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Accountancy - Five-Year CPA-MS-ISM Program acpamsism

Career Path: Business, Management, Marketing, and Technology

Required Courses		Credit Hours
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	Introduction 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
GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS
COMM 121	Fundamentals of Public Speaking	3
Choose one:	COMM 221 COMM 251 COMM 332 COMM 336	3
ENGL 150	English 1	3
ENGL 250	English 2	3
ENGL 325	Advanced Business Writing	3
	Scientific Understanding
Lab Science Elective		4
Science Elective		3
	Quantitative Skills
MATH 122	Math Analysis for Business	3
	Cultrual Enrichment
Cultural Enrichment Elective		3
Cultural Enrichment Elective		3
Cultural Enrichment Elective (200 level or above)		3
	Social Awareness
Social Awareness Elective		3
	General Education
General Education Electives - 300-400 level		3
General Education Electives		3
Free Elective
	Related Courses
ECON 221	Principles of Macroeconomics*S	3
ECON 222	Principles of Microeconomics*S	3
CORE MS-ISM COURSES REQUIRED:
MMBA 601	Professional Skills Development	3
MISM 610	Database Mmgt & Administration	3
MISM 629	Legal & Ethical Issues in Business	3
MMBA 640	Project Management	3
MISM 661	Principles of Information Security Management	3
MMBA 665		3
MISM 670	Network Mgmt & Design	3
MISM 740	Business Intelligence	3
	(prerequisite MISM 610)
MISM 799	Integrated Capstone Project	3
	ELECTIVE COURSES REQUIRED (Choose two)
MMBA 615	Quality Improvement Principles/ Apps	3
MMBA 705	Business Process Reengineering	3
MISM 646	Systems Integration	3
	(prerequisite MMBA 665)
MISM 659	Application Development	3
	(prerequisite MISM 610)
MISM 662	Advanced Network Security	3
MISM 671	Advanced Network Mgmt/Design	3
Minimum number of credits required:		151
	*Electives for the MS-ISM degree may be selected in combination with core courses to complete any of the five Advanced Studies Certificates offered by the College of Business Graduate Programs.

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.

Why Choose Accountancy with MS-ISM?

Michigan and most other states require 150 hours of university course work to be licensed as a Certified Public Accountant. Junior year Bachelor of Science in Accountancy program majors may apply for fourth year dual enrollment in Accountancy and Master of Science in Information Systems Management. By adding the MS-ISM to the existing CPA baccalaureate program as a fifth year, students interested in entering the CPA profession will get the appropriate training in accounting, satisfy the 150 minimum credit hours required to practice as a licensed Certified Public Accountant, and earn a career enhancing graduate degree.

Our Information Systems Management (ISM) masters program has been developed for individuals who wish to acquire the skills necessary to enter the information technology (IT) profession, or IT professionals who need to enhance and/or broaden technical and associated IT management skills. The MS-ISM program focuses on the concepts and skills for effective leadership and includes concentration choices in emerging areas such as outsourcing management and several technical areas with growing career potential.

Admission Requirements

Applicants to Accountancy 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.

Applicants to Accountancy CPA-MS-ISM must be approaching junior status with a 3.0 GPA or better and submit the following documents:

Completed application

Current resume

One page Writing Sample-Statement of Purpose

Three letters of recommendation

Graduation Requirements

The Bachelor of Science in Accountancy is awarded to those individuals who have completed the 124 required credit hours with a minimum 2.0 GPA in their core classes, in their major, and overall.

The MS-ISM is awarded to those individuals who have completed the 39 required credit hours with a minimum accumulative GPA of 3.0 or greater and no course less than 2.0.

More Information

Accountancy, Finance & Information Systems
119 South Street, BUS 212
Big Rapids, Mi  49307-2284
Phone:  231-591-2434
E-mail:  AFIS@ferris.edu