Academic Majors at Shady Grove

Learn more about our undergraduate majors and download major requirements.

Accounting

When you study Accounting at Smith, you’ll learn from faculty who influence how companies choose to invest in cybersecurity, and network with Smith accounting alumni, who hold more CEO and managing partner positions in public accounting firms than any other university.

Hear from the Government Standards Accounting Board - "The Importance of Generally Accepted Accounting Principles".

The accounting curriculum includes financial planning, budgeting, accounting systems, financial management controls, financial analysis of performance, financial reporting, internal and external auditing, and taxation. It provides an excellent foundation for careers like public accounting, management, forensic accounting, and consulting.

New Requirements

Public Accounting (CPA) Track

Effective for students entering UMD in Fall 2024 and later. Students who entered UMD prior to Fall 2024 have the option of adopting these new requirements. The Public Accounting Track is for students who are pursuing careers that require (or recommend) that they sit for the CPA (Certified Public Accounting) exam. Also, Accounting majors who want to keep the CPA career track open as an option should target the Public Accounting track. Please consult your Smith School Academic Advisor if you have questions.

Degree Requirements

Business and Accounting Advisory Track

Effective for students entering UMD in Fall 2024 and later. Students who entered UMD prior to Fall 2024 have the option of adopting these new requirements. The Business and Accounting Advisory Track is for students who are pursuing careers in business and accounting that do not require the student to be CPA Exam eligible. Please consult your Smith School Academic Advisor if you have questions.

Degree Requirements

Old Requirements

Management

When you select a Management major, you join a leading undergraduate program in management and entrepreneurship, led by “edu-preneurs” like Oliver Schlake. Both of these programs are regularly highly ranked, and focus on leadership and entrepreneurship, engaging students in critical thinking and problem solving, which are applicable to many careers.

Hear from the American Management Association - "Leading Creativity in Business"

With a management major, you have a wealth of potential career paths. These can include consulting analyst, financial advisor, human resource management, nonprofit management, and entrepreneurship, including social entrepreneurship.

Marketing

As a Smith marketing major, you’ll learn how to be successful at all levels of an organization by ensuring that quality goods and services are provided at fair prices and in a way that benefits the community and society. And you’ll learn from faculty like Rebecca Ratner, whose research about solitude has made a huge impact on consumer studies.

Hear from the American Marketing Association - "The Best Part of Being a Marketer" 

The marketing major’s curriculum lays an excellent groundwork for careers in brand management, advertising, consumer research, and sales.

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