Accounting Four-Year Degree Plan

The following is a sample schedule for this major – your actual schedule may vary.

The following degree plan, last reviewed 07/23/2026, is based on the 2026-27 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.

First semester (fall)

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Physical Science w/lab or Life Science w/lab - General Education 4
Total hours 15

Second semester (spring)

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Human Cultures - Humanities - General Education 3
Total hours 15

Third semester (fall)

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Human Cultures - The Arts - General Education 3
Total hours 15

Fourth semester (spring)

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Physical Science or Life Science (not taken above) - General Education 3
Cultural Competence (Take ANT-100, GRY-100, IDS-297, OR REL-110 to also count on globalization list) 3
Total hours 15

Fifth semester (fall)

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Total hours 15

Sixth semester (spring)

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Total hours 15

Seventh semester (fall)

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Accounting List* 3
Accounting List* 3
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General Electives to bring total to 120 3
Total hours 15

Eighth semester (spring)

Courses Hours
Accounting List*/ ACC 542 or ITC 555 - ACC 542 Data Analytics in Accounting allowed to double count 3
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General Electives to bring total to 120 3
Total hours 15

*Accounting List Courses

ACC-394 - Cooperative Education in Accounting

ACC 494 - Internship in Accounting

ACC-513 - Managerial Cost Accounting II

ACC-524 - Tax Accounting II

ACC 542 - Data Analytics for Accounting (can double count for choice of ITC 555/ACC 542)

ACC 554 - Fraud Examination

ACC-555 - Internal Auditing

ACC 557 - Computer Forensics and IT Auditing

ACC 596 - Research Issues and Problems: Accounting

Admission, GPA, & credit hour requirements

For Admission to College of Business (COB): Student must earn a minimum of 2.00 Missouri State GPA and a minimum of 2.50 combined GPA for admission to COB AND to take upper division COB courses.

For Graduation: Students must obtain a 2.50 GPA in all upper-division (300+) in their College of Business business unit coursework taken at Missouri State University.

For Graduation: Students must complete at least 120 hours. Of those 120 hours, at least 40 hours must be upper division (300+) level. Electives may be needed to meet these requirements.