Accounting Program (BS)

Business Core Courses (57 credits)

• ACC 201 - Principles of Financial Accounting (3)
• ACC 202 - Principles of Managerial Accounting (3)
• BUS 110 - Business Concepts and Careers (3)
• BUS 115 - Introduction to Business Applications (3)
• BUS 250 - Contemporary Legal Issues for Business (3)
• BUS 381 - Management Information Systems (3)
• ECN 201 - Principles of Economics (Macroeconomics) (3)
• ECN 202 - Principles of Economics (Microeconomics) (3)
• ENG 112 - Critical Writing and Reading (3)
• ENG 338 - Communications in Business (3)
• FIN 361 - Financial Management (3)
• INB 385 - International Business (3)
• MGT 341 - Human Behavior in Organizations (3)
• MKT 330 - Principles of Marketing (3)
• MTH 109 - Mathematical Modeling Using College Algebra (3)
• SCM 211 - Business Statistics (3)
• SCM 313 - Introduction to Business Analytics (3)
• SCM 371 - Operations Management (3)

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• One from:

• PSY 100 - Principles of Psychology (3)
• SOC 100 - Introduction to Sociology (3)

Accounting Core (21 credits)

• ACC 320 - Cost Accounting (3)
• ACC 321 - Intermediate Accounting I (3)
• ACC 322 - Intermediate Accounting II (3)
• ACC 323 - Intermediate Accounting III (3)
• ACC 420 - Federal Income Taxation (3)
• ACC 421 - Accounting Information Systems I (3)
• ACC 424 - Auditing (3)

Special Topics and Internship (3 credits)

Three credits from:

• ACC 394 - Accounting Internship Program (1-3)
• ACC 399 - Directed Research in Accounting (1-3)
• BUS 499 - Special Topics Seminar (3)

Accounting Electives (21 credits)

At least 15 additional credits in ACC courses, and an additional 6 credits in ACC and/or other business courses offered through SOM.

• Recommended:

• ACC 325 - Income Tax Preparation (3)
• ACC 422 - Taxation of Businesses (3)
• ACC 423 - Fundamentals of Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting (3)
• ACC 425 - Advanced Accounting (3)
• ACC 426 - Data Analytics for Accounting (3).
• ACC 452 - International Accounting (3)
• FIN 467 - Financial Statement Analysis (3)

Additional Requirements

Minimum grade point averages of 2.0 in the major area, in all courses taken in the School of Management , and in college work overall.

All UM-Flint graduation requirements  and School of Management General Education  requirements.

Certified Public Accounting (CPA) Requirements

To become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) in the State of Michigan and most other US states, 120 hours of college credit including appropriate coursework in accounting is required. Completion of the School of Management’s Master of Science in Accounting (MSA) program is particularly appropriate for business students majoring in subjects other than accounting who wish to become a CPA in Michigan or in other states that require 150 hours of university education for the CPA exam. BS in Accounting students who wish to sit for the CPA exam need to complete 120 credits at the undergraduate level, including at minimum ACC 422 , ACC 423 , ACC 425 , ACC 426 , and three from ACC 325 , ACC 428 , ACC 452  and FIN 269 .

Tutorials

Completion of online tutorials and submission of final work in each of the following areas:

• networking
• resume writing
• interviewing
• job searches
• business etiquette

Additional Career Activities

Activities are assigned point values as indicated below; a minimum of 30 points is required.

Practical Experience

• An internship and corresponding election of ACC/BUS/EIM/FIN/INB/MGT/MKT/SCM 294 or 394 (20 points)
• Participation in another extensive practical experience program, such as VITA (20 points)

Other Activities

Activities must be documented at formassembly, and may be repeated to a maximum of 10 points per activity. Other activities may be considered; consult the SOM student service coordinator.

• Attending a university or non-university professional development events (5 points)
• Attending an employer networking, meet-and-greet event, e.g. Inside the Industry, International Forum, Employer Marketplace, specific company open houses (5 points)
• Attending a student research or professional conference (5 points)
• Participating in a student research or professional conference (10 points)
• Meeting with an employer-in-residence (2.5 points)
• Attending an alumni speaker event (5 points)
• Participating in a school trip to a company (5 points)
• Attending a panel discussion with company representatives (5 points)
• Attending a SOM event involving the business community, e.g. Economic forum, Hagerman Center event (5 points)
• Attending a University Innovation Incubator event or SIL professional seminar (5 points)
• Attending a local chamber of commerce event, e.g. Lunch on Us (5 points)
• Joining a professional organization related to the major, e.g. MICPA, SHRM (5 points)
• Participating in a resume reviewing meeting with the student services coordinator (5 points)
• Participating in a job/internship fair, including interviews (5 points)
• Participating in a mock interview (5 points)
• Learning a foreign language using Rosetta Stone (2.5 points/hour)
• Developing skills in a business discipline-related software, e.g. Bloomberg, Morningstar, Palo Alto business development, CESIM global strategy, MS expression, MyOMLab, FASB codification database, SAM simulation, etc. (2.5 points/hour)
• Utilizing resources in the SOM Student Professional Development Center (2.5 points/hour)
• Attending a business school student or SIL organization event (5 points)
• Serving in a leadership role in a student organization (10 points)