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Accounting Emphases

Certified Public Accounting Emphasis. Effective July 1, 2006, Minnesota residents may take the CPA examination after completing a baccalaureate degree in accounting, but they must also earn a minimum of 150 semester hours and have one year of qualifying work experience in order to become a licensed CPA. Students who wish to complete 150 semester hours before leaving campus may choose to add an emphasis or minor to their major. The following additional required courses will earn the Certified Public Accountant Emphases on their degree, as long as their total semester credits earned is a minimum of 150.

Required Courses
ACCT 3405 Income Taxes II
ACCT 4310 Auditing II
ACCT 4410 Financial Accounting Problems
ACCT 4510 Specialized Accounting Problems
BUAD 4323 Advanced Problems in Business Law

Accounting Information Systems Emphasis. Students combining the following additional required courses into their accounting major will earn the Accounting Information Systems Emphasis on their degrees.

I. Required Courses
BUAD 3281 Advanced Spreadsheet Design
BUAD 3384 Systems Analysis and Design
BUAD 4385 Data Modeling and Design

II. Required Electives
Plus one of the following:
BUAD 3381 Management Information Systems
BUAD 3383 Data Communications