BS Corporate Accounting
Program Features
Cleary's Corporate Accounting Bachelor of Science degree prepares the graduate for a career in accounting within industry or business. In addition to a strong foundation in financial and managerial accounting, the curriculum also includes courses in management, finance, economics, business law and ethics, marketing, statistics, operations management, and communications. The skills acquired in these courses prepare the graduate to meet the professional challenges of the corporate business environment. Graduates are equipped with tools for intelligent analysis, planning, controlling, and decision making. Students take the majority of their accounting major courses in the classroom, and their core courses online. The Corporate Accounting cohort is unique in that students take both accounting major and core courses together. Accounting major courses in the program include: Intermediate Accounting II and III, Cost Accounting I and II, Introduction to Taxation, Accounting Information Systems, Advanced Financial Accounting I, and Governmental/Non-profit Accounting.
Career Benefits
Corporate accountants deal with the management of assets, liabilities, costs and cost control, taxes, and business planning. The BS in Corporate Accounting degree program prepares the graduate for a career as a corporate accountant, financial manager, controller, and business consultant. Career opportunities in accounting are abundant, with projections for jobs to grow steadily through 2012. An increase in the number of businesses, changing financial laws and regulations, and increased scrutiny of company finances will drive growth.
Corporate accountants deal with the management of assets, liabilities, costs and cost control, taxes, and business planning. The BS in Corporate Accounting degree program prepares the graduate for a career as a corporate accountant, financial manager, controller, and business consultant. Career opportunities in accounting are abundant, with projections for jobs to grow steadily through 2012. An increase in the number of businesses, changing financial laws and regulations, and increased scrutiny of company finances will drive growth.
Professional Certification
The curriculum for the Corporate Accounting BS is closely aligned with the content of the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exam, which is administered by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). The CMA designation provides an objective measure of an individual's knowledge and competence in the field of management accounting. There are four parts to the exam: Part 1 - Business Analysis, Part 2 - Management Accounting and Reporting, Part 3 - Strategic Management, and Part 4 - Business Applications. To be certified, one must pass all four parts of the CMA exam, be a member of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), hold a bachelor's degree, and have two years of professional work experience in management accounting and/or financial management.
The curriculum for the Corporate Accounting BS is closely aligned with the content of the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exam, which is administered by the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA). The CMA designation provides an objective measure of an individual's knowledge and competence in the field of management accounting. There are four parts to the exam: Part 1 - Business Analysis, Part 2 - Management Accounting and Reporting, Part 3 - Strategic Management, and Part 4 - Business Applications. To be certified, one must pass all four parts of the CMA exam, be a member of the Institute of Management Accountants (IMA), hold a bachelor's degree, and have two years of professional work experience in management accounting and/or financial management.
Cleary University is currently the only school in Michigan to offer instructor-led courses using the IMA's CMA Learning System. To learn more about these courses, please visit the program Web site at www.cleary.edu/cma.
BS in Corporate Accounting Course Requirements
BS in Corporate Accounting Course Requirements
Major Courses 24 credits
No substitution. All must be courses taken at Cleary University.
ACC 415 Governmental/Non-profit Accounting
ACC 450 Introduction to Taxation
ACC 470 Accounting Information Systems
ACC 472 Advanced Financial Accounting I
COM 400 Advanced Business Communication Methods
MGT 420 International Business
No substitution. All must be courses taken at Cleary University.
ACC 415 Governmental/Non-profit Accounting
ACC 450 Introduction to Taxation
ACC 470 Accounting Information Systems
ACC 472 Advanced Financial Accounting I
COM 400 Advanced Business Communication Methods
MGT 420 International Business
Accounting and Finance Core Courses 48 credits
No substitution. All courses must be taken at Cleary University.
ACC 381 Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 382 Intermediate Accounting III
ACC 440 Cost Accounting I
ACC 441 Cost Accounting II
BAC 300 Business Research and Communication
ECO 320 Economics of Business
FIN 401 Corporate Finance
LAW 320 Business Ethics and Legal Issues
MGT 407 Behavior of Organizations
MKT 415 Interactive Marketing
MTH 440 Statistics for Financial Economics
OPM 400 Operations Management
No substitution. All courses must be taken at Cleary University.
ACC 381 Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 382 Intermediate Accounting III
ACC 440 Cost Accounting I
ACC 441 Cost Accounting II
BAC 300 Business Research and Communication
ECO 320 Economics of Business
FIN 401 Corporate Finance
LAW 320 Business Ethics and Legal Issues
MGT 407 Behavior of Organizations
MKT 415 Interactive Marketing
MTH 440 Statistics for Financial Economics
OPM 400 Operations Management
Competency Core Courses 24 credits
Courses may be taken at Cleary University. Substitution permitted by Transfer or Prior Learning documentation.
Courses may be taken at Cleary University. Substitution permitted by Transfer or Prior Learning documentation.
ACC 245 Principles of Accounting I
ACC 246 Principles of Accounting II
ACC 247 Principles of Accounting III
ACC 280 Intermediate Accounting I
CAS 107 Microsoft Excel
CAS 111 Microsoft PowerPoint
ENG 160 Business Composition
ACC 246 Principles of Accounting II
ACC 247 Principles of Accounting III
ACC 280 Intermediate Accounting I
CAS 107 Microsoft Excel
CAS 111 Microsoft PowerPoint
ENG 160 Business Composition
General Education and Elective Courses 84 credits
Courses may be taken at Cleary University. Substitution permitted by Transfer or Prior Learning documentation.
Courses may be taken at Cleary University. Substitution permitted by Transfer or Prior Learning documentation.
Total 180 credits
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