Incoming freshmen at the traditional campus should have:
A 3.0 or higher high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale)
Or:
2.5 or higher high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale) or comparable GED or HiSET score [1]
Plus one of the following:
21 or higher on the ACT or 1070 or higher on the SAT
Rank in the top 50 percent of your graduating class
Have successfully completed 12 units of college preparatory work with a grade of “C” or higher
Complete your application for admission
Send one of the following to the Office of the Registrar at 1001 Rogers St., Columbia, MO 65216 or your local venue (if applicable):
2.5 or higher high school GPA (on a 4.0 scale) or comparable GED or HiSET score [1]
Plus one of the following:
Unofficial high school transcript [1]
Unofficial college transcript [1] (at least 6 credit hours)
GED, HiSET or TASC score [1]
Score requirements include all non-degree undergraduate level coursework at any location.
TOEFL ibt[1] (internet-based test): 72 or higher (with no subset score below 16)
TOEFL pbt[1] (paper-based test): 530 or higher (with no subset score below 53)
IELTS[1] : 6.0 or higher (with no band scores below 5.5)
iTEP Academic: 3.7 or higher (with no subset level lower than 2.5)
Duolingo English Test: 95 or higher
PTE Academic: 50 or higher (with no subset score lower than 30)
SAT: Critical Reading subset score of 430 or higher
ACT: English subset score of 17 or higher
The Accounting major prepares students for entry-level positions in areas such as managerial accounting, taxation, or auditing. The program also helps prepare students for graduate studies in accounting and/or other business related fields.
In general, 300 - level courses in the Business Administration Professional Core or Electives Groups are taken after students have completed the freshman and sophomore years (4 full semesters).
However, students who have completed 45 semester hours and who have a cumulative grade-point average of 2.75 or above are eligible to take 300 - level business core courses during the second semester of the sophomore year.
A student can complete no more than two internships in business administration, each carrying no more than three semester hours of credit.
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Ethics Course Requirement
MGMT 368W - Business Ethics 3 hours (this option also fulfills core requirement) or
PHIL 330 - Ethics 3 hours
Foreign Language Requirement (6 sem. hrs)
For information on how to fulfill the foreign language requirement click here.
Core Requirements (45 sem. hrs)
All must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken pass/fail.
ACCT 278 - Introductory Business Analytics 3 hours or
MGMT 278 - Introductory Business Analytics 3 hours
ACCT 280 - Accounting I (Financial) 3 hours
ACCT 281 - Accounting II (Managerial) 3 hours
ECON 293 - Macroeconomics 3 hours *
ECON 294 - Microeconomics 3 hours
FINC 350 - Business Finance 3 hours
MATH 250 - Statistics I 3 hours or
BIOL 224 - Statistics for the Behavioral and Natural Sciences 3 hours or
PSYC 224 - Statistics for the Behavioral and Natural Sciences 3 hours or
SOCI 224 - Statistics for the Behavioral and Natural Sciences 3 hours
MGMT 230 - Principles of Management 3 hours
MGMT 254W - Business Communication 3 hours
MGMT 265 - Business Law I 3 hours
MGMT 338 - International Business 3 hours *
MGMT 368W - Business Ethics 3 hours
MGMT 393 - Business Information Systems 3 hours
MGMT 479 - Strategic Management 3 hours
MKTG 210 - Principles of Marketing 3 hours
Accounting Major (24 sem. hrs)
Students who elect to earn a major in Accounting must complete 24 semester hours of required courses from the courses listed below. All must be completed with a grade of C or higher. Courses in the major cannot be taken pass/fail.
ACCT 381 - Federal Income Tax-Individuals 3 hours
ACCT 382 - Intermediate Accounting I 3 hours
ACCT 383 - Intermediate Accounting II 3 hours
ACCT 385 - Accounting Information Systems 3 hours
ACCT 386 - Managerial and Cost Accounting 3 hours
ACCT 485 - Fund and Government Accounting 3 hours
ACCT 489 - Auditing I 3 hours
FINC 298 - Personal Financial Planning 3 hours
Electives (3-6 sem. hrs)
Total: 120 (sem. hrs)
Health insurance: 500 CAD per year
