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BBA – Corporate Accounting

Program Description

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree in corporate accounting is designed to prepare you for an accounting career in a corporate environment. This program gives a strong foundation in financial and managerial accounting. The curriculum is designed to prepare you for the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) examination. Graduates of this program will be well prepared to meet the professional challenges faced by accounting professionals in a corporate business environment.

As a graduate from this program, you can work as a corporate accountant, controller, credit manager, risk manager, and business consultant. Students who have an aptitude for international accounting can work for multinational companies. Career opportunities in accounting are projected to grow steadily in the next decade.

Career Opportunities

  • Cost Accountant
  • Tax Planner
  • Transaction Services Representative
  • Budget Analyst
  • Information Technologist
  • Financial Manager
  • Financial Reporter
  • Internal Auditor

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the corporate accounting program will be able to:

  • Prepare and interpret financial statements for profit and nonprofit companies.
  • Apply advanced financial and cost accounting concepts.
  • Demonstrate accounting information systems and internal controls.
  • Compute the value of real and financial assets.
  • Analyze and manage risk as a financial manager.
  • Explore the functions and operations of financial markets and institutions.

BBA – Corporate Accounting (120 Credits)

Additional Program Requirements

General Education (see General Education Requirements for details) 30 credits

Lower Division Core (21 Credits)
TCM 1000 Business Arts ImmersionENG 1100 Discourse and DeliveryPHL 1200 Critical Thinking in an Illogical WorldPHL 1500 The Right DecisionACC 1000 Principles of Accounting and Economic Renaissance ICOM 1400 Speak Up!LAW 2900 Business Law
Upper Division Core (23 Credits)
COM 3100 Communicating to a Shrinking WorldPHL 4000 Rhetoric: The Hyde Park SoapboxPHL 4900 The Social ContractBUS 3500 Strategic Thinking from the Inside OutMKT 3000 Transactional MarketingOPM 3000 Supply Chain: Driving the Silk Road into TodayCAR 1000 A-D* Career Fulfillment3000/4000 Elective
Major Courses (35 Credits)
ACC 4900 Advanced Financial AccountingACC 4400 Cost Accounting IACC 4410 Cost Accounting IIFIN 4000 Financial ManagementACC 3800 AuditingACC 4500 Taxation IACC 1100 Principles of Accounting and Economic Renaissance IIACC 2801 Intermediate Accounting IACC 2901 Intermediate Accounting IIACC 2700 Accounting Information SystemsProfessional Experience (6 credits) - PJT 4910/4920 or internships and/or assistantships
Electives (15+ Credits)
*Note: 15 credits within lower division core can also count towards general education. *Note: Up to 15 designated major or elective credits can be replaced with MBA or MS courses, which will count towards graduate degree requirements.