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Undergraduate Announcements > The Tim and Steph Busch School of Business > Major Programs > Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Major Requirements

Requirements for the major can be found at Accounting - Bachelor of Science (B.S.)

Bachelor of Science in Accounting students are expected to:

1. Academic standards:

   1. Maintain a minimum 3.00 cumulative grade point average (GPA), and
   2. Earn at least a grade of B in ACCT 205 and ACCT 206

    

    

    

2. Professional conduct standards:

   1. Attend promptly and prepare well for all classes, and any meetings with professors, mentors, and advisors;
   2. Participate in events required of accounting majors, and
   3. Always act ethically and with integrity in all on-campus and off-campus activities.

    

Comprehensive Assessment Requirement

• In their senior year, all Accounting students must pass a Comprehensive Assessment of their learning in the Busch School of Business. The Comprehensive Assessment is administered as an oral examination before four or five evaluators.
• Accounting majors take  MGT 475  for the course grade only. They have a separate
  comprehensive examination for graduation, ACCT 498.
• Accounting students must register for ACCT 498 in order to take the examination.
• A grade of High Pass, Pass, or Fail is granted.
• Students who fail must retake ACCT 498, and at least 40 days must elapse between attempts.