Transfer Pathways allow you to complete your Transfer Pathway degree at a Minnesota State Community College and transfer to St. Cloud State University without losing credits or taking extra courses. You are guaranteed junior status and given assurance that all 60 of your credits will count toward the related bachelor’s degree.
After you are admitted to St. Cloud State University, you will complete 60 credits to earn your bachelor’s degree. For more information about how St. Cloud State can support your transfer, connect with a member of our Transfer Team.
| 3rd Year/Fall Semester | ||
| Course No. | Course Name | Credits |
| HBS 211 | Career Essentials | 1 |
| IS 340 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 381 | Intermediate Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 390 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| IS 299 | Business Statistics (required for students who transfer in a 3 credit statistics course) | 0-1 |
| Liberal Education Program Goal Areas | 4-5 | |
| Semester Credits Total | 15 | |
Notes: To complete the B.S. Accounting in 120 total credits, students may need to take LEP courses that count towards multiple goal areas (e.g. a Goal 3/10 course and a Goal 6/8/Diversity course).
| 3rd Year/Spring Semester | ||
| Course No. | Course Name | Credits |
| FIRE 371 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| MGMT 383 | Operations Management (pre-req: IS 242) | 3 |
| MKGT 333, CMST 341, or ENGL 332 | Business Communication Requirement | 3 |
| ACCT 382 | Intermediate Accounting II (pre-req: ACCT 381) | 3 |
| ACCT 383 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| Semester Credits Total | 15 | |
Notes:
| 4th Year/Fall Semester | ||
| Course No. | Course Name | Credits |
| ACCT 486 | Financial Auditing (pre-req: ACCT 382) | 3 |
| ACCT 450 | Personal Taxation (pre-req: ACCT 292 or equivalent) | 3 |
| ACCT Elective | ACCT major elective | 3 |
| Liberal Education Program Goal Areas | 6 | |
| Semester Credits Total | 15 | |
Notes:
| 4th Year/Spring Semester | ||
| Course No. | Course Name | Credits |
| MGMT 497 | Strategic Management (taken in last semester of coursework; pre-reqs are all core courses) | 3 |
| ACCT 451 | Business Taxation (pre-req: ACCT 450) | 3 |
| ACCT Elective | ACCT major elective | 3 |
| Liberal Education Program Goal Areas or General Electives | 6 | |
| Semester Credits Total | 15 | |
Notes: In order to qualify for the CPA certification, students need 150 semester hours. It is recommended that students reach the 150 semester hours with a minor, double major, or a MBA degree.
Students who start a Transfer Pathway program in Fall 2021 or later will also need to complete the Racial Issues Graduation Requirement (RIGR).
To be admitted to HBS Upper Division Status in the BS Accounting major, students will have to satisfy the following requirements:
Updated: 2/10/2022
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