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Accounting, Bachelor of Science, Gardner-Webb Online

COMMON PROFESSIONAL COMPONENT 36
ACCOUNTING HOURS 21
ADDITIONAL PROGRAM HOURS  3-6 
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS 60-63
 PRESCRIBED COURSES ATTAINABLE IN GEN ED: MTH 105

Hours may vary depending on transfer credit awarded. 

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting, offered through Gardner-Webb’s Broyhill Undergraduate School of Management, provides a fully-accredited baccalaureate degree for those wishing to pursue a career in accounting. With a degree in accounting, the graduate can pursue entry-level positions with public accounting firms, banks, and a host of other financial institutions. The curriculum helps prepare the student to take professional exams such as the CPA, CMA, and CFA. The Online Undergraduate Program curriculum in Accounting is designed as an intensive, quantitatively approached method, with a concentration in both the science of accounting and business administration.

Program Learning Outcomes

To accomplish the mission of the Godbold College of Business, students completing an undergraduate program in Accounting will be able to:

1. Develop critical thinking skills in accounting that are vital for success in an entry level professional career.

2. Develop soft skills in accounting that are vital for success in an entry level professional career.

3. Demonstrate technological skills in business that are useful for entry level accounting.

4. Demonstrate knowledge of accounting in a dynamic global marketplace.

5. Examine business ethical standards in accounting derived from a Christian foundation.

Program Requirements (60-63 hours)

Common Professional Component (36 hours)

ACC 213Accounting Principles I

3
ACC 214Accounting Principles II

3
BAD 300Legal Environment of Business

3
BAD 304Applied Business Statistics

3
BAD 305Introduction to Management Science

3
FIN 312Financial Management

3
MKT 300Principles of Marketing

3
BAD 360International Business

3
BAD 480Business Strategy

3
MIS 300Management Information Systems

3
ECO 204Principles of Economics II

3
MGT 316Principles of Management

3

Accounting Hours (21 hours)

ACC 313Intermediate Accounting I

3
ACC 314Intermediate Accounting II

3
ACC 315Cost Accounting

3
ACC 400Accounting Information Systems

3
ACC 425Federal Income Tax I

3
ACC 435Advanced Accounting

3
ACC 450Auditing

3

Additional Hours Required (3-6 hours)

ECO 203Principles of Economics I (Economics and the Free Market System)

3
MTH 100Basic Mathematical Skills

3

MTH 100 or college math transfer course is required for any student without college algebra. If student transfers in MTH 105, this requirement is waived.

Total Credit Hours: 60-63

A grade of “C” or better is required in prescribed General Education courses and all courses required for the program.