Bachelor of Science in Business Administration – Accounting Major (120 hrs.)
The accounting major provides students with a foundational understanding of financial and managerial accounting. Students are equipped with the skills needed for corporate and public accounting, management decision-making, and further graduate studies.
Uniform Certified Public Accounting (CPA) Examination Candidates:
Many states, including Indiana, require various levels of education to sit for CPA Examination. Candidates must have at least a baccalaureate degree, with an accounting concentration or its equivalent. The number of college hours vary from state to state and is currently evolving with multiple states requiring 120 hours to sit for the exam, but 150 hours to become a licensed CPA subsequent to passing the exam. Other states require 150 hours before a candidate can sit for the exam. An accounting major wishing to meet this requirement should plan an individualized program with his or her advisor.
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Mission
The goal is to equip students with the quality educational tools needed to develop a career of leadership in the accounting profession, provide them with a depth of studies that prepares them to meet the contemporary needs of the business and community they will serve as professionals, and to enable them to be contributing citizens of local, regional and international communities with a valuable and diverse knowledge.
Outcomes
Our program assures that students attain the following outcomes:
- Demonstrate critical thinking and problem solving abilities in an organization context.
- Demonstrate effective oral and written communication skills.
- Demonstrate quantitative reasoning through analysis, synthesis, and interpretation of data.
- Demonstrate responsible, appropriate, and effective use of information and communication technology (ICT) tools to access, manage, integrate, analyze, evaluate, create and communicate information.
- Prepare to seek and grow in a professional career path:
- Demonstrate a knowledge base specific to accounting.
- Demonstrate ethical acumen both personally and professionally.
Degree Requirements
General Education Requirements - 39 hours
Communication – 12 hrs.
Humanities and Social Science – 9 hrs.
| ECO 213 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECO 223 | Macroeconomics | 3 |
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| ECO 203 | Survey of Economics | 3 |
| Social Science Elective (3) | 3 |
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| Humanities Elective (3) | 3 |
Mathematics and Science – 12 hrs.
| MA 113 | College Algebra | 3 |
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| MA 173 | Essential Calculus | 3 |
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| MA 163 | Applied Math w/Business Concepts | 3 |
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| MA 253 | Statistics | 3 |
| Science Elective (3) | 3 |
Other – 6 hrs.
Additional Requirements - 81 hours
Take one of the below:
| BA 101 | University Experience for Ketner School of Business | 1 |
| BA 102 | University Experience-Business Students | 2 |
| UE 101 | University Experience | 1 |
*UE 111 Online Learning Orientation for students in the online program
Business Core – 37-39hrs.
BA 3113: Advisor will determine the appropriate class anywhere between BA 3111 and BA 3113 (1 - 3 credits worth of internship work)
Concentration Requirements - 30 hrs.
| AC 303 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
| AC 323 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| AC 333 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| AC 373 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| AC 403 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
| AC 423 | Personal Income Tax | 3 |
| AC 463 | Auditing | 3 |
| FIN 413 | Advanced Managerial Finance | 3 |
| Business Electives (6) | 6 |
Business Electives: 300-400 level from AC or FIN
Electives – 12-14 hrs.
| Free Electives (12-14) | 12-14 |
Total Credit Hours: 120