Specialization: Accounting

The Accounting specialization teaches students about design and implementation of financial and cost accounting systems, both budget and actual; monitoring operations through assembling, analyzing, and interpreting the essential dollars and cents information of the organization; maintenance and analysis of records, to provide the planning, control and evaluation necessary to improve financial operations.

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Success in accounting requires keen analytical abilities and a willingness to stick with a problem until a solution is found. An accountant should like detail and working with figures, but does not need an extensive background in mathematics. Accounting Curriculum: Accounting Curriculum, GEC-R Accounting Curriculum, GEC Honors Accounting Curriculum: Honors Accounting, GEC-R Honors Accounting, GEC Other Links: Honors Programs Study abroad - Student Exchange, Elective Treks Accounting curriculum prerequisites Bus - Mgt 330 & 331 are prerequisites to Acct&MIS 521, 525 & 531 Should have Acct&MIS 627 (auditing) and/or 626 (tax) for public internship If Acct&MIS 211 is started in Spring, 212 should be taken in the Summer. Acct&MIS 211 and 212 should be taken sequentially without a break Must start intermediate series (520's) Summer, Autumn or Spring Quarter so they can be taken sequentially without a break There is also an Honors Accounting Program for students with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher. Those students should see the Honors Advisor.   Sample Course Model Year Autumn Winter Spring 2 Acct&MIS 211 Acct&MIS 212 Acct&MIS 521 3 Acct&MIS 522 Acct&MIS 523 Acct&MIS 525 Acct&MIS 624 Acct&MIS 531 4 Acct. Option Internship Suggested Acct. Option Bus Adm 799 OR   2   Acct&MIS 211 Acct&MIS 212 3 Acct&MIS 521 Acct&MIS 522 Acct&MIS 531 Acct&MIS 523 Acct&MIS 525 4 Acct. Option Acct&MIS 624 Internship Suggested Acct. Option Bus Adm 799
Success in accounting requires keen analytical abilities and a willingness to stick with a problem until a solution is found. An accountant should like detail and working with figures, but does not need an extensive background in mathematics. Accounting Curriculum:    Accounting Advising Sheet (Semesters) Other information:                    Course Conversion Guide for Accounting   Business Core Course Conversion Guide Sample Course Model Year Autumn Semester Spring Semester 2 Acct&MIS 2200 Acct&MIS 2300 3 Acct&MIS 3200 Acct&MIS 3300 Acct&MIS 3201 Acct&MIS 3600 Acct&MIS 3400 4 Acct&MIS 4200 Acct&MIS 4500 Acct&MIS Elective

Careers

Any organization must maintain some record of operations; there must be some way of measuring what is being done against what it planned. Some form of analysis and interpretation can permit a company to pinpoint problem areas and correct or eliminate them. Accounting is a key factor in this control. It maintains records, supplies facts, and summarizes these analytically to provide the planning, control and evaluation necessary to improve financial operations.

Potential career paths include but are not limited to:

Extracurricular Opportunities

There are many ways for students specializing in Accounting to enhance their education beyond the classroom. You can choose from hundreds of Ohio State student organizations, in addition to other opportunities offered by Fisher.

• Student group: Accounting Association
• Student group: Beta Alpha Psi
• Student group: National Association of Black Accountants