Accounting Major

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This major provides basic competency in the functional areas of accounting and provides students with the minimum requirements to sit for professional examinations such as the CPA and CMA examinations. This major prepares students for such career opportunities as certified public accountant (CPA), cost analyst, controller, financial analyst, senior accountant, and vice president for finance and accounting.

Students must obtain a 2.00 GPA in their (combined) business core and major courses as well as a 2.00 cumulative Northern Michigan University GPA.

For department information or additional degree requirements, go to the Business, College of department page.

For related information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics,

http://www.bls.gov/ooh/business-and-financial/accountants-and-auditors.htm

Total Credits Required 120

General Education 30-40

Business Core* 32 Credits

ACT 230 - Fundamentals of Financial Accounting 4 Credits
ACT 240 - Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting 4 Credits
FIN 351 - Financial Management I 4 Credits
MGT 221 - Legal Environment of Business 4 Credits
MGT 240 - Organizational Behavior and Management 4 Credits
MGT 325 - Operations Management 4 Credits
MGT 344 - Managerial Communication 4 Credits
MKT 230 - Introduction to Marketing 4 Credits

Accounting 36 Credits

ACT 301 - Financial Accounting I 4 Credits
ACT 302 - Financial Accounting II 4 Credits
ACT 311 - Cost Accounting 4 Credits
ACT 321 - Federal Income Taxation 4 Credits
ACT 331 - Accounting Information Systems 4 Credits
ACT 403 - Financial Accounting III 2 Credits
ACT 441 - Auditing 4 Credits
ACT 422 - Advanced Federal Taxation 4 Credits
ACT 482 - Accounting for Government and Non-Profit Enterprises 2 Credits
CIS 222 - Quantitative Business Problem Solving 4 Credits

Required Upper Division (300-400 Level) Business Elective 4 Credits

Select from courses within the College of Business.

College of Business Core Courses will not count.

Recommended upper division courses:

MGT 436 - Strategic Management 4 Credits
CIS 410 - CIS Analytics for Decision Support 4 Credits
CIS 422 - Data Mining 4 Credits

Other Required Courses 8-12 Credits

DATA 109 - Introduction to Statistics [QUAR] [MATH] 4 Credits
EC 201 - Microeconomic Principles 4 Credits
MA 111 - College Algebra [QUAR] [MATH] 4 Credits or
MA 113 - Finite Mathematics [QUAR] [MATH] 4 Credits or
MA 115 - Precalculus [QUAR] [MATH] 4 Credits or
MA 161 - Calculus I [QUAR] [MATH] 4 Credits or
Proctored math placement score of MA 115 or above**

Recommended General Elective Courses

Courses listed below are recommended but not required:

PSY 100 - Introduction to Psychological Science [SCII] [LAB] 4 Credits
SO 101 - Introductory Sociology [PERS] 4 Credits or
SO 113 - Social Problems [PERS] 4 Credits

Notes:

*Courses in business core cannot be double counted toward another major or minor.

**Students who meet this requirement through the proctored math placement testcan work with their adviser to attain a credit waiver for the missing 4 credits.