spring
  • Country: New Zealand
  • Standing: 2nd Semester Sophomore, Junior, Senior
  • Concentrations: ACC, CIS, ENT, FIN, HOS, HRM, MGT, MKT
  • ACC: Applied Accounting, Introduction to Accounting and Taxation, Auditing and Assurance

Internships


To complete an internship for COB credit students must be a junior or senior and admitted to the Walker College of Business. More information about internships can be found at https://businesscareers.appstate.edu/career-coaching/internships-credit.  
Additional information about international internships can be found on the OIED website.