<p>If you are determined to major in accounting at Kelley, but are denied regular admission, you can still get a Kelley IUB accounting degree. You do this by getting a bachelor’s degree from IUB in economics (economics would probably be the most appropriate ugrad major), then take thirty credits in the MSA program. This sounds convoluted, but there are people interviewing now (one is from my son’s high school) who were rejected from Kelley but are now interviewing for full-time accounting jobs, in the case of my son’s friend even with Big Four firms.</p>
<p>The MSA (Master of Science Accounting) requires only thirty credits, with classes beginning in fall semesters. You need a bachelor’s degree and the following courses to be accepted to the MSA program:</p>
<p>Financial Accounting I and II [BUS-A201 and BUS-A311]
Managerial Accounting [BUS-A202 and BUS-A325]
Auditing [BUS-A424 (Note: BUS-A312 is a prerequisite for BUS-A424)]
Tax [BUS-A329]
Finance [BUS-F300 or BUS-F370]
Business Law [BUS-L201]
Business Information Systems [BUS-K201]</p>
<p>Notice that none of these courses has I-core as a prerequisite, and all these courses can be taken by any IU student. You don't have to be a Kelley student to take any of the above courses. (Take BUS-F300 instead of BUS F370). This is ten courses, thirty credits total. COAS will accept 20 credits from non-COAS schools within IU, so you would need 132 credits (102 from COAS; the 30 listed above from Kelley) to reach the 122 credits required for the bachelor’s degree and also qualify for the MSA program. You can apply to the program and finish any of the prerequisite courses listed above that you still need in the summer before starting the MSA degree in the fall.</p>
<p>You need 150 credits to even interview with the big four and most big regional accounting firms. This path will get you 162 credits. 150 is needed to sit for the CPA exam anyway, so the extra 12 credits is not that big a deal if you really want to go into accounting from Kelley-Bloomington. Load up on cheap cc classes in summers that will transfer to COAS to save money. Students are usually accepted into the MSA program during spring semester of junior year. This enables them to tell recruiters during interviews that take place during fall of senior year that they have been accepted to the MSA program and want to do an internship the next summer. The graduate with the econ degree in May, and then do a nice summer internship in accounting. It is a good way to get a good summer internship, as firms like to give summer internships to students who graduate with master’s degrees.</p>