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Bachelor of Science in Accounting

The principal objectives of the Bachelor of Science in Accounting program are to provide students with a broad, fundamental knowledge of the field, to prepare students for employment in accounting careers, and to provide a strong liberal arts component that develops communications skills, information literacy, abstract thinking and critical analysis and fosters historical, political and social awareness.

Courses earned from Strayer University do not automatically qualify the holder to participate in professional licensing examinations to practice certain professions in any state. All students interested in practicing a regulated accounting profession requiring licensure from a state regulatory agency should contact the appropriate state regulatory agency in the field of their interest. A listing of contact information for the most common accounting-related licensing boards is available on the Strayer University website at: http://www.strayer.edu/quick-links-and-contacts/student-consumer-information/information-licensed-careers

Licensing information is also available from the following web sites: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, www.cpa-exam.org, National Association of State Boards of Accountancy, www.nasba.org, Institute of Internal Auditors, www.theiia.org, Institute of Management Accountants, www.imanet.org, Accreditation Council for Accountancy and Taxation, www.acatcredentials.org.

Most states have additional requirements directly related to CPA examination preparation. Students should consult their respective state Board of Accountancy for further details.

Also available: Associate in Arts in Accounting and Master of Science in Accounting.

Students enrolled in the Bachelor of Science in Accounting program in Arkansas, New Jersey, and North Carolina must follow the program requirements in the Catalog sections applicable to their state.  This program is available in an online-format to New Jersey students.


Requirements

Area I-Core Component

ACC 100Accounting I
BUS 100Introduction to Business
CIS 105Introduction to Information Systems
COM 101Effective Communication Skills
ENG 115English Composition
MAT 104Algebra with Applications
Total Credit Hours:27.0

Area II-Major Component

ACC 206Accounting II
ACC 303Intermediate Accounting I
ACC 304Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 305Intermediate Accounting III
ACC 306Microcomputer Applications for Accountants
ACC 307Federal Taxation
ACC 317Advanced Federal Taxation
ACC 350Cost Accounting
ACC 401Advanced Accounting
ACC 403Auditing
ACC 410Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting
ACC 499Undergraduate Accounting Capstone
FIN 100Principles of Finance
LEG 100Business Law I
Total Credit Hours:63.0

Area III-General Education Component

COM 201Oral Communication & Persuasion
ENG 215Research and Writing
ENG 315Professional Communications
HUM 111World Cultures I
OR
HUM 112World Cultures II
PHI 210Critical Thinking
SCI 110Introduction to Physical Science
OR
SCI 115Introduction to Biology
OR
SCI 200Environmental Science
MAT 300Statistics
HIS 104American History to 1865
OR
HIS 105American History after 1865
OR
POL 110U.S. Government
PSY 100Psychology of Adjustment
OR
PSY 105Introduction to Psychology
OR
PSY 115Psychology of Success
SOC 100Introduction to Sociology
SOC 450Solutions to Global Issues
Total Credit Hours:49.5

Area IV-Elective Component

These courses are selected in consultation with the Academic Advisor; within this component it is possible for students to develop a minor in a second area of study (See "Minors").  

Total Credit Hours:40.5

All courses are 4.5 quarter credit hours.

Total Credit Hours: 180