Accounting
Accounting prepares students for careers in public accounting, managerial accounting, and governmental accounting. The public accountant is involved in auditing, in planning, and in providing specialized advice on business problems. The managerial accountant is responsible for generating the information needed to plan and control a company’s operations. Local, state, and federal government agencies offer opportunities in governmental accounting.
The Financial Markets Institute provides comprehensive training to a select group of finance and accounting majors. Students are admitted to the institute as sophomores based on their academic success, desire to pursue a career in financial services, and demonstrated potential to achieve established goals. Student scholars take a challenging academic program aligned with their professional interests. Scholars typically pursue positions in investment banking, sales and trading, research, or asset management.
Department of Accounting and Information Systems
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Writing
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WRA 110-150 (4) - Writing, Rhetoric and American Cultures (Tier I)
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Integrative Studies (a minimum of 24 credits are required)
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ISB 200 Level (3) - Biological Science
ISP 200 Level (3) - Physical Science ISP L (2) - Lab or ISB L (2) - Lab IAH 201-210 (4) - Arts and Humanities* IAH 211-241 (4) - Arts and Humanities* ISS 200 Level (4) - Social Sciences* ISS 300 Level (4) - Social Sciences* *Students must include at least one National (N) course and one International/Multicultural (I) course in their Integrative Studies programs. A (D) course may meet either an (N) or an (I) requirement, but not both. See course descriptions for details. | |
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Business Core
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MTH 103 (3) - College Algebra
MTH 124 (3) - Survey of Calculus I CSE 101 DB/SS (3) - Computing Concepts and Competencies EC 201 (3) - Introduction to Microeconomics EC 202 (3) - Introduction to Macroeconomics ACC 201 (3) - Principles of Financial Accounting ACC 202 (3) - Principles of Management Accounting STT 315 (3) - Introduction to Probability and Statistics for Business EC 340 (3) - Survey of International Economics or MSC 310 (3) - International & Comparative Dimensions of Business FI 311 (3) - Financial Management GBL 395 (3) - Law, Public Policy, and Business or GBL 451 (3) - Law of Commercial Transactions ITM 309 (3) - Business Information Systems and Technology MGT 315 (3) - Managing Human Resources & Organizational Behavior MSC 300 (3) - Managerial Marketing MSC 303 (3) - Introduction to Supply Chain Management MSC 317 (3) - Quantitative Business Research Methods MGT 409 (3) - Business Policy and Strategic Management | |
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Major Field (a minimum gpa of 2.0 is required)
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All of the Following: ACC 250 (1) - Preparing for an Accounting Career (P-N) ACC 300 (3) - Intermediate Financial Accounting I ACC 301 (3) - Intermediate Financial Accounting II ACC 321 (3) - Accounting Information Systems ACC 331 (3) - Federal Income Tax Accounting ACC 341 (3) - Cost and Managerial Accounting ACC 411 (3) - Auditing Optional: ACC 308 (1) - Required to sit for the CPA Examination in Michigan | |
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Elective Credit Outside of Business
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At least 9 credits of general elective courses outside the Broad College, Department of Mathematics, and Department of Statistics and Probability. | |
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Other Elective Credits
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The requirements listed above do not total the credits for graduation. The remaining credits are earned in other elective courses. | |
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Credits Required for Graduation
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A minimum of 120 credits or 123 credits (if credit for MTH 1825 was earned at MSU) is required for graduation. A maximum of 3 credits (only two distinct 1 credit enrollments for Accounting majors) of internship or other work experience counts towards graduation. A maximum of 6 credits in English as a Second Language (ESL) 220, 221, 222 or 223 counts towards graduation as other electives. | |