Accountancy, Bachelor of Science in Accountancy

Additional Admission Requirements

• Individual program admission requirements over and above admission to NAU are required.

• Admission to Northern Arizona University qualifies you for admission into the preprofessional program in The W. A. Franke College of Business. You must meet the following requirements to enter our professional programs:

  • Complete at least 56 units with a cumulative grade point average (GPA) of 2.0 or better.
  • Complete the following courses with a grade of "C" or better in each course:
    • ACC 205, ACC 255, ACC 256
    • ECO 201, ECO 284, ECO 285
    • ENG 105
    • ISM 120
    • MAT 121
  • If you have a 2.75 GPA in these courses and have satisfactorily completed Pathways activities designated by The W. A. Franke College of Business, we guarantee your acceptance into our professional program. If your average is less than a 2.75 but you have at least a 2.5 and have satisfactorily completed all designated Pathways activities, we admit you into the professional program on a space-available basis according to the rank order of your grade point average in these courses.
  • If you are in the preprofessional program and have completed all required courses with "C" or better, but have a GPA in those courses that is below the acceptable grade point average for admission to the professional program, you may repeat up to two of the required courses in which you earned a "C" to meet the minimum GPA requirement. You may only repeat a required course in which you earned a grade of "C" one time.

Transfer Pathway

• • All transfer credits must be approved by the W.A. Franke College of Business (FCB) and are subject to guidelines listed in the current general catalog.
  • The FCB does not accept upper-division transfer credits from programs not accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) such as the University of Phoenix or the Bachelor of Business Administration program at NAU-Yuma.

Major Requirements

• This major requires 73 units distributed as follows:

  • Business Core: 43 units
  • Accountancy-specific Major Requirements: 24 units
  • Other Major Requirements: 6 units
  
  Take the following 73 units:

• • A minimum of 50 percent of your degree's business units (ACC, BAN, ECO, FIN, ISM, MGT, MKT) must be completed at the W.A. Franke College of Business (FCB). This includes:
    • Business core
    • Major coursework
    • Additional requirements such as:
      • International Requirement
      • Junior-level writing requirement
      • Senior capstone requirement

• Business Core (43 units)
  A minimum of 9 units of the upper-division business core requirements must be completed at the FCB.

  • ACC 205, ACC 255, ACC 256 (9 units)
  • ECO 201, ECO 284, ECO 285 (9 units)
  • FIN 311 (3 units)
  • ISM 120 (3 units)
  • MAT 121 (4 units)
  • MKT 333 and MGT 300 (6 units)
  • Select from the following (6 units):
    • ACC 340 or MGT 340
    • MGT 301
  • MGT 490C which meets the senior capstone requirement. (3 units)
    • This course must be completed at NAU.

• Accountancy-specific Major Requirements, with a minimum GPA of 2.0 (24 units)
  A minimum of 15 units of accountancy-specific major requirements must be completed at the FCB.

  • ACC 300, ACC 302, ACC 355, ACC 356, ACC 448, ACC 460, ACC 480 (21 units)
  • Select from the following (3 units):
    • ACC 405, ACC 455, ACC 456
      • ACC 405 counts toward your degree. It does not count toward CPA licensure requirements (30 units of upper-division accounting).

• Other Major Requirements (6 units)

  • Select from the following which meet the junior-level writing requirement (3 units):
    • This course must be completed at NAU.
      • ENG 302W
      • MGT 350W
  • International Requirement - Select from the following (3 units):
    • ECO 486
    • FIN 480
    • MGT 405
    • MKT 480

General Electives

• Additional coursework is required if, after you have met the previously described requirements, you have not yet completed a total of 120 units of credit.

  You may take these remaining courses from any of the academic areas, using these courses to pursue your specific interests and goals. You may also use prerequisites or transfer credits as electives if they weren't used to meet major, minor, or General Studies Requirements.
  
  We encourage you to consult with your advisor to select the courses that will be most advantageous to you.

Additional Information

• Some courses may have prerequisites. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.

Accelerated Bachelor's to Master's Program

• • This program is available as an Accelerated Undergraduate/Graduate Plan wherein a student may start a master's degree while simultaneously completing their bachelor's degree.

• • Students enrolled at the Flagstaff campus for both undergraduate and graduate programs are eligible to complete the Bachelor of Science in Accountancy and Master of Business Administration - Accounting Concentration at NAU.

    A total of 3 units will be shared between the plans selected from:

    • ACC 570, ACC 580, ACC 590

• • Students must apply to the master's program by the graduate program's application deadline, meet all admissions requirements listed in the policy Accelerated Bachelor's to Master's Programs, as well as the admissions requirements for the specified master's plan to be considered for admission. Admission to programs is competitive and qualified applicants may be denied because of limits on the number of students admitted each year.
    
    Be sure to speak with the Master's Program Director/Coordinator regarding your interest in the accelerated plan.

• • Students accepted into the Accelerated Program should complete the following requirements:

• Major Requirements

• • This major requires 73 units distributed as follows:

    • Business Core: 43 units
    • Accountancy-specific Major Requirements: 24 units
    • Other Major Requirements: 6 units

    
    Take the following 73 units:

• • • A minimum of 50 percent of your degree's business units (ACC, BAN, ECO, FIN, ISM, MGT, MKT) must be completed at the W.A. Franke College of Business (FCB). This includes:
      • Business core
      • Major coursework
      • Additional requirements such as:
        • International Requirement
        • Junior-level writing requirement
        • Senior capstone requirement

• • Business Core (43 units) 
    A minimum of 9 units of the upper-division business core requirements must be completed at the FCB.

    • ACC 205, ACC 255, ACC 256 (9 units)
    • ECO 201, ECO 284, ECO 285 (9 units)
    • FIN 311 (3 units)
    • ISM 120 (3 units)
    • MAT 121 (4 units)
    • MKT 333 and MGT 300 (6 units)
    • Select from the following (6 units):
      • ACC 340 or MGT 340
      • MGT 301
    • MGT 490C which meets the senior capstone requirement. (3 units)
      • This course must be completed at NAU.

• • Accountancy-specific Major Requirements, with a minimum GPA of 2.0 (24 units)
    A minimum of 15 units of accountancy-specific major requirements must be completed at the FCB.

    • ACC 300, ACC 302, ACC 355, ACC 356, ACC 448, ACC 460, ACC 480 (21 units)
    • Select from the following (3 units):
      • ACC 405, ACC 455, ACC 456
        • ACC 405 counts toward your degree. It does not count toward CPA licensure requirements (30 units of upper-division accounting),

• • Other Major Requirements (6 units)

    • Select from the following which meet the junior-level writing requirement (3 units):
      • This course must be completed at NAU.
        • ENG 302W
        • MGT 350W
    • International Requirement - Select from the following (3 units):
      • ECO 486
      • FIN 480
      • MGT 405
      • MKT 480

General Electives

• Additional coursework is required if, after you have met the previously described requirements, you have not yet completed a total of 120 units of credit.

  You may take these remaining courses from any of the academic areas, using these courses to pursue your specific interests and goals. You may also use prerequisites or transfer credits as electives if they weren't used to meet major, minor, or General Studies Requirements.
  
  We encourage you to consult with your advisor to select the courses that will be most advantageous to you.

Additional Information

• Some courses may have prerequisites. For prerequisite information, click on the course or see your advisor.