BBA Degree with Emphasis in Accounting
Accounting: There are many career choices within the profession of accountancy. The four principal areas of employment are in industrial concerns, public practice, non-profit organizations, and governmental agencies. Industrial accountants assemble and interpret meaningful and relevant business information to interested parties within their employer’s firm. Public accountants provide advice primarily in three areas: income tax, auditing, and management services. Governmental accountants perform services similar to those by industrial and public accountants for local, state, and national governmental agencies.
Learning objectives for the accounting concentration:
- perform the systematic transformation of data into accounting information through the application of GAAP and income tax law;
- describe the uses, qualities, and roles of accounting information;
- explain the principles of internal control systems and the importance of internal control systems to organizations;
- apply current technology to the accounting process and the demand for information; and
- evaluate accounting issues and related behavior in an ethical context, while reflecting an understanding of the public service nature of the accounting function.
The following courses are required for the accounting concentration:
Accounting 321 Intermediate Financial Accounting
Accounting 322 Intermediate Financial Accounting II
Accounting 325 Cost Accounting
Accounting 330 Accounting Systems
Accounting 423 Federal Taxation I
Accounting 425 Auditing
Six additional upper division elective hours in accounting, economics, or business.
Candidates for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination must also fulfill the subject matter requirements of the Kansas Board of Accountancy. Students desiring to attempt the examination for the Certificate in Management Accounting must meet the requirements of the Institute of Management Accounting. Information regarding the CPA examination and the CMA examination may be obtained from the accounting faculty.
Accounting Worksheet (catalogs 2004-2009)
Model Program Guide (catalogs 2004-2009)
