2009–2010 - Grove City College

ACCT 420. GOVERNMENTAL AND INSTITUTIONAL ACCOUNTING. A study of the financial
accounting principles used in the preparation of general purpose financial statements for both federal;
state; and local governmental units as well as for not-for-profit corporations and associations
including colleges and universities; health care entities; and voluntary health and welfare organizations.
Prerequisite: Accounting 401. Spring semester only, three hours.
ACCT 424. ADVANCED AUDITING AND PROFESSIONAL ETHICS. Additional auditing
issues are explored, including practical applications involving the evaluation of audit risk, audit evidence
gathering, and materiality. Legal and ethical issues in auditing are also discussed. Prerequisite:
Accounting 403 and senior standing in Accounting. Spring semester only, three hours.
ACCT 460. INDEPENDENT STUDY. Individual study of specialized topics in Accounting.
Prerequisites: Senior standing and permission of the department chair and a faculty sponsor are
required. Semester course, one, two or three hours.
ACCT 470. INDEPENDENT RESEARCH. An opportunity to conduct supervised research in
Accounting. Senior standing and permission of the department chair and a faculty sponsor are
required. Semester course, one, two or three hours.
ACCT 480. INTERNSHIP IN ACCOUNTING. This is an opportunity for accounting majors to participate
in a meaningful learning experience under the supervision of both an employer and department
faculty member. Most internships take place during the summer months. Students will be graded
based on an employer performance evaluation along with a written paper and journal. Prerequisites:
good academic standing and completion of the sophomore year of study.
Semester course, one to six hours.
DEPARTMENT OF BIOLOGY
Biology / 75
Dr. S. Gribble, Chair, Dr. Brenner, Dr. Dent, Dr. Dudt, Dr. Jenkins, Dr. Ray, Dr. Shaw, Dr.
Sodergren. Part-Time: Dr. Darsie, Mrs. Grewell, Mrs. Yeager.
Departmental policy limits students to one major within the Department of Biology.
Students are expected to contact their advisors for a detailed schedule of courses recommended
to meet requirements for a major.
Course Requirements for Bachelor of Science Degree in Biology (BIOL)
Biology Core (21 hours):
Biology 101-102, 231, 234, 301, and 488.
Clusters (7 hours):
Choose a minimum of one course from each of the following clusters:
Health/Medicine: Biology 302, 311, 312, and 407.
Diversity/Ecology: Biology 305, 320, and 409.
Biology Electives (9 hours):
Nine additional hours of biology from 300-400 level courses.
No more than four credit hours of independent, internship, research, or honors
study (Biology 260, 270, 360, 370, 372, 375, 376, 390, 460, 470, 475, 476, 480,
497, and 499) may be applied to the additional eight hours.
Major-related requirements (12 hours):
Chemistry 101-102; Mathematics 161.
Courses that count in the BIOL major quality point average (MQPA):
All courses with “BIOL” prefix. A minimum MQPA of 2.00 is required to graduate.