Accounting Comprehensive Major, 78 hours: B.S.-No Minor Required

Location(s): Online, On Campus

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CIP: 520301

Students choosing a comprehensive major in Accounting must complete and earn a minimum grade of C for each of the courses in the Common Professional Component (p. 258) and the required courses for the public accounting track or managerial accounting track.

The Public Accounting Track is designed to prepare students for careers in public accounting and/or for taking the examination to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Students planning to sit for the CPA examination must have 120 credit hours, but must obtain 150 credit hours to be eligible for CPA licensure. Note the CPA requirements can vary by state. Students should complete the public accounting track and continue with an additional 30 hours of coursework to be eligible. Most students will choose to earn an MBA. (See Northwest Missouri State University Graduate Catalog and your advisor.)

The Managerial Accounting Track is designed to prepare students for careers in management accounting and for taking the examination to become a Certified Management Accountant (CMA).

Both tracks have an online-only option.

Requirements

The Northwest Core (44-47 hours)

Institutional Requirements (4 hours)

Common Professional Component (48 hours)

Public Accounting Track (30 hours)

ACCT 51301 - Cost Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51303 - Individual Taxation Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51304 - Business Taxation Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51306 - Intermediate Accounting I Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51307 - Intermediate Accounting II Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51308 - Accounting Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51401 - Intermediate Accounting III Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51403 - Advanced Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51404 - Auditing Credit Hours: 3
FIN 53312 - Business Law II Credit Hours: 3

Managerial Accounting Track (30 hours)

ACCT 51301 - Cost Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51304 - Business Taxation Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51306 - Intermediate Accounting I Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51307 - Intermediate Accounting II Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51308 - Accounting Information Systems Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51402 - Advanced Cost Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51403 - Advanced Accounting Credit Hours: 3
ACCT 51404 - Auditing Credit Hours: 3
FIN 53327 - Intermediate Financial Management Credit Hours: 3
Advisor-approved elective in ACCT, FIN, MGMT, or CSIS Credit Hours: 3

Free electives as needed to reach minimum 120 graduation hours

This is an ACBSP accredited program.