Accounting Major an Minor
Accounting specialization provides rigorous conceptual and practical foundations in such areas as financial accounting, tax and auditing needed for entry level positions with international accounting firms. As an accounting major (minor) you will gain the best professional and ethical practices, develop theoretical and practical skills, exercise critical and analytical thinking, and obtain technology expertise needed to succeed in your future career.
Major and Minor in Accounting
| Major requires all courses of Group A and B and 1 elective course from Group C;
Minor requires all courses of Group A |
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| Group A: Required for major and minor | |
| ACC3101 | Financial Accounting II |
| ACC3201 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I |
| ACC3202 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II |
| Group B: Additional required for major | |
| ACC3110 | Management Accounting II |
| ACC4203 | Auditing |
| Group C: Elective courses for major and minor | |
| ACC3204 | International Financial Reporting Standards |
| ACC3205 | Principles of Taxation |
| ACC3210 | Taxation in Kazakhstan |
| ACC3212 | Accounting Information Systems |
| ACC3299 | Selected Topics in Accounting |
| ACC4201 | Advanced Financial Accounting |
| ACC4208 | Advanced Financial Statement Analysis |
| ACC4209 | Fraud Examination |
| ACC4211 | Cases in Accounting |
| ACC4216 | Professional Auditing |
| ACC4240 | Taxation of Multinational Enterprises |
Non BSc students must also complete ACC2102 Financial Accounting I and ACC2201 Management Accounting I in order to receive the minor.
Exit Criteria for Accounting Major and Minor
Requirement for Accounting major: To complete a major in accounting, a student, at the time of graduation, must have an overall GPA in accounting courses (GPA of the two college core courses in accounting, the five required accounting courses and the accounting elective) of at least 2.67.
Requirement for Accounting minor: To complete a minor in accounting, a student, at the time of graduation, must have an overall GPA in accounting courses (GPA of the two college core courses in accounting, the two required accounting courses and one accounting elective) of at least 2.67.
* A student who does not meet the exit criteria can graduate without the major (or minor).
