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Undergraduate Courses to Take
The Undergraduate - MS in Accounting Course Equivalents Charts
Special Notes for Different Majors
- The MS IN TAXATION is only an option for BBA Accounting Majors, CPA Track. For those who choose the MS in Taxation, only one preliminary course is required and that is taken during the undergraduate accounting program. There are no undergraduate equivalents for the 10 courses required in the 30 credit MS in tax. THE CHART OF UNDERGRADUATE-GRADUATE COURSE EQUIVALENTS BELOW IS RELEVANT FOR THE MS IN ACCOUNTING ONLY .
- For All Majors, Individual Grade Requirements:
- Please note the minimum grades (usually "B" or "B-") that you must get in each course to waive its graduate equivalent.
- These grade requirements ARE NOT RELATED TO ADMISSION TO THE MS PROGRAMS. The grades you get determine whether you have to take the graduate equivalent course. A minimum 3.2 overall GPA is the only grade-related admission requirement.
- For All BBA Students: by taking the courses required in your program you will also be taking the undergraduate equivalents of most of the non-accounting courses in the MS in accounting program.
In addition, non-accounting majors should take- ACC 3000 in addition to ACC 2101 to waive ACC 9112,
- LAW 3102 in addition to LAW 1101 to waive LAW 9800,
- ECO 4000 or STA 3154 or STA 3155 in addition to STA 2000 to waive STA 9878.
- For Accounting Majors:
- Accounting majors can select the MS in taxation or accounting. If you choose the MS in accounting you should select ACC 4100, Advanced Financial Accounting and ACC 5400H, Auditing (honors). This program outline, 5 Yr. MS Accounting for BBA Accounting/CPA Track, shows your MS in accounting requirements with maximum waivers.
- Accounting majors, Internal Audit Track, do the MS in accounting. This program outline, 5 Yr. MS Accounting for BBA Accounting/Internal Audit Track shows your MS in accounting requirements with maximum waivers.
- For All Other Majors: BA or BS, do the MS in Accounting. By taking the undergraduate equivalents of as many MS courses as possible, you can significantly shorten your MS program.
Undergraduate - MS in Accounting Course Equivalency Charts
General Business Courses (non-accounting)
Undergraduate Courses | MS Course Equivalents |
["C-" or better is required in the following] | |
| MTH 2001 & 2206 or 2301 & 2206 or 2610 | MTH 8001 Calculus for Applications |
["B-" or better required for all the following] | |
| ECO 1002 Macroeconomics | ECO 9709 Macroeconomics for Managers |
| ECO 1001 Microeconomics | ECO 9708 Microeconomics for Managers |
| CIS 2200 Introduction to Information Systems | CIS 9000 Info. Systems for Managers |
| FIN 3000 Principles of Finance | FIN 9770 Financial Decision Making |
| MGT 3120 Fundamentals of Management or PSY 3181 Indust. & Organizational Psych. | MGT 9300 Mgmt; A Behavioral Approach |
| MGT 3121 Production & Operations Management | MGT 9700 Intro to Operations Management |
| MKT 3000 Marketing Foundations | MKT 9703 Marketing Management |
| STA 2000 plus one of STA 3154, STA 3155, OPR 3300 or ECO 4000 | STA 9708 Applied Statistical Analysis for Business Decisions |
| LAW 1101 Fundamentals of Business Law and LAW 3102 Law of Business Organizations | LAW 9800 Survey: Business Contracts & Law of Corporations |
Accounting and Tax Courses
Undergraduate Accounting Courses | MS Course Equivalents |
| ["B" or better required for all the following] | |
| ACC 2101 Financial Accounting and ACC 3000 Financial Accounting I | ACC 9112 Financial Accounting: Intensive |
| ACC 3200 Cost Accounting [available to accounting majors only] | ACC 9811 Managerial Acct Theory and Practice |
| For Accounting Majors Only | |
| ACC 3100 Financial Accounting II | ACC 9804 Intermediate Financial Accounting |
| ACC 4100 Financial Accounting III | ACC 9805 Advanced Fin. Acct. |
| ACC 5400 Principles of Auditing [through the Spring 2009 semester] ACC 5400H Principles of Auditing (honors) [beginning Fall 2009] | ACC 9821 Auditing |
| ACC 4300 Federal Income Taxation [Only if taken before Fall '07] | TAX 9862 Federal Income Taxation |
