Bachelors in Accounting Degree | Business Degree

Business / BS in Accounting

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The Bachelor of Science in Accounting provides students with the analytical and financial skills and core accounting principles needed for a successful career.

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Save time and money by applying up to 90 transfer credits toward this degree.
Complete your remaining credits entirely online.
Embed an employer-recognized certification into your program.
Meet your professors each week during optional, live, virtual sessions.
Gain the knowledge and skills that can lead to professional advancement and graduate-level study.
Program is ACBSP-accredited. Learn more about this accreditation and CHEA student achievement.

Learning Outcomes

Upon successful completion of this program, graduates of the B.S. in Accounting program will be able to:

Apply generally accepted accounting principles in preparing financial statements for use in business decision making.

Integrate knowledge of accounting with information technology in the development of financial decisions.

Apply appropriate research methods to the analysis of accounting and financial issues and communicate recommendations.

Work in teams to complete projects and solve problems.

Assess ethical issues in economic competition and organizational management and make recommendations for resolutions.

Program at a Glance:

Credits:

121

Transfer Credits:

Up to 90 transfer credits can be applied to this degree

Format:

100% online

Cost:

See how you can finish this degree for about $20,000

Per Credit Tuition:

$600 per credit

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^*Tuition is based on 2020-2021 tuition and does not include fees or books.

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Curriculum

Bachelor of Science Degree Curriculum

Minimum Total Credits: 121

INSTITUTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:		Min. Credits
PRC	PRC 100 or PRC 101*	1
BIS 111	Application Software Fundamentals	3
COM112	Speech Communication	3
COM 312	Practical Reasoning	3
ECO 101	Macroeconomics	3
ECO 102	Microeconomics	3
ENG 101	English Composition	3
ENG 103	Rhetoric and Research	3
HUM 102	Introduction to Ethics	3
HUM/HIS	Humanities/History Core (Choose 1)	3
MAT 101	Introduction to College Mathematics	3
MAT 102	College Algebra	3
SCI	Science Core (Choose 2)	6
GEN ED	General Education Core (Choose 1)	3

PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS:		Min. Credits
BUS 100	Introduction to Business	3
ACC 101	Accounting Principles	3
LAW 103	Business Law	3
MKT 101	Introduction to Marketing	3
MAT109	Statistics I	3
ACC 201	Financial Accounting	3
ACC 203	Intermediate Accounting I	3
ACC 204	Intermediate Accounting II	3
ACC 222	Managerial Accounting	3
FIN 201	Introduction to Finance	3
BUS 301	Global Dimensions in Business	3
MGT 210	Applied Management Concepts	3
ACC 301	Auditing	3
ACC 325	Taxation	3
MGT 310	Ethical Leadership	3
FIN 401	Financial Analysis	3
ACC 450	Accounting Capstone	3
CWE 406 or ELE	Cooperative Work Experience or Elective Course	3
ELE	Elective Courses (choose 8) Recommended courses include ACC 303, ACC 401, ACC 410, MGT 404, MGT 405	24

Careers in Accounting

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, jobs for accountants are expected to grow through 2029 and the median salary for accountants is more than $70,000.

Graduates of our Accounting degree program hold positions like business analysts, credit analysts, financial examiners, and personal financial analysts. Many employers are looking for graduates with accounting degrees, particularly service and government agencies, small to medium sized companies, and accounting firms.

For more information about potential accounting careers for Peirce graduates, visit our Business Careers page.

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