BS in Business, Accounting
School of Business, Technology, Health Care Administration
In the Accounting specialization, learners acquire and apply various methods of ethically maintaining accurate and up-to-date financial records and reporting procedures for business transactions. Learners also gain and practice an understanding of a wide array of accounting-related services, including budget analysis, financial and investment planning, and financial statement and internal control auditing. These skills prepare graduates for a profession in financial, managerial, or government accounting. In addition to accounting expertise, learners in this specialization demonstrate the interpersonal and communication skills required to present information to both internal and external clients, influencing organizational effectiveness at all levels of their organization. This specialization is not designed to prepare learners for a CPA exam.
General Education Requirements
Choose 45 quarter credits with a minimum of 4 quarter credits from each category; see General Education Courses.
Required courses
Additional Program Requirements†
| ACS1003 | Building Skills for Academic Success | 6 |
Core courses‡
At least 42 quarter credits
| BUS3003 | Developing a Business Perspective | 6 |
| Or | |
| BUS3007 | Developing a Business Perspective | 6 |
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| BUS3011 | Fundamentals of Management | 3 |
| BUS3012 | Fundamentals of Leadership | 3 |
| BUS3021 | Fundamentals of Business Law | 3 |
| BUS3022 | Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management | 3 |
| BUS3030 | Fundamentals of Marketing and Sales | 6 |
| BUS3040 | Fundamentals of Human Resource Management | 6 |
| BUS3050 | Fundamentals of Organizational Communication | 6 |
| BUS3061 | Fundamentals of Accounting | 3 |
| BUS3062 | Fundamentals of Finance | 3 |
Specialization courses
At least 48 quarter credits
| BUS4060 | Financial Accounting Principles | 6 |
| BUS4061 | Managerial Accounting Principles | 6 |
| BUS4062 | Intermediate Financial Accounting Topics and Trends | 6 |
| BUS4063 | Advanced Financial Accounting Topics and Trends | 6 |
| BUS4064 | Cost Accounting for Planning and Control | 6 |
| BUS4065 | Income Tax Concepts and Strategies | 6 |
| BUS4068 | Contemporary Auditing Using Investigative Accounting Practices | 6 |
| BUS4070 | Foundations in Finance | 6 |
Elective courses
At least 39§ quarter credits
Choose any undergraduate courses.
Capstone course
At least 6 quarter credits
Taken during the learner’s final quarter
Total
At least 180 quarter credits, including a minimum of 54 quarter credits from the 3000-level and above
Honors Pathway
Learners enrolled in the honors pathway complete the following general education courses.
Honors courses
At least 15 quarter credits
| PHI-H2005 | Honors Seminar: Critical Thinking for the Professional World | 3 |
| COM-H4005 | Communicating and Integrating Solutions in the Professional World | 6 |
| SOC-H3005 | Honors Professional Seminar | 6 |
These courses are applied toward the general education requirement and taken in addition to the remaining required courses.
Total
At least 180 quarter credits, including a minimum of 54 quarter credits from the 3000-level and above
One or more courses in this program may require a prerequisite(s). Refer to the course descriptions for details.
Learners who do not complete all program requirements within quarter credit/program point minimums will be required to accrue such additional quarter credits/program points as are associated with any additional or repeat coursework necessary for successful completion of program requirements.
† Learners who are determined to need additional support developing academic and professional writing and reading skills based on academic assessment must take ACS1003 during their first quarter.
‡ Learners who have completed ACS1003 are required to take BUS3003. Learners who are not required to take ACS1003 are placed in BUS3007.
§ Learners enrolled in the Accounting specialization must complete 39 quarter credits of additional undergraduate courses. However, those learners enrolled in the Accounting specialization who have completed ACS1003 choose only 33 quarter credits of additional undergraduate courses.
GuidedPath courses and FlexPath courses fulfill the program requirements and prerequisites for each delivery model.
Eligible Concentrations
Finance
Health Care Management
Human Resource Management
Management and Leadership
Marketing
Project Management
Multiple Specializations available (must be within the same degree program)