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Accounting Course Prerequisites

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.

For more information on our accounting courses, please visit our Courses page. 

Course Prerequisite Courses
ACC 818 Economics ACC 829 Preparatory Mathematics  – recommended but not required
ACC 855 Business Statistics ACC 829 Preparatory Mathematics – recommended but not required
ACC 925 Introductory Financial Accounting ACC 830 Basic Bookkeeping or equivalent – recommended but not required
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 Accounting or 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
ACC 947 Principles of Internal Auditing ACC 931 Auditing 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.