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Hey everyone. I am an accounting student at George Mason University. I have a question that I need answered.
According to the Virginia Board of Accountancy you need 120 credits, 24 credit hours of accounting courses, 24 credit hours of business courses, and a bachelor’s degree to sit for the CPA exam. You need 150 credits to gain licensure when you pass the CPA.
My plan is to get the 150 credits as a student as soon as possible so I don’t have to go back to school after graduating college. My plan is to stay an additional year as an undergrad and graduate with a bachelor’s in accounting with 150 credits. I am not doing a masters degree because I am an average student at best and I don’t think I can handle the rigor of a masters. I’m sticking to my strengths.
And here is my problem. Which courses at George Mason counts towards the 24 credits accounting and 24 credits business classes?
These are the courses you must take regardless if you are an accounting, finance, management, information systems, or marketing major at George Mason.
ACCT 203 – Survey of Accounting Credits: 3
ACCT 301 – Financial Accounting and Managerial Decision Making Credits: 3
BULE 302 – Legal Environment of Business Credits: 3
FNAN 301 – Financial Management Credits: 3
MGMT 301 – People and Organizations Credits: 3
MIS 102 – Spreadsheet Applications for Business Credits: 1
MIS 301 – Introduction to Business Information Systems Credits: 3
MKTG 301 – Principles of Marketing Credits: 3
OM 210 – Statistical Analysis for Management Credits: 4
OM 301 – Operations Management Credits: 3
SOM 301 – Business Models: A Communication Approach Credits: 3
Satisfies the University General Education writing intensive requirement.
SOM 498 – Capstone Course: Advanced Business Models Credits: 3
Satisfies the University General Education synthesis requirement.
Once you declare your major (in this case accounting) and George Mason’s school of management accepts you. Here are the major courses you must take.
ACCT 311 – Managerial and Cost Accounting Credits: 3
ACCT 331 – Intermediate Financial Accounting I Credits: 3
ACCT 332 – Intermediate Financial Accounting II Credits: 3
ACCT 351 – Taxation and Managerial Decision Making Credits: 3
ACCT 361 – Accounting Information Systems Credits: 3
ACCT 461 – Assurance and Audit Services Credits: 3
Two career advisors at George Mason told me that acct 203 and acct 301 would not count towards the 24 credit hours of accounting courses. But both are not entirely sure. I did not bother to ask them about which courses would count towards the 24 credit hours of business courses. 🙁 I should have though.
I also talked to Nicholas and Krystal who are online help agents on the VBOA website. They could not tell me which courses would count towards the 24 accounting and 24 business courses. They told me I would have to pay $25 for a pre-evaluation. However they did tell me that my plan to obtain 150 credits as an undergrad is allowed. Once I complete the 24 credit hours of accounting and 24 credit hours business classes, and reach 120 credits the remaining 30 to get to 150 credits can be in whatever courses I choose. Krystal also told me I could take the courses needed to meet 150 credits at any time.
So basically I guess it means I could take those courses to meet the 150 credits as electives and take them at the same time along with my accounting major courses. (this is another question I have)
Right now I am guessing that only acct 311, acct 331, acct 332, acct 351, acct 361, and acct 461 would count towards the 24 credit hours. So I would have to take two more accounting courses. Which means 6/30 credits to meet 150 credits must be accounting. 24/30 credits are whatever I choose and can be taken at the same time with my major courses and I can treat them as an elective.
Right now I am guessing that acct 203, acct 301, bule 301, finan 301, mgmt 301, mis 102, mis 301, mktg 301, om 210, and om 301 would all count towards the 24 credit hours for business classes.
Problem is I am not sure if my guesses are correct.
So here are my questions:
Which courses at George Mason counts towards the 24 credits accounting and 24 credits business classes?
Am I correct that 6/30 credits to meet 150 credits must be accounting and the 24/30 credits to meet 150 credits are essentially whatever classes I want?
Does Krystal’s answer mean that I can take those 6/30 extra accounting and 24/30 whatever classes I want at the same time while still completing my accounting major courses?
I am trying to get this sorted out without having to pay the $25 for a pre-evaluation.
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