Programs | NMU Undergraduate Bulletin 2012-13

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Accounting Major

	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. 
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 Total Credits Required for Degree  128
 Liberal Studies  30-40
 Health Promotion Requirements  2
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 112 Microsoft Applications for Business Students  2
 CIS 212 Computer Assisted Problem Solving for Business  2
Other Required Courses 24
 EC 201 Microeconomic Principles  4
 EC 202 Macroeconomic Principles  4
 MA 103 Finite Mathematics [III] or4
     MA 104 College Algebra and Trigonometry with Applications in Science and Technology  (4 cr.) [III] or  
     MA 111 College Algebra for Calculus Preparation  (4 cr.) [III] or  
     MA 115 Precalculus  (4 cr.) [III] or  
     MA 161 Calculus I  (5 cr.) [III]   
 MA 171 Introduction to Probability and Statistics [V] 4
 PY 100G Psychology as a Social Science [IV] or4
     PY 100H Honors Psychology as a Natural Science  (4 cr.) [III] or  
     PY 100L Psychology as a Natural Science with Laboratory  (4 cr.) [III] or  
     PY 100S Psychology as a Natural Science  (4 cr.) [III]   
 SO 101 Introductory Sociology [IV] or4
     SO 113 Social Problems  (4 cr.) [IV]   
General Electives Outside the College of Business 10

	*Courses must include 400-level ACT courses (ACT 491 limited to 4 credits).

	This major does not require a minor.

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