Public Accounting, BA

Students who wish to pursue the public accounting pre-professional program should contact a member of the accounting staff early in their careers, since this program requires a special sequence of courses. ACCT 423 , ACCT 425 , ACCT 427 and ACCT 428 are required by the State of Michigan for those intending to take the CPA exam in Michigan. Any student contemplating taking the CPA exam in a state other than Michigan should consult with their advisor no later than the first semester of their junior year. Internships are available in both private and public sectors.

The public accounting major consists of 61 credits.

Accounting

ACCT 221 - Financial Accounting Credits: 3
ACCT 222 - Managerial Accounting Credits: 3
ACCT 321 - Intermediate Accounting I Credits: 3
ACCT 322 - Intermediate Accounting II Credits: 3
ACCT 333 - Accounting Information Systems Credits: 3
ACCT 375 - Cost Accounting Credits: 3
ACCT 423 - Auditing Credits: 3
ACCT 425 - Individual Taxation Credits: 3
ACCT 426 - Corporate Tax and Research Credits: 3
ACCT 427 - Advanced Accounting Credits: 3
ACCT 428 - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting Credits: 3

Business

BUS 222 - Management Perspectives and Theory Credits: 3
BUS 223 - Vocation and Professional Development Credits: 1
BUS 341 - Business Law Credits: 3
BUS 371 - Financial Management Credits: 3

Economics

ECON 211 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 212 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3

Departmental Elective (1 course)

ACCT 430 - Ethics in Accounting Credits: 3
BUS 331 - Marketing Management Credits: 3
BUS 352 - Human Resource Management Credits: 3
BUS 358 - Management in the British Economy Credits: 3
BUS 361 - Operations Management Credits: 3
BUS 382 - Investment Fundamentals Credits: 3
BUS 395 - Advanced Studies in Business Credits: 1-3
ECON 302 - Monetary Economics Credits: 3
ECON 304 - Economic Growth and Development Credits: 3
ECON 306 - Econometrics Credits: 3
ECON 310 - Environmental Public Policy Credits: 3
ECON 311 - Intermediate Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 312 - Intermediate Microeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 318 - International Economics Credits: 3
ECON 320 - Financial Economics Credits: 3
ECON 358 - Management in the British Economy Credits: 3
ECON 395 - Advanced Studies in Economics Credits: 1-3

Business Computing

CSCI 140 - Business Computing Credits: 3

Communication Skills

COMM 140 - Public Presentations Credits: 3

Statistics (1 course)

MATH 115 - Introductory Statistics Credits: 3
MATH 215 - Intermediate Statistics Credits: 3
MATH 219 - Accelerated Statistical Methods Credits: 4