The following is a sample schedule for this major – your actual schedule may vary.
Accounting Four-Year Degree Plan
The following degree plan, last reviewed 08/15/2025, is based on the 2025-26 catalog and Missouri State general education requirements.
First semester (fall)
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| Life Science (lab) or Physical Science (lab) - General Education | 4 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Second semester (spring)
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| Human Cultures - Humanities | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Third semester (fall)
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| Human Cultures - Arts | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
Fourth semester (spring)
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| Life Science (no lab) or Physical Science (no lab) | 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 | 14 |
Sixth semester (spring)
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| Total hours | 15 |
Seventh semester (fall)
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| General Elective to bring total to 120 | 4 |
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| Accounting List* | 3 |
| Total hours | 16 |
Eighth semester (spring)
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| Accounting List* | 3 |
| Accounting List* | 3 |
| Total hours | 15 |
*Accounting List Courses*
ACC-394 - Cooperative Education in Accounting
ACC 494 - Internship in Accounting
ACC-504 - Advanced 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-555 - Internal Auditing
ACC 596 - Research Issues and Problems: Accounting
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.