Accounting Course Prerequisites
Please ensure you have completed any course prerequisites or equivalencies before enrolling for the following courses.
Microsoft Excel
Accounting requires varying degrees of proficiency in Microsoft Excel. Basic knowledge in Microsoft Excel is recommended to be successful in the courses listed below. Excel course modules are available through LinkedIn Learning, free of charge, to all active McMaster University students. Please visit LinkedIn Learning.
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| Course | Prerequisite Courses | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| ACC 818 | Economics | ACC 829 | Preparatory Mathematics – Recommended |
| ACC 855 | Business Statistics | ACC 829 | Preparatory Mathematics – Recommended |
| ACC 925 | Introductory Financial Accounting | ACC 830 | Basic Bookkeeping or equivalent – Recommended |
| ACC 926 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | ACC 925 | Introductory Financial Accounting or equivalent |
| ACC 927 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | ACC 926 | Intermediate Financial Accounting or equivalent |
| ACC 928 | Introductory Management Accounting | ACC 925 | Introductory Financial Accounting or equivalent |
| ACC 929 | Intermediate Management Accounting |
ACC 925 & ACC 928 |
Introductory Financial Accounting or equivalent |
| Introductory Management Accounting or equivalent | |||
| ACC 930 | Advanced Management Accounting |
ACC 925 & ACC 929 |
Introductory Financial Accounting or equivalent |
| Intermediate Management Accounting or equivalent | |||
| ACC 931 | Auditing |
ACC 927 & ACC 928 & ACC 932 |
Intermediate Financial Accounting II or equivalent |
| Introductory Management Accounting or equivalent | |||
| Management Information Systems or equivalent | |||
| ACC 932 | Management Information Systems | No posted prerequisites | |
| ACC 933 | Financial Management |
ACC 927 & ACC 929 |
Intermediate Financial Accounting II or equivalent |
| Intermediate Management Accountingor equivalent | |||
| ACC 934 | Advanced Financial Accounting | ACC 926 | Intermediate Financial Accounting or equivalent |
| ACC 937 | Taxation I | ACC 927 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II or equivalent. |
| ACC 938 | Taxation II |
ACC 927 & ACC 937 |
Intermediate Financial Accounting II or equivalent |
| Taxation I or equivalent | |||
| ACC 939 | Accounting Theory |
ACC 927 & ACC 928 |
Intermediate Financial Accounting I or equivalent |
| Introductory Management Accounting or equivalent | |||
Please note: Students who do not meet the prerequisite requirements will be asked to withdraw. In such cases, withdrawal/refund policies will apply.