Accounting Major

Department of Accounting

Accounting Major Requirements (22.5 credits)

Required Grades and GPA

Minimum grade of C in all courses that are prerequisites for subsequent required courses. Minimum grade of C required in BUS-A 325 if taking BUS-A 437. Major GPA of 2.0: GPA includes all courses counting toward the Accounting major. 

Note

The Accounting major has a three-semester course sequence, so students must plan carefully for graduation, study abroad, etc., taking into consideration that they will need at least three semesters/terms (may include summer) of Kelley-Bloomington coursework to complete Accounting major requirements.

Required courses (16.5 credits)

  • BUS-A 314: Communicating Accounting Analytics (1.5 credit) P: BUS-A 304/307 & BUS-A 306/309 with grades of C or higher
    • Note: BUS-A 355: TOPIC: Communicating Accounting Analytics (no longer offered) or BUS-A 303: Communication for Accountants (no longer offered) fulfills this requirement.
  • BUS-A 311: Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits) P: BUS-A 304/307 & BUS-A 306/309 with grades of C or higher
  • BUS-A 312: Intermediate Accounting II (3 credits) P: BUS-A 311 with grade of C or higher
  • BUS-A 325: Cost Accounting (3 credits) P: BUS-A 304/307 & BUS-A 306/309 with grades of C or higher
  • BUS-A 329: Taxes and Decision Making (3 credits) P: BUS-A 304/307 & BUS-A 306/309 with grades of C or higher 
    BUS-A 424: Auditing & Assurance Services (3 credits) P: BUS-A 312 with grade of C or higher

Elective Courses (6 credits required)

  • BUS-A 337: Accounting Information Systems (3 credits) P: BUS-K 303/304 with grade of C or higher & declared Accounting major
    • Note: BUS-S 400 is not available to Accounting majors as a substitute for BUS-A 337.
  • BUS-A 422: Advanced Financial Accounting I (3 credits) P: BUS-A 310 or BUS-A 312 with grade of C or higher
  • BUS-A 437: Advanced Management Accounting (3 credits) P: BUS-A 325 with grade of C or higher
  • BUS-A 440: Research in Accounting & Auditing (3 credits) P: BUS-A 312 with grade of C or higher

Additional Information

Kelley School of Business Graduate Accounting Programs:

3/2 MBA Program

  • The prerequisite courses for the 3/2 MBA program are listed on their website.
  • Note that there are graduate level equivalencies of the below courses for students in the 3/2 program.  Thus, students do not need to complete the below undergraduate requirements prior to entering the 3/2 program.
    • BUS-L 375
    • BUS-J 375
    • BUS-T 375
    • ECON-B 252

MS in Accounting with Data and Analytics

  • The prerequisite courses for the MS in Accounting with Data and Analytics program are listed on their website.

CPA

Students planning to take the CPA exam are responsible for researching and understanding the exam requirements since they vary from state to state. Further information is available at:

www.nasba.org or 1-800-CPA-EXAM (CPA board)

https://thiswaytocpa.com/ (American Institute of CPAs)