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A.S., Accounting

(60 credits)

Purpose: Designed to prepare students for accounting paraprofessional careers and provide a fully transferable foundation for a four-year accounting degree at Metropolitan State University. Credits earned are also transferable to other four-year colleges and universities; students should consult with an Inver Hills counselor to confirm specific transferability to other programs.

Joint admission policies

• Students may register for Metropolitan State University (Metro State) courses after completing at least 24 lower-division credits, including ACCT 2101, ACCT 2102, with cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher.
• Students may enroll concurrently in Inver Hills and Metro State courses.
• All courses are scheduled to be offered at Inver Hills at least once each year, but students may take Metro State courses at other locations as well.
• Students will register for Metro State courses directly with the University’s registration office and pay tuition and fees directly to Metro State.
• Students may earn up to 80 semester credits at Inver Hills that will transfer to Metro State. This allows students to take the additional courses needed to complete the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum at Inver Hills. (All transfer course grades must be C or higher.)
• Students are guaranteed admission to Metro State’s College of Management upon successful completion of the A.S. degree.
• Students will also be awarded a two-year accounting certificate upon completion of the A.S. degree.

Students should be aware that due to federal regulations, Inver Hills cannot authorize financial aid for Metro State courses. If financial aid is required, it is recommended that students apply for financial aid through Metro State for the semester those courses are taken. Metro State courses included below may be taken as part of the A.S. program.

Accounting Curriculum (28 credits)

(Accounting course descriptions)

ACCT 2101 Financial Accounting, 4cr
ACCT 2102 Managerial Accounting, 4cr
ACCT 2220 Federal Individual Income Tax, 3cr
ACCT 2241 Accounting Computer Applications, 3cr
ACCT 310 Financial Reporting (Metro State course), 4cr
ACCT 530 Business Taxation (Metro State course), 4cr
BUS 1131 Legal Environment of Business, 3cr
CS 1100 Intro to Computers, 3cr

Liberal Arts Curriculum (32 credits)

ENG 1108 Writing and Research Skills, 4cr
ECON 1105 Macroeconomics, 3cr
ECON 1106 Microeconomics, 3cr
COMM 1110 Public Speaking, 3cr
MATH 1118 College Algebra1, 4cr
MATH 1103 Introduction to Statistics¹, 4cr
Humanities/Fine Arts/Literature, 3cr
(See Goal 6 of MnTC)
Goals 7-10 Any course, 3cr
Liberal Arts Electives*, 5cr

1. Students planning to transfer to a bachelor’s degree program at an institution other than Metro State should check for specific math requirements.
* Includes MnTC courses, world language courses, CJS 1150, 1152, 1154, 1156, 1158, INTS 1000, 1101, MUSC 1105, STSK 1101, and THTR 1161.

For more information call an admissions representative at 651/450-3000 or send us your question.