Accounting, Post-Baccalaureate BS

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Overview

The Post-Baccalaureate BS in Accounting prepares students for careers as accountants and auditors across business sectors and industries. Students must hold a Bachelor’s degree in any field from a regionally-accredited college or university to gain entry to this major.

Admissions Requirements

Students must hold a Bachelor’s degree in any field from an accredited college or university.

In addition to holding a bachelor’s degree, applicants must have either completed or be currently enrolled in the following courses (or transfer equivalents) at the time of application:

COMMS 100 O - Introduction to Communication or equivalent.
ENG 110 W - College Writing or equivalent.
MATH 121 M - Statistics or equivalent.
MATH 122 - Finite Math or equivalent.
Approved College-Level Critical Thinking Skills Course.
ECON 255 GJ - Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 256 J - Principles of Microeconomics
Two semesters of college-level foreign language (or two years of high school foreign language with a “C” average)

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The Post-Baccalaureate BS in Accounting requires a minimum of 48 credits, 32 of which must be taken at Edgewood College to meet the residency requirement.

Students must complete all Required Courses and BUS courses with a grade of C or better.

Pre-Admission Requirements

The following courses must be completed or in progress at the time of admission to the program.

COMMS 100 O - Introduction to Communication Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ENG 110 W - College Writing Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
MATH 121 M - Statistics Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
MATH 122 - Finite Mathematics Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
ECON 255 GJ - Principles of Macroeconomics Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
ECON 256 J - Principles of Microeconomics Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Approved college-level Critical Thinking course
Two semesters of college-level foreign lanuage (or two years of high school foreign language with a “C” average)

Degree Requirements

Core Courses

Core program requirements to be completed after admission to the program.

BUS 307 - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
BUS 308 2 - Vol Income Tax Assistance II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 2
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ORG 494 3 - Ethical Leadership in Organizations Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

Accounting Courses

BUS 280 - Financial Accounting Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 281 - Managerial Accounting Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 380 - Intermediate Accounting I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 381 - Intermediate Accounting II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 385 - Cost Accounting Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 481 - Auditing Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 483 - Accounting Systems Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 485 - Income Tax Accounting I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 495 - Income Tax Accounting II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Business Courses

BUS 398 - Business Law (Int Bus Sem 3A) Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 399 - Financial Management (Int Bus Sem 3 Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
BUS 618 - Managing Information and Technology Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3

Business or Accounting Elective

One of the following, to be selected with Advisor:

Any approved Business course.
Any approved Accounting course.

Note: Students may select one course from graduate-level course offerings with departmental approval.