Accounting Comprehensive Major: B.S.—No Minor Required
CIP: 520301
Students choosing a Comprehensive Major in Accounting must take the common professional component courses outlined on page 252 plus receive a minimum grade of “C” in each of the major courses listed below for the public accounting track or private industry 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. Students wishing to take the CPA examination in Missouri, Nebraska, Iowa and Kansas must have 150 credit hours. The student should complete the public accounting track and continue with an additional 26 hours of coursework to be eligible to sit for the CPA examination. Most students will choose to take the MBA-accounting emphasis. (See Northwest Missouri State University Graduate Catalog and your advisor.)
The private industry track is designed to prepare students for careers in management accounting. With the addition of the course MGMT 54-316 Organizational Behavior and Theory as an elective, the private industry track is designed to prepare students for taking the examination to become a Certified Management Accountant.
Requirements
Public Accounting Track
Private Industry Track
This is an ACBSP accredited program.