July 2023 University Catalog

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

MAT2001Statistical Reasoning

6

Additional Program Requirements†

ACS1003Building Skills for Academic Success

6

Core courses‡

At least 42 quarter credits

BUS3003Developing a Business Perspective

6

Or

BUS3007Developing a Business Perspective

6

 

BUS3011Fundamentals of Management

3

BUS3012Fundamentals of Leadership

3

BUS3021Fundamentals of Business Law

3

BUS3022Fundamentals of Supply Chain Management

3

BUS3030Fundamentals of Marketing and Sales

6

BUS3040Fundamentals of Human Resource Management

6

BUS3050Fundamentals of Organizational Communication

6

BUS3061Fundamentals of Accounting

3

BUS3062Fundamentals of Finance

3

Specialization courses

At least 48 quarter credits

BUS4060Financial Accounting Principles

6

BUS4061Managerial Accounting Principles

6

BUS4062Intermediate Financial Accounting Topics and Trends

6

BUS4063Advanced Financial Accounting Topics and Trends

6

BUS4064Cost Accounting for Planning and Control

6

BUS4065Income Tax Concepts and Strategies

6

BUS4068Contemporary Auditing Using Investigative Accounting Practices

6

BUS4070Foundations 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

BUS4993Business Capstone Project

6

Total

At least 180 quarter credits, including a minimum of 54 quarter credits from the 3000/4000 level

Honors Pathway

Learners enrolled in the honors pathway complete the following general education courses.

Honors courses

At least 15 quarter credits

PHI-H2005Honors Seminar: Critical Thinking for the Professional World

3

COM-H4005Communicating and Integrating Solutions in the Professional World

6

SOC-H3005Honors 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 3000/4000 level

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)