Accounting

Sian Christie, Holland Hall 308
507-786-3904

Campus contact person: Sian Christie, Entrepreneur in Residence; Husby-Johnson Endowed Chair of Business and Economics; Director of Business and Management Studies Program

Overview of Accounting Pre-Professional Area of Study

Students planning to sit for the CPA examination upon graduation should major in economics or mathematics and take elective courses in accounting and finance. New members of the American Institute of CPAs are required to earn one year of college credit beyond the bachelor’s degree. Students are strongly advised to check the regulations for licensure in the state where they intend to practice.

Strongly Recommended
BUS 225
Principles of Accounting
BUS 237
Managerial Accounting
BUS 250
Marketing
BUS 251
Management
BUS 252
Legal Aspects of Business
BUS 270
Business Ethics
BUS 281
Corporate Finance
BUS 380
Investments
Recommended
Courses in statistics and data science and in computer science