The Accounting and Finance department offers two major concentrationsin Accounting, as well as an Accounting minor. Information on these is below:

• Traditional Accounting
• Public Accounting, Major Concentration

For more information on our Finance major and Finance minor, please visit the Finance page. 

As an Accounting student at CSB+SJU, you will have the opportunity to pick the concentration that fits best with your career goals. All states, including Minnesota, require 150 credit hours of education to obtain the CPA license. Our Public Accounting concentration has many preparatory courses to help students do well on the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) exam. The Traditional Accounting concentration provides a broader, more general view of accounting and is especially useful for students who double major or study abroad. Additionally, students in the Traditional Accounting concentration are able to sit for the CPA exam with no extra coursework. 

Many Accounting students pursue internships during their junior year. Internships not only give students hands-on experience but allows them to test their probable career path while still in college. Plus, many of the internships are well-paid.

Courses required for both accounting major concentrations:

• ACFN 111 Principles 1 – 4 credits
• ACFN 112 Principles 2 – 4 credits
• ACFN 210 Business Writing & Communication – 2 credits
• ACFN 325 Intermediate I – 4 credits
• ACFN 326 Intermediate II – 4 credits  
• ACFN 331 Cost – 4 credits
• ACFN 335 Business Law – 2 credits
• ACFN 338 Advanced – 4 credits 
• ACFN 340 Information Systems – 4 credits 
• ACFN 341 Introduction to Income Tax – 2 credits 
• ACFN 355 Auditing – 4 credits 
• MATH 124 Prob & Stats – 4 credits
• MATH 119 or 125 – 4 credits 
• ECON 111 Intro – 4 credits
• Introductory Computer Science course – 4 credits

Total common credits: 54 credits

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Accounting major with traditional concentration:

• One of the following (4 credits): ACFN 310 Fundamentals of Finance, GBUS 202 Principles of Global Business or ECON 300 level elective
• One of the following (2 credits): ACFN 342 Advanced Individual Income Tax, ACFN 343 Business Tax Topics, ACFN 344 Research in Tax

Total traditional credits: 60 credits

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Accounting major with public accounting concentration:

• GBUS 202 Principles of Global Business– 4 credits
• ACFN 310 Fundamentals of Finance – 4 credits
• ACFN 312 Financial Modeling & Analysis – 4 credits
• Eight (8) credits from the following courses (at least 2 credits must come from ACFN 342-344):
  • ACFN 315 Investments (Fall only)
  • ACFN 330 Governmental/NFP – 2 credits (Spring only)
  • ACFN 342 Advanced Individual Income Tax – 2 credits (Fall only)
  • ACFN 343 Business Tax Topics– 2 credits (Spring only)
  • ACFN 344 Research in Tax– 2 credits (Spring only)
  • ACFN 353 Fraud Examination – 2 credits (annually – usually fall)
  • GBUS 330 International Org Behavior
  • GBUS 341 Operations & Supply Chain Mgmt
  • ECON 3xx Any 300-Level Course

Total public accounting credits: 74 credits

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Courses required for a minor in accounting:

• ACFN 111 Principles 1 – 4 credits
• ACFN 112 Principles 2 – 4 credits
• ACFN 325 Intermediate I – 4 credits
• 8 credits from the following list of courses:
  • ACFN 326 Intermediate II – 4 credits
  • ACFN 331 Cost – 4 credits
  • ACFN 340 Information Systems – 4 credits
  • ACFN 341 Introduction to Income Tax – 2 credits
  • *ACFN 342 Advanced Individual Income Tax – 2 credits
  • *ACFN 343 Business Tax Topics – 2 credits
  • *ACFN 344 Research in Tax – 2 credits

Total in minor: 20 credits

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The information here describes our curriculum for student who enrolled at CSB/SJU in the Fall of 2018 or after. For students who first enrolled earlier than the Fall of 2018, please contact the department chair for the requirements.