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Accountancy ACCT

Career Path: Business, Management, Marketing, and Technology

Required Courses		Credit Hours
General Education
This degree requires completion of the general education courses found on your program degree checksheet:
	Communication Competence	15
	Scientific Understanding	7
	Quantitative Skills (MATH 122)	3
	Cultural Enrichment	9
	Social Awareness	9*
	Electives	6
Business Core
ACCT 201	Principles of Accounting 1	3
ACCT 202	Principles of Accounting 2	3
BLAW 321	Contracts & Sales	3
BUSN 499	Integrating Experience	3
FINC 322	Financial Management 1	3
ISYS 321	Business Information Systems	3
MGMT 301	Applied Management	3
MGMT 370	Quality/Operations Mgmt	3
MKTG 321	Principles of Marketing	3
STQM 260	Intro to Statistics	3
Public Accounting Concentration
ACCT 310	Intermediate Accounting 1	3
ACCT 312	Intermediate Accounting 2	3
ACCT 321	Cost Accounting 1	3
ACCT 350	Fed Income Tax/Individual	3
ACCT 410	Advanced Financial Accounting 1	3
ACCT 412	Advanced Financial Accounting 2	3
ACCT 431	Accounting Systems & Controls 1	3
ACCT 441	Auditing 1	3
ACCT 414	Financial Accounting Theory	3
ACCT 450	Federal Income Tax/Corporate	3
ACCT 461	Governmental Accounting	3
BLAW 322	Commercial Paper & Secured Trans	3
Electives	General Education	6
Electives	Free	10
	*See ISM or MBA Option - Note: Some graduate classes take the place of free electives in the Public Accounting Concentration.
Professionally Directed Concentration
ACCT 310	Intermediate Accounting 1	3
ACCT 312	Intermediate Accounting 2	3
ACCT 321	Cost Accounting 1	3
ACCT 350	Fed Income Tax/Individual	3
ACCT 431	Accounting Systems & Controls 1	3
ACCT 441	Auditing 1	3
Electives	General Education	6
Additional Electives (see advisor)
	Accounting (300 level or higher)	9
	Accounting/Business (300 level or higher)	6
Electives	Free	12
Related Courses	*fulfills General Education Social Awareness requirement
*ECON 221		3
*ECON 222		3
Students interested in meeting the State of Michigan 150 credit hour requirement to sit for the CPA exam may fulfill those requirements by completing either the Masters degree in Information Systems or the Masters in Business Administration Options below.
Minimum credit hours required for B.S. degree:		124-125

MS-ISM Option:
MMBA 601	Professional Skills Development	3
MISM 629	Legal & Ethical Issues in Business	3
MMBA 640	Project Management	3
MMBA 665	Information and Analysis Systems	3
MISM 670	Network Mgmt & Design	3
MISM 661	Principles of Information Security Management	3
MISM	MS-ISM Elective	6
MISM 610	Database Mmgt & Administration	3
MISM 740	Advanced Database Administration	3
MMBA 799	Integrated Business Experience	3
MBA Option:
MMBA 601	Professional Skills Development	3
MMBA 612	Intro to Performance Metric Systems	3
MMBA 615	Quality Improvement Principles/ Apps	3
MISM 629	Legal & Ethical Issues in Business	3
MMBA 640	Project Management	3
MMBA 705	Business Process Reengineering	3
MMBA 620	Human Resource Systems	3
MMBA 625	Org Leadership & Corp Citizenship	3
MMBA 665	Information and Analysis Systems	3
MMBA 730	Customer & Market Systems & Analysis	3
MMBA 710	Strategic Planning Systems	3
MMBA 760	Process & Value Stream Mgmt Systems	3
MMBA 799	Integrated Business Experience	3
Additional credit hours required for ISM or MBA degree:		26-29

Why Choose Accountancy?

An accounting education can lead to a highly respected and rewarding career. Accountants routinely earn incomes that are in the top 5 percent of the community in which they may live. If you elect to major in accounting, you may prepare yourself for a variety of accounting careers in industry, government, not-for-profit organizations, and public accounting. Many accountants are self-employed, operating their own business.

The Accountancy program at Ferris State integrates a liberal arts foundation with a professional field of study. The emphasis is on applied, hands-on training, including internships that prepare the student to step into a job immediately upon graduation. Because of this, Ferris graduates are readily able to apply what they have learned in the ''''real world'''', giving them an advantage over graduates from other universities.

Accountancy Concentrations

The Accountancy program is a professional career-oriented program that offers two concentrations. The Public Accounting concentration prepares a student for a career in public accounting. The Professional Directed concentration is a flexible program that allows students to design their degree to fit their own particular interests.

Our graduates qualify to take the professional accounting examinations such as Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and Certified Management Accountant (CMA). A new option offered to meet the State of Michigan 150 hour requirement for becoming a CPA is by attending a fifth year and getting either an MS-ISM or MBA degree from Ferris.

Get a Great Job

The job market for Accountancy graduates remains strong, even during temporary economic downturns. Options include:

Public accounting-auditing, taxation, and consulting

Private/industrial accounting- financial and cost accounting

Governmental/nonprofit accounting-fund accounting

Forensic accounting-investigative accounting.

Accountants are in high demand by government agencies such as the IRS, FBI and CIA. Accounting also provides an excellent undergraduate background for a law degree.

Graduates are also prepared for advanced study in accountancy, leading to career opportunities in accounting education. Accounting provides an excellent foundation for non-accounting business careers, including banking, consulting, and small business ownership.

Admission Requirements

Applicants must present evidence of graduation from high school or the GED. To enter a Bachelor of Science degree (B.S.) Program in Business, applicants are expected to meet two of the following: a minimum high school grade point average of 2.50 (on a 4.00 scale); ACT math score of 19 or higher; an ACT reading score of 19 or higher.

Graduation Requirements

The Accountancy program at Ferris leads to a bachelor of science degree. Graduation requires a minimum 2.0 GPA in core classes, in the major and overall.

More Information

Accountancy, Finance, & Info Systems
119 South Street/BUS 212
Big Rapids, MI 49307-2284
Phone: (231) 591-2434
or email AFIS@ferris.edu