Accounting, BBA

B&SC Code: BACT
CIP Code: 52.0305
Available online in all states except NY

Program: BACT

The Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting degree program prepares graduates to begin a variety of accounting careers. Throughout this program, students will gain the knowledge, skills, and capabilities necessary to create and evaluate financial statements and their impact on the business environment. By the end of this program, students will be able to apply the generally accepted accounting principles to financial reporting, auditing, tax, and managerial decision-making. Graduates will gain an understanding of the accounting industry and will develop the interpersonal, decision-making, and analytical skills required to manage workplace problems and situations. The well-balanced curriculum will prepare graduates to be successful in today’s accounting industry.

Graduates of this degree plan will achieve the following program and institutional outcomes:

• Interpret and apply generally accepted accounting principles (GAAPs) to analyze, record, and report financial information to assist users in the management decision-making process.
• Integrate financial information and technology to interpret financial and non-financial information to aid decision-makers within an organization.
• Evaluate ethical and unethical decisions in accordance with the laws and regulations applicable to accounting practices.
• Apply current management and business theories to effectively assist in business operations.
• Utilize current technology and resources to identify a research need, locate and evaluate necessary  and available information, and then use it appropriately to communicate findings in visual, written, or oral formats.
• Integrate new and prior knowledge, skills, and behaviors acquired through learning to engage in career, life, and academic pursuits.
• Examine individual thinking strategies through reflection, analysis, and evaluation to adjust learning processes focused on continual improvement.
• Follow established methods of scientific inquiry and quantitative reasoning to form conclusions and make decisions.
• Assess academic, life, and career situations that promote cultural sensitivity, global and economic awareness, and a sense of belonging.