Fast Facts: Accounting Major and Minor
Major: 76 credits
Minor: 20 credits
Students in the accounting program are strongly encouraged to complete an accounting internship and can choose to do so from among a number of organizations in the area.
Among our May 2016 traditional undergraduate accounting graduates, 94 percent had full-time job or internship offers before graduation.
Accountants are critical to the success of businesses, corporations, government agencies and non-profit organizations worldwide. Through their ability to prepare, analyze, interpret and use financial information in the process of business decision-making, accountants are highly-valued business professionals.
Scholastica graduates have gone on to obtain jobs at many well-known companies, including RSM, Allete, Essentia Health, Ernst & Young, Deloitte, PWC, CBRE, Western Bank, Wells Fargo, US Bank, the Minnesota Department of Revenue, Target, North Shore Bank of Commerce, CBIZ, Inc., CliftonLarsonAllen LLP, Cargill, Thrivent Financial, Anderson, Hager and Moe, Human Development Center and The College of St. Scholastica. Others have gone on to attend graduate school at the University of Minnesota, St. Cloud State University, the University of St. Thomas, Marquette University and The College of St. Scholastica.
Boost your brain power and give yourself a competitive edge in our global economy by pairing your major with a language. St. Scholastica offers programs and courses in American Sign Language, French, German, Latin, Ojibwe, Russian and Spanish.
Here are some classes you could take as part of this major or minor. Please note that you would not necessarily need all of these courses to fulfill a major or minor. This list doesn't include general education courses. Be sure to create your course plan in consultation with your advisor.
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"The accounting program and professors at St. Scholastica have taught me technical and social skills needed to succeed in high paced accounting environments."
– Sean Wilson, '16
"The St. Scholastica accounting/finance professors went out of their way to provide me with real business connections and internship opportunities that helped jump-start my career path."
– Cody Brostrom, '16
"The accounting department has taught me more than I could have imagined. The time professors invest in their students truly helps us succeed in everything we do. Without their guidance, many of us wouldn't be where we are today."
– Ashley Moisio, '16