BBA in Accounting

 

B.B.A. in Accounting

The Bachelor of Business Administration degree program in Accounting teaches students to record, analyze, interpret, and communicate information about business enterprises and financial statements. Students can apply this knowledge in all areas of business, government and nonprofit enterprises. Graduates develop skills required to communicate critical financial information to management, external users and regulatory bodies as well as make appropriate decisions related to that information.

In addition to liberal education courses, all candidates must complete a 63 hour major requirements curriculum that includes a capstone course.

Accounting Career Opportunities

Every organization must record economic activity. This is done by accounting and is used to make short-term as well as long-term decisions. Opportunities for careers in accounting are numerous. They include public accountant focusing on tax and auditing services, industry positions such as controller, CFO or internal auditor, cost accountant, forensic accounting,  the Internal Revenue Service, and accountants working on local and state governments and not-for-profit enterprises.

Core Courses (in alpha order)

• AC 201 Accounting Principles I (Financial)
• AC 202 Accounting Principles II (Managerial)
• BA 206 Microeconomics
• BA 309 Quantitative Methods for Business
• BA 316 Legal Environment of Business
• BA 327 Managerial Finance
• BA 458 Information Systems
• BA 464 Operations Management
• BA 499 Strategic Management & Policy
• BA 303 Business Statistics
• BA 306 Business Communications
• MG 301 Management Principles*
• MK 315 Marketing Principles
• ______ Business Elective (consult your advisor)

* Students must take AC 201 & 202 prior to taking accounting major courses.

• AC 245 Computerized Accounting Applications
• AC 321 Intermediate Accounting I
• AC 322 Intermediate Accounting II
• AC 323 Taxation
• AC 325 Cost Accounting
• AC 439 Auditing and Assurance Services
• MG 318 Organizational Behavior

Consult your advisor.

Terrie Thamer, CPA, CFE    770-538-4742 or 800-252-5119, ext. 4742