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Accounting
Accountants are business professionals who work with people to identify, analyze, and solve business problems. Completing an accounting option opens the door to a wide range of career opportunities. The accounting option is designed to help students develop the necessary technical expertise and broad-based business knowledge required for long-term success in careers such as audit, assurance, tax consulting, corporate accounting/finance, not-for-profit/government, financial analysis/venture capital, and financial planning.
Students planning to pursue CPA certification or advanced financial positions should also complete the Master of Professional Accountancy Program. Students completing MSU's undergraduate and graduate accounting programs are in high demand and often have multiple job offers at graduation.
| Freshman Year |
F |
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S |
| BUS 101US--First Year Seminar* |
3 |
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| ECON 102IS--Principles of Macroeconomics and International Economics
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3 |
| MATH 170Q--Survey of Calculus |
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4 |
Non-Business, Non-Economics
and General Electives and University Core |
12 |
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8 |
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15 |
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15 |
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*Students transferring into the College of Business, either from another institution or from another MSU department, who have already earned credit for a University Seminar (US) course must take MGMT 204 instead of BUS 101.
| Sophomore Year |
F |
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S |
| ACCT 223--Principles of Accounting II |
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3 |
| BUS 201--Managerial Communication |
3 |
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| BUS 211--Business Software Applications |
3 |
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| BUS 221--Principles of Accounting I |
3 |
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| ECON 201IS--Introductory Microeconomic Theory |
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3 |
| STAT 216Q--Elementary Statistics |
3 |
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| Take one of the following: |
| STAT 217Q--Intermediate Statistical Concepts |
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3 |
| MGMT 231--Business Research Methods |
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3 |
Non-Business, Non-Economics
and General Electives and University Core |
3 |
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6 |
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15 |
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15 |
| Junior Year |
F |
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S |
| ACCT 325--Accounting Information Systems |
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3 |
| ACCT 327--Intermediate Accounting I |
3 |
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| ACCT 328--Intermediate Accounting II |
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3 |
| BUS 301--Management and Organization |
3 |
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| BUS 302--Career Perspectives |
1 |
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| BUS 311--Information Systems |
3 |
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| BUS 331--Operations Management |
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3 |
| BUS 341--Principles of Marketing |
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|
3 |
| BUS 351--Finance |
3 |
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| BUS 361--Introduction to Law |
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|
3 |
Non-Business, Non-Economics
and General Electives and University Core |
2 |
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15 |
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15 |
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| Senior Year |
F |
|
S |
| ACCT 421--Principles of Auditing |
3 |
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| ACCT 425--Introduction to Taxation |
3 |
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| ACCT 432--Governmental and Not-For-Profit Accounting I |
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3 |
| ACCT 433--Cost/Management Accounting I |
3 |
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| BUS 474--Business Senior Seminar |
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4 |
| Accounting elective* |
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3 |
Non-Business, Non-Economics,
General Electives and University Core |
6 |
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5 |
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15 |
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15 |
| * Accounting Elective (3 Credits) |
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| Choose one of the following |
| ACCT 434--Cost Management Accounting II |
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3 |
| ACCT 444--Advanced Accounting Systems |
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3 |
| ACCT 453--Financial Statement Analysis |
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3 |
| ACCT 476--Internship |
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3 |
All business majors must be formally admitted to the College of Business in order to enroll in all upper-division (300-400 level) option courses (ACCT, FIN, MGMT, MKTG) and BUS 474, Business Senior Seminar.
A minimum of 120 credits is required for graduation; 42 of these credits must be in courses numbered 300 and above; 54 credits must be non-business/non-economics rubrics (although ECON 101, ECON 102, ECON 201, MGMT 231 may be included); University Core credit requirements must be satisfied.
All students transferring to the College of Business must meet the College of Business residency requirements.
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