Course Form (One form per course, lab, or recitation)
NORTHEAST Integrated Curriculum Committee

Date: 2/16/2023
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Contact person: Loren F. Selznick, J.D., Chairperson
Phone:

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570-389-4899

Email: lselznic@commonwealthu.edu

Department: Accounting and Business Law
Program: Accounting

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Tracking # (For Provost office use only)

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CIP# (For Provost office use only)

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Select which actions you are requesting for _X_ Undergraduate __ Graduate
☒ Course Modified for Integration

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☐ Course Not Previously Offered at any campus

Click modalities that the course may be offered (80% +)
☒Face-to-Face/In person ☒ Online (100%) ☒ Interactive TV ☒ Multi-modal

New University
Course Prefix

New University
Course Number

New University
Course Title

ACC(T)

498

Internship in Accounting

Current University
Course Prefix
ACCT

Current University
Course Number
432

Current University
Course Title
Internship in Accounting

*Only list Current Courses that are equivalent to the New Course

BU: ACCT

432

Internship in Accounting

LHU:
MU:
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New Course for Integrated University

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7. Will the course be seeking General Education approval?
☒ No ☐ Yes (if yes, go to next section General Education Approval- click on this link)
8. Resources at Each Campus: List any resources, including faculty, facilities, technology,
equipment, or library resources necessary at each campus listed above.
Current faculty overseeing individual internships anticipated to be sufficient for the foreseeable
future.
Identify on which campuses the course is intended to be offered in the integrated university
(for administration use only):
☒ BU

☒ LHU

☒ MU

9. Identify Departments/Programs/Courses impacted by changes on this form (Identify any
programs/departments/courses that may be impacted by course changes. Contact programs,
departments to obtain support if you are offering a course that will impact their program:
None

10. Indicate Semester and Year Course will be implemented: Fall 2023
11. Provide a rationale for how this course relates to the mission and goals of the related program:
Offers students practical experience in accounting. An internship will allow students to practice
the skills central to the goals of the accounting major, namely, to develop critical thinking,
problem solving, and technical skills.
The specific knowledge and skills a student will develop depends on the type of accounting
internship work: financial accounting, cost accounting, auditing, tax, fraud examination, or
other.

12. Abbreviated Title (for Master Schedule, Maximum 20 spaces): Intern in Accounting
13. Course Description for Catalog (Maximum 75 words -start with an action verb.):
Develops critical thinking, problem solving, and technical skills through work experience in the
accounting profession. Offers opportunities to gain experience in the various areas of
accounting including financial accounting, cost accounting, auditing, tax, fraud examination, or
other.

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14. Credit(s):
Clock Hours: 1-6

Lecture: hours

Contract Hours: .333 hours/student

Recitation: hours Lab: hours
Lecture: hours Recitation: hours Lab: hours

15. Prerequisites (Courses completed prior to taking this course): ACCT222
16. Co-requisites (Courses which must be taken simultaneously with other courses): None
17. Enrollment Restrictions (e.g., limited to majors in program XXX, restricted from majors in program
XXX, etc.): (1) Limited to accounting majors; (2) Minimum 2.5 GPA; and (3) approval of instructor

18. Repeatable: Can this course be repeated for credit as a multi-topic class, not just for a grade
change?
☐ No ☒ Yes: How many times is the course repeatable? Up to maximum of 6 credits
19. Dual-Level or Cross-Listed: Is this course dual-level? ☐Yes ☒No.
If yes, list the course prefix and number.
If dual-level, indicate content, assignments, and assessments for graduate and undergraduate
courses on two separate Master Course Syllabus forms. Cross-Listed is across multiple
departments/programs.
20. Estimated Frequency of Offering: All academic periods
How often will the course be taught for a two-year cycle? 8 (fall, winter, spring, summer)
21. Recommended class size for student success: Provide the recommended class size number and a
clear rationale based on accreditation guidelines, discipline standards, or pedagogical limitations.
1 student because of the nature of internships

Submit a Master Course Syllabus – (see attached)

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General_Education_Approval
Locate the required Curricular Theme, Program Goal, and Learning Objectives and Desired Outcomes for
your selected area of this program in the General Education Plan (click on this link).
GE-1: Select the Curricular Theme and Program Goal you are applying from the drop down below (click
on the words Choose an item, then click on the arrow and select one option):

Choose an item.

GE-2: How does your course fit into the General Education Curricular Theme and Program Goal to which
you are applying (be sure to address all of the required areas of the selected Program Goal)?

➢ Caution, these terms Curricular Themes and Program Goals are specific to this General Education
Program, See Ship Guide pages 6-12 for clarification
https://www.ship.edu/globalassets/gec/handbook_generaleducationship_2018_09_25.pdf
➢ [A program goal is a clear statement that expresses what our program will do for students. Each goal
is designed to prompt and guide teaching practice and program assessment. For example in the
Curricular Theme of Diversity, a Program Goal is to Guide and prompt students to evaluate the
diversity of human experience, behavior, and thought, in order to better understand ourselves and
others, to respond to the roots of inequality that undermines social justice, while developing
awareness regarding diversity in culture, ethnicity, race, gender/gender expression, religion, age,
social class, sexual orientation, or abilities.]

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GE-3: List the Course Specific SLOs that correspond to the General Education SLOs of the relevant
Curricular Theme and Program Goal and explain how your course will meet each one of these Course
Objectives. Please be specific and use examples to align in column two and to demonstrate how this will be
implemented in column three.
Course Specific Student Learning
Objectives (SLOs)

General Education Student
Learning Objectives (SLOs)

How do the methods and
structure of the course provide
students with the opportunity
to meet each aligned pair of
General Education and Course
Specific SLOs?

Submit the Master Course Syllabus (including assessment) in addition to this form to be considered for
General Education approval.

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Signatures
Required
Signatures

Name

Date

Department
Chairperson

Loren F. Selznick

Dec-16-2022

By typing my name in the box above, I am electronically signing this form. Dean, ICC Chair, and
President/Designee will sign to indicate approval directly in SharePoint.

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MASTER COURSE SYLLABUS
NORTHEAST Integrated Curriculum Committee

DATE PREPARED:
February 14, 2023
PREPARED BY:
Loren F. Selznick
DEPARTMENT:
Accounting and Business Law
Program:
Accounting
COURSE PREFIX & NUMBER (without space in-between): ACCT498
COURSE TITLE:
Internship in Accounting
CREDIT HOURS:
1-6
RECOMMENDED CLASS SIZE: 1
PREREQUISITES/CO-REQUISITES:
None
COURSE DESCRIPTION FOR CATALOG: Develops critical thinking, problem solving, and
technical skills through work experience in the accounting profession. Offers opportunities
to gain experience in the various areas of accounting including financial accounting, cost
accounting, auditing, tax, fraud examination, or other.

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CONTENT DESCRIPTION: Students will develop critical thinking, problem solving, and
technical skills through work experience in the accounting profession. The specific
knowledge and skills will depend on the type of accounting internship work: financial
accounting, cost accounting, auditing, tax, fraud examination, or other. Content will
be approved by supervising faculty member and department chairperson.

11. & 12. TABLE: STUDENT LEARNING OBJECTIVES AND STUDENT ASSESSMENT. Use the
Table below to document the outcomes and assessment for the course. If this is a
General Education course, be sure to complete the second column as well, it if is not a
General Education course, you can leave the 2nd column blank.
If General Education: Select the Curricular Theme and Program Goal you are applying from
the drop down below directly as done on the Course Form above (click on the words Choose
an item, then click on the arrow and select one option):

Choose an item.

11. Course Specific Student
Learning Objectives (SLOs)

General Education Student
Learning Objectives (Complete
this column for GE courses
only)

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12. Student Assessment
Include assessment(s) and whether they
are suggested or mandated (e.g., to
comply with accreditation or as a
minimum standard)

Develop critical thinking and
problem-solving skills in a realworld accounting context.

Internship log (suggested);
reflection paper (suggested);
employer feedback
(suggested)

Develop technical accounting
skills. The specific skills will
depend on the type of
accounting work performed:
financial accounting, cost
accounting, auditing, tax, fraud
examination, or other.

Internship log (suggested);
reflection paper (suggested);
employer feedback
(suggested)

*Note- Rows can be added

13. METHODS:
Student will perform accounting work for employer organization under the supervision of an
accounting faculty member. Methods are unique to each internship, but must involve practical
experience in accounting. The work must be commensurate with the number of approved
credit hours. Students will fulfill the obligations agreed upon with the internship supervisor and
the employer.
14. COURSE ASSESSMENT:
The accounting faculty will regularly assess the objectives of course assessment and recommend
necessary changes to better reflect the goals of the program. If warranted, adjustments to the course
will be made.
15. SUPPORTING MATERIALS- SAMPLE TEXTS (Recommended):
If necessary and as needed, supervising faculty may select supporting materials and texts. These
supporting materials and texts may vary each time the course is offered.
Indicate possible recommended texts for the course where appropriate, including author/editor, title, publisher, edition, and
date of publication. The style of entry should consistently follow a manual such as Turabian, MLA, APA, or an accepted guide
in a specific discipline.

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