Alexandria Technical & Community College Accounting AS Transfer Guide

Transfer to MSUM BS in Accounting

Quick Facts:

  • College credits applied = 60
  • Gen Ed/ LASC goal areas & credits remaining = 6
  • Other requirements = 55

MN Transfer Curriculum / Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum (LASC)

Goal Area Requirement
Recommended ATCC Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication (Met)
Recommended ATCC Courses
ENGL 1410 (3 cr) Composition I
Goal Area
1B (Met)
MSUM Equivalent
ENGL 101 English Composition I
Goal Area Requirement
Written/ Oral Communication (Met)
Recommended ATCC Courses
Recommended: COMM 1415 (3 cr) Public Speaking
Goal Area
1A
MSUM Equivalent
COMM 100 Speech Communication
Goal Area Requirement
Mathematics/Logic (Met)
Recommended ATCC Courses
MATH 1420 (3 cr) College Algebra
Goal Area
4
MSUM Equivalent
MATH 127 College Algebra
Goal Area Requirement
Mathematics/Logic (Met)
Recommended ATCC Courses
Recommended: MATH 1445 (3 cr) Introduction to Statistics
Goal Area
4
MSUM Equivalent
MATH 234 Introduction to Probability & Statistics
Goal Area Requirement
History/ Social Behavioral Sciences (Met)
Recommended ATCC Courses
ECON 1420 Into to Macroeconomics (3 cr)
Goal Area
5, 8
MSUM Equivalent
ECON 204 Macroeconomics
Goal Area Requirement
History/ Social Behavioral Sciences (Met)
Recommended ATCC Courses
Recommended: ECON 1430 Intro to Microeconomics (3 cr)
Goal Area
5
MSUM Equivalent
ECON 202 Microeconomics

Additional Courses in Goal Areas to Equal 42 Credits Total for Liberal Arts and Sciences Curriculum (LASC)

Minimum credits beyond the AS to complete MnTC/ LASC Goal Areas = 6. Try to take LASC courses that count in more than one goal area.

Students must obtain a grade of C- or higher.

ATCC Courses
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
ATCC Courses
ACCT 1608 Principles of Accounting I (4 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
ACCT 230 Principles of Accounting I
ATCC Courses
ACCT 1612 Principles of Accounting II (4 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
ACCT 231 Principles of Accounting II
ATCC Courses
Recommended: ITEC 1430 Intro to Computer (3 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
CSIS 103 Computer Concepts & Applications
ATCC Courses
Recommended: SOCS 1460 Intro to Mgmt Principles (3 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
MGMT 360 Principles of Management (w Validation)*
ATCC Courses
Technical Credits (16 cr)
Goal Area
MSUM Equivalent
Technical Block

*Validation – To earn credit for MGMT 360 students must complete a higher level course in the same rubric with a grade of C or higher or take pass an examination.

** If the equivalent of these MSUM courses weren't taken at ATCC, they must be taken at MSUM to complete the major.

Requirements Remaining to take at MSUM (61 cr)

Core Requirements:

  • ACCT 304 Legal Environment of Business (3)
  • BUS 498 Business Policy and Strategy (3) (Take last)
  • FINC 340 Financial Management (3)
  • MGMT 370 Management Information Systems (3)
  • MGMT 380 Operations Management (3)
  • MKTG 310 Principles of Marketing (3)

Requirements:

  • ACCT 306 Contracts and Business Entities (3)
  • ACCT 330 Intermediate Accounting I (3)
  • ACCT 331 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
  • ACCT 332 Intermediate Accounting II (3)
  • ACCT 350 Cost Accounting (3)
  • ACCT 375 Accounting Systems (3)
  • ACCT 430 Advanced Accounting (3)
  • ACCT 441 Introduction to Taxation I (3)
  • ACCT 460 Audit I (3)

Related Requirements:

  • CSIS 104A Spreadsheet & Database Applications (1)
  • PHIL 312 Business Ethics (3)
  • MATH 229 Topics in Calculus (3)
  • ENGL 387 Technical Report Writing (3)

Note that the following courses are required if the equivalent wasn’t taken at ATCC or wasn’t validated.

  • MATH 234 Intro to Probability & Statistics
  • MGMT 360 Principles of Management