NIU is a member of The Institute of Internal Auditors' (IIA) Internal Auditing Education Partnership. To receive an IIA Certification of Completion, you must have either a B.S. degree in accountancy from NIU or an MAS degree from NIU and complete ACCY 360, ACCY 462, an approved business elective and an academic internship (ACCY 473) in the internal audit area. An independent study project (ACCY 472) may be substituted for the academic internship with approval.