BBA – Public Accounting

Undergraduate
Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA)
120 credits
Online

Program Description

A degree in public accounting combines an extensive accounting concentration with broad-based business applications. The curriculum for this degree has been designed for the student who wants to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). While students completing the requirements for this degree are eligible to sit for the Uniform CPA exam, an additional 30 semester hours are needed to meet the State of Michigan’s CPA licensing guidelines. This degree provides you with the business skills and accounting competencies required to succeed as a public accountant.

Public accountants prepare financial statements, perform audits, and provide financial and tax advice to clients. This degree program prepares you for a career as a public accountant, auditor, tax advisor, and business consultant. Career opportunities in accounting are abundant, with projections for jobs to grow steadily. An increase in the number of businesses, changing financial laws and regulations, and increased scrutiny of company finances will drive growth.

Career Opportunities

International Accounting
Environmental Accountant
Forensic/Investigative Accountant
Cost Accountant
Tax Accountant
Financial Analyst
Internal Auditor
Management Consultant
Litigation and Risk Management Consultant
External Auditor
Personal Financial Planner

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the public accounting program will be able to:

Prepare, analyze, and interpret financial statements of profit companies and nonprofit entities.
Apply generally accepted accounting principles to assets and liability transactions, equity transactions, error corrections, changes in accounting principles, and business combinations and consolidations.
Apply advanced financial accounting concepts.
Compute the value of real and financial assets.
Apply cost accounting concepts to managerial decision making, and understand how the managerial accountant adds value to an organization.
Understand the accounting information system and how it plays a role in internal controls.
Understand how to detect and deter fraud, and how to establish and review internal controls.
Prepare and interpret income tax returns.
Conduct auditing tests and prepare audit reports.

BBA – Public 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 (47 Credits)

ACC 4900 Advanced Financial AccountingACC 4400 Cost Accounting IACC 4410 Cost Accounting IIFIN 4000 Financial ManagementACC 3800 AuditingACC 4500 Taxation IACC 4600 Taxation IIACC 4050 Legal Issues for Public AccountingFIN 4750 Advanced Corporate FinanceACC 4150 Governmental/Nonprofit AccountingACC 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. *Note: A minimum of 150 credits are required to sit for the CPA exam in Michigan. Please consult your state's requirements for education and other requirements.

120 Credits