The typical four-year outline for Michigan Tech's accounting bachelor's degree provides a semester-by-semester guide to core courses, labs, and requirements.
The Interactive Degree Audit is the official method for tracking the completion of your specific degree requirements. Please be aware that there are multiple ways for students to progress through this major. This is just one sample and adjustments may be required due to curriculum changes. Students should work with their advisor to develop their individual plan. A full list of undergraduate course descriptions is available.
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Year One
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| UN1015 – Composition | 3 | |
| MA1035 / MA1161 / MA1160 – Calculus (Essential Ed Math) | MA 1032 or MA 1031 or MA1120 or ALEKS Math Placement >= 76 oCEEB Calculus AB >= 2 or CEEB Calculus B>= 2 or CEEB Calculus AB Subscore >= 2 or ACT Mathematics >= 26 or SAT MATH SECTION SCORE-M16 >= 610 | 4–5 |
| ACC2000 – Accounting Principles I (Essential Ed STEM) | 3 | |
| BUS1100 Intro to Business: Michigan Tech Seminar | 3 | |
| BUS2200 – Business Law (Essential Ed Shape) | 3 | |
| Total | 16–17 | |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| EC2001– Principles of Economics (Essential Ed – Foundations of the Human World) | MA1030/1031/1032 or MA1135/1160/1161 |
3 |
| Essential Education – Activities for Well-Being and Success | 1 | |
| MA2720 – Statistical Methods | MA1030 or MA1032 | 3 |
| ACC2100 – Accounting Principles II | ACC2000 | 3 |
| FIN3000 – Principles of Finance | ACC2000 and AM1030/1031/1032 or MA1135/1160/1161 | 3 |
| Total | 14 | |
Year Two
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| BUS2300 - Quantitative Problem Solving | BUS2100 or MA2720/3710/3720 | 3 |
| ACC3600 - Foundations of Taxation | ACC2000 | 3 |
| MGT3000 - Organizational Behavior | So, Jr, or Sr | 3 |
| ACC3000 Intermediate Accounting | ACC2000 | 3 |
| MIS2000 IS/IT Management | 3 | |
| Essential Education – Activities for Well-Being and Success | 1 | |
| Total | 16 |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| Essential Education – Communication Intensive | 3 | |
| BUS3000 - Intr to Business Analytics | BUS2300 | 3 |
| MGT2000 - Team Dynamics & Decision Making | So, Jr, or Sr | 3 |
| ACC3500 - Managerial/Cost Accounting I | ACC2100 | 3 |
| ACC3100 - Intermediate Accounting II | ACC3000 and FIN3000 | 3 |
| 3 | ||
| Total | 15 |
Year Three
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| OSM3000 - Operations & Supply Chain Management | MA1135/1160/1161/1121 and MA2710/2720/3710/3720 or EET2010 or BUS2100 orCEE3710 and Jr or Sr | 3 |
| MKT3000 - Principles of Marketing | 3 | |
| ACC4100 - Audit and Assurance | ACC3000 | 3 |
| Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Essential Education - Arts & Culture | 3 | |
| Total | 15 |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ACC4700 - Governmental & Not for Profit Accounting | ACC3000 | 3 |
| Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Essential Education - Natural & Physical Science | 3 | |
| Essential Education - Activities for Well-Being and Success | 1 | |
| Total | 16 |
Year Four
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| ACC 4800 International Accounting | ACC 2100 | 3 |
| MGT4000 - Strategic Management | Sr and MIS2000 and FIN3000 and OSM3000 and MGT3000 and MKT3000 and BUS2300 | 3 |
| Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Essential Education Experience | 3 | |
| Total | 12 |
| Course | Prerequisites | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| EC3100-International Econ, Essential Ed, Intercultural Competency | EC2001 | 3 |
| Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Accounting Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | Variable based on Academic Planning |
|
| Total | 12-? |
Grand Total = 120 Credits
Essential Education Requirements (37 total credits)
Required courses are:
- a Math course (3 credits),
- a Natural and Physical Science course (3 credits),
- STEM courses (6 credits),
- a Foundations in the Human World course (3 credits),
- Composition UN 1015 (3 credits),
- a Communication Intensive course (3 credits),
- an Intercultural Competency course (3 credits),
- an Essential Ed Seminar course (UN 1013 or UN 2013 or major-specific, 1-3 credits),
- an Arts and Culture course (3 credits),
- a SHAPE elective (3 credits)
- an Essential Education Experience course (3 credits),
- and 3 credits of Activities for Well-being and Success.
Up to five Essential Education requirements and the Michigan Tech Seminar may be shared (double-counted) with major requirements. Students should work with their advisor to determine which major requirements may satisfy Essential Education requirements.
For specific courses, reference Essential Education on the Registrar's website.
Additional Notes
- Prerequisite (pre-req) course must be successfully completed PRIOR to taking the subsequent
course.
- Concurrent Prerequisites (concurrent noted by (C) or ©) may be taken at the same time,
although it is not necessary if the prerequisite course is completed first.
- Required Corequisite (co-req) courses that MUST be taken together in the same semester.
- Class Standing: So (Sophomore Standing earned 30 credits) Jr (Junior Standing earned 60 credits), Sr (Senior Standing earned 90 credits)
- Semester Offered: Noted under electives with F (Fall), Sp (Spring), Su (Summer) or On Demand (no anticipated offering but may show in the schedule, consult with your advisor)
- Concurrent Prerequisites (concurrent noted by (C) or ©) may be taken at the same time,
although it is not necessary if the prerequisite course is completed first.
- Math: Students are placed into an initial math course based on ACT/SAT math score, the online ALEKS assessment, or a math placement exam score for credit (AP, IB, CLEP).
- Transfer, Advanced Placement, or study abroad courses are not included in credit hours used for GPA calculations. Transfer credit is awarded for Michigan Tech equivalent coursework only if a grade of ‘C’ or better (2.00/4.00) or equivalent is earned at a transfer institution. Study abroad credit will be awarded based on passing a course according to equivalent international standards. Advanced Placement credit is awarded according to published AP Exam score standards (also IB and CLEP).
This degree plan is not an official list of degree requirements. Adjustments may be required due to curriculum changes.
For 2026-2027. Revised summer 2026.