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 websites: American Institute of Certified Public Accountants, https://www.aicpa.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.

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

Requirements

Area I-Core Component

ACC 100	Accounting I
BUS 100	Introduction to Business
CIS 105	Introduction to Information Systems
COM 101	Effective Communication Skills
ENG 115	English Composition
FIN 100	Principles of Finance
MAT 104	Algebra with Applications
Total Credit Hours:		31.5

Area II-Major Component

ACC 206	Accounting II
ACC 303	Intermediate Accounting I
ACC 304	Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 305	Intermediate Accounting III
ACC 306	Microcomputer Applications for Accountants
ACC 307	Federal Taxation
ACC 317	Advanced Federal Taxation
ACC 350	Cost Accounting
ACC 401	Advanced Accounting
ACC 403	Auditing
ACC 410	Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting
ACC 499	Undergraduate Accounting Capstone
LEG 100	Business Law I
Total Credit Hours:		58.5

Area III-General Education Component

COM 201	The Power of Effective Speaking
ENG 215	Research and Writing
ENG 315	Professional Communications
HIS 104	American History to 1865
	OR
HIS 105	American History after 1865
	OR
POL 110	U.S. Government
HUM 111	World Cultures I
	OR
HUM 112	World Cultures II
MAT 300	Statistics
PHI 210	Critical Thinking
PSY 105	Introduction to Psychology
	OR
PSY 115	Psychology of Success
SCI 110	Introduction to Physical Science
SCI 115	Introduction to Biology
SCI 200	Environmental Science
SOC 100	Introduction to Sociology
SOC 450	Solutions to Global Issues
Total Credit Hours:		58.5

Area IV-Elective Component

These courses are selected in consultation with the Campus Dean or Associate Campus Dean, or Success Coach; within this component it is possible for students to develop a minor in a second area of study (see "Minors").

Total Credit Hours:

31.5

All courses are 4.5 quarter hour credits.

Total Credit Hours: 180.0