Accounting Bachelor's Degree

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Accounting Bachelor’s Degree

Accounting Bachelor’s Degree

Accounting is a profession for those who are interested in the pursuit of fulfilling work, in-demand skills, a versatile career path, and high earning potential.

Accountants are in high demand across various industries as they provide the relevant financial information that is necessary for strategic decision-making. They understand the complex economic, legal, and international environments in which businesses operate. The accounting bachelor’s degree program, with its cutting-edge curriculum, provides basic conceptual accounting and business knowledge as a foundation for the fifth-year (master of accountancy) program. Graduates are equipped for success on both the CPA and CMA exams.

$541.78 per credit hour*

120 credit hours

100% online

Taught by on-campus professors

This estimate is for illustrative purposes only. Your hours and costs will differ depending on your transfer hours, course choices and your academic progress. See more about tuition and financial aid.

Admission Requirements

Careers

Accountants have opportunities in many careers, most frequently in public accounting, private industry, management consulting, or governmental accounting. Outstanding graduates with strong interpersonal skills are highly sought after and earn high starting salaries, often taking jobs with both large and small corporations, CPA firms, or international companies. Typical roles include:

Curriculum

K-State Core (34-36 credits)

English (6 credits)
Communications (3 credits)
Math and Statistics (3 credits)
Natural and Physical Sciences (4-5 credits)
Social and Behavioral Sciences (6 credits)
Arts and Humanities (6 credits)
Free Electives (6 credits)

Program Requirements (44 credits)

ACCTG 231 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
ACCTG 241 - Introduction to Financial Accounting (3 credits)
GENBA 105 - Business Orientation (0-1 credits)
GENBA 205 - Career Accelerator (0-1 credits)
ECON 110 - Principles of Macroeconomics (3 credits)
ECON 120 - Principles of Microeconomics (3 credits)
ENTRP 340 - Business Innovation and the Entrepreneurial Mindset (3 credits)
FINAN 450 - Principles of Finance (3 credits)
MANGT 595 - Strategic Management (3 credits)
MANGT 596 - Business Ethics and Corporate Citizenship (3 credits)
MANGT 220 - Principles of Management (3 credits)
MANGT 366 - Information Systems and Business Analytics (3 credits)
MANGT 421 - Introduction to Operations and Supply Chain Management (3 credits)
MATH 205 - General Calculus and Linear Algebra (3 credits)
MKTG 250 - Introduction to Marketing (3 credits)
STAT 225 - Introduction to Statistics OR
STAT 250 - Business and Economic Statistics I (3 credits)

Major Field Requirements (30 credits)

ACCTG 331 - Intermediate Accounting and Analytics I (3 credits)
ACCTG 342 - Taxation I (3 credits)
ACCTG 413 - Accounting Information Systems (3 credits)
ACCTG 432 - Cost Accounting (3 credits)
ACCTG 433 - Intermediate Accounting and Analytics II (3 credits)
ACCTG 442 - Auditing I (3 credits)
ACCTG 490 - Undergraduate Research Experience (0-3 credits)
ACCTG 641 - Intermediate Accounting and Analytics III (3 credits)
ACCTG 642 - Accounting Research and Communication (3 credits)
MANGT 230 - Business Law I (3 credits)

Economics Electives (3 credits)

ECON 510 - Intermediate Macroeconomics (3 credits) OR
ECON 520 - Intermediate Microeconomics (3 credits)

Restricted Electives (3 credits)

ENGL 417 - Written Communication for the Workplace (3 credits) OR
GENBA 145 - Business and Society (3 credits) OR
FINAN 451 - Introduction to Integrated Investment Management (3 credits) OR
MANGT 330 - Business Law II (3 credits) OR
SALES 542 - Fundamentals of Professional Selling (3 credits)

Unrestricted Electives (6 credits)

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