The following requirements must be met in order to complete a major in Accounting. For detailed course descriptions, please consult the Undergraduate Catalog.

1. Admission to the School of Business
2. Earn a 2.5 GPA in business and economic subjects at the beginning of the senior year and each semester thereafter. Students must have 2.5 GPA in business and economics courses to enroll in Acct I S 630 and 406.
3. Accounting majors must take a minimum of 18 credits from Acct I S courses at the 301 level or higher at UW-Madison.
4. Complete ALL of the required courses listed below.
   - Gen Bus 302 (3 credits), Business Organizations and Negotiable Instruments
   - Acct I S 301 (3 credits), Financial Reporting I
   - Acct I S 302 (3 credits), Financial Reporting II
   - Acct I S 310 (3 credits), Cost Management Systems
   - Acct I S 340 (3 credits), Accounting Systems
   - Acct I S 406 (3 credits), Advanced Financial Reporting*
   - Acct I S 620 (3 credits), Fundamentals of Taxation
   - Acct I S 630 (3 credits), Audit and Assurance Services

The following courses are required if admitted to the 5-year Professional Program:

• Acct I S 600 (3 - 6 credits), Accountancy Internship and Practice Research
• Acct I S 601 (3 credits), Professional Practice Issues in Accounting and Auditing

*Students admitted to the five-year Professional Program may substitute Acct I S 600 and Acct I S 601 for Acct I S 406

ELECTIVE COURSES

**Acct I S 304 (2 credits), Governmental Accounting
**Acct I S 407 (3 credits), International Accounting
**Acct I S 603 (3 credits), Financial Statement Analysis
**Acct I S 621 (3 credits), Corporate and Advanced Taxation
**Acct I S 625 (3 credits), Tax Strategy and Practice
**Acct I S 631 (3 credits), Information Technology, Risk, and Assurance Services

**May NOT be taken on a pass/fail basis.

The following courses are recommended as program electives outside of accounting. The student is encouraged to elect as many as program will permit

• Finance 320 (3 credits), Investments
• Finance 325 (3 credits), Corporation Finance
• Finance 455 (3 credits), Financial Policy
• Info Sys 371 (3 credits), Technology of Computer-based Business Systems
• Info Sys 424 (3 credits), Analysis and Design of Computer-based Systems
• OTM 312 (3 credits), Operations Research for Management
• OTM 654 (3 credits), Production Planning and Control
• Real Est 306 (3 credits), The Real Estate Process
• RMI 300 (3 credits), Principles of Risk Management