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Accounting Major
Accounting Major - Bachelor of Science
The Accounting major is designed to prepare students for careers as professional certified public accountants, corporate controllers, financial officers, internal auditors, governmental accountants, or accountants in charitable organizations, and to understand Sarbanes-Oxley. The degree is granted upon completion of 137 credits as specified on page 42 of the catalog (40 credits must be in 3000- or 4000-level courses).
Accounting Major - 150 Credit Rule
Effective July 1, 2006, the State of Minnesota requires the completion of 150 credits to be licensed as CPA. A 150-credit major is not required. One option would be to complete 18 additional credits at NWC. It is suggested that FIN3225 Investments and FIN3226 Money and Banking be included in these 18 additional credits.
Philosophy course in core curriculum: BUS4435 [WCE].
Natural World mathematics course in core curriculum: one of MAT1135, MAT2121.
Social Science course in core curriculum: ECO2201.
Students must receive a grade of “C” or better in all Business Core courses. Courses with grades below “C” must be repeated.
| Business Core |
33 cr |
| ACC2101 |
Principles of Accounting I |
4 |
| ACC2102 |
Principles of Accounting II |
4 |
| BUS1635 |
Community Service |
0 |
| BUS3331 |
Business Law - Contract and Agency |
3 |
| BUS4435 |
Business Ethics
(see Philosophy requirement above) |
| ECO2201 |
Principles of Economics I
See Social Science requirement above) |
| ECO2202 |
Principles of Economics II |
4 |
| MAT2055 |
Statistics |
4 |
| MGT2271 |
Management I |
4 |
| MIS1115 |
Introduction to Databases and Spreadsheets |
2 |
| MIS2125 |
Business Information Systems |
4 |
| MKT1085 |
Principles of Marketing |
4 |
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| Accounting Requirements |
35 cr |
| ACC3201 |
Intermediate Accounting I |
4 |
| ACC3202 |
Intermediate Accounting II |
4 |
| ACC3206 |
Cost Accounting |
4 |
| ACC4305 |
Auditing |
4 |
| ACC4306 |
Income Taxation |
4 |
| ACC4307 |
Advanced Accounting |
4 |
| BUS3835 |
Professional Experience Seminar |
1 |
| BUS4332 |
Business Law-Partnerships and Corporations |
3 |
| BUS4995 |
Professional Experience |
0 |
| BUS4998 |
Professional Experience Assessment |
1 |
| FIN3222 |
Finance II |
2 |
| MGT4855 |
Corporate Strategies and Policies (OCE) |
4 |
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Note: WCE=Written Communication Emphasis; OCE=Oral Communication Emphasis. See Page 39 of catalog for explanation and prerequisities.
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