Bachelor of Arts in Accounting (BA)
The Bachelor’s in Accounting was created to offer you a broad understanding of the accounting discipline. When pursuing your accounting degree online, you will start off with the basics, learning about debits and credits. After, you will be introduced to more intermediate topics. You will develop analytical, technical, and other practical accounting skills that will be necessary when pursuing your career. The curriculum covers the principles of budgeting, costing, reporting, and accounts analysis.
Why Accounting at Morrison University?
- Benefit from small class sizes, which enable mentoring relationships with professors and opportunities for meaningful communication.
- Participate in a program that balances strong ethical, spiritual, and moral perspectives.
- Gain practical training in industry software programs such as Practice Sets, Excel, Sage, and QuickBooks.
- Pursue career development opportunities such as internships and international learning experiences.
- Be confidence in your education with accreditation from the Accreditation Council of Business Schools and Programs, the highest accreditation possible for business schools that focus on teaching excellence.
Common Career Paths
U.S. News identifies the accounting field as the #3 “Best Business job” because of its low unemployment (4.2% in 2014), solid growth forecast (13.1%) and robust earning potential ($63,550 median salary in 2014). Some of the positions that a degree in accounting can open up for you include:
- Public Accountant/Auditor
- Tax Accountant
- Tax Consultant
- Management Accountant
- Internal Auditor
- Chief Financial Officer
- Government Auditor
What you will learn
The Bachelor’s in Accounting was created to offer you a broad understanding of the accounting discipline. When pursuing your accounting degree online, you will start off with the basics, learning about debits and credits. After, you will be introduced to more intermediate topics. You will develop analytical, technical, and other practical accounting skills that will be necessary when pursuing your career. The curriculum covers the principles of budgeting, costing, reporting, and accounts analysis. Upon completion of your online accounting degree, you will be able to:
- Summarize fundamental accounting principles and procedures
- Apply technology tools related to the area of accounting
- Evaluate alternatives to complex accounting problems
- Integrate accounting and finance information in business decision making
- Appraise the legal, regulatory, and ethical issues in the practice of accounting
Curriculum Summary
Total number of credits required: 100 credits
Foundation Courses
ACCT 240 – Financial Accounting
ACCT 245 – Managerial Accounting
DSCI 205 – Business Statistics
ECON 206 – Intro to Microeconomics
ECON 207 – Intro to Macroeconomics
MATH 157 – Calculus: Applications to Business & Economics
MGMT 271 – Law and the Business Environment
MIS 220 – Introduction to Business Computer Systems
Accounting Core Courses
ACCT 341 – Intermediate Accounting Theory and Practice
ACCT 321 – Accounting Information Systems I
ACCT 375 – Taxation and Business Decisions
ACCT 331 – Cost Management
ACCT 461 – Auditing Theory and Practice
ACCT 470 – Law of Commercial Transactions
Business Core Courses
BUS 310 – Intro to Professional & Career Readiness
BUS 410 – Professional & Career Readiness as a College
FIN 341 – Principles of Finance
MGMT 311 – Intro to Management & Organizational Behavior
MGMT 382 – Business and Its Environment
MGMT 319 – Communication Skills for Managers
MKTG 380 – Principles of Marketing
OPS 360 – Operations Management
Advanced Business Core Courses
MGMT 492 – Entrepreneurial Problems
MGMT 495 – Strategic Management
Two Upper-Division Accounting Courses
One Communication Focus course
Three writing proficiency courses