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 |
| ACT 230 Principles of Accounting I | 4 |
| ACT 240 Principles of Accounting II | 4 |
| FIN 351 Financial Management I | 4 |
| MGT 221 Business Law I: Legal Environment of Business | 4 |
| MGT 240 Organizational Behavior and Management | 4 |
| MGT 325 Operations Management | 4 |
| MGT 344 Managerial Communication | 4 |
| MKT 230 Introduction to Marketing | 4 |
| Accounting | 36 |
| ACT 301 Financial Accounting I | 4 |
| ACT 302 Financial Accounting II | 4 |
| ACT 311 Cost Accounting | 4 |
| ACT 321 Federal Income Taxation | 4 |
| ACT 403 Accounting III | 4 |
| ACT 441 Auditing | 4 |
| ACT Electives** (ACT 431 required for CPA exam) | 8 |
| CIS 222 Quantitative Business Problem Solving | 4 |
| Other Required Courses | 24 |
| EC 201 Microeconomic Principles | 4 |
| EC 202 Macroeconomic Principles | 4 |
| MA 113 Finite Mathematics or | 4 |
| MA 115 Precalculus (4 cr.) [QUAR] or | |
| MA 161 Calculus I (4 cr.) [QUAR] | |
| MA 109 Introduction to Probability and Statistics [QUAR] | 4 |
| PSY 100 Introduction to Psychological Science [SCII] | 4 |
| SO 101 Introductory Sociology [PERS] or | 4 |
| SO 113 Social Problems (4 cr.) [PERS] | |
*Note: Courses in business core cannot be double counted toward another major or minor.
**Courses must include 400-level ACT courses (ACT 491 limited to 4 credits).
This major does not require a minor.
Bulletin Year:
2019 - 2020 Undergraduate Bulletin
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