Accounting, BSBA

Program Coordinator: Cal Christian (3401 Bate Building; 252-737-1053; christianj@ecu.edu)

The Accounting, BSBA is intended for students who aspire to enter the accounting profession in the private and public sector (e.g., governmental, internal audit, and managerial accounting positions). It is not intended to prepare students for professional certification as a certified public accountant. However, the BSBA does provide a strong foundation for pursuing professional certification. If professional certification as a certified public accountant is desired, then students will need to pursue the MSA degree program after completing the BSBA.

Students pursuing the Accounting, BSBA must earn a minimum grade of C (2.0) in accounting courses to satisfy any upper-level accounting course prerequisites. Also, to graduate, students must earn a minimum grade of C (2.0) in each of the concentration courses and must have a cumulative GPA of 2.0 from all concentration courses attempted.

Minimum degree requirement is 120 s.h. as follows:

l. General education requirements including those listed below - 40 s.h.

(For information about courses that carry general education credit view the General Education Program section.)

COMM 2020 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication or
COMM 2410 - Public Speaking
ECON 2113 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 2133 - Principles of Macroeconomics
MATH 1065 - College Algebra or
any higher approved general education mathematics course
PHIL 1175 - Introduction to Ethics or
PHIL 2274 - Business Ethics or
PHIL 2275 - Professional Ethics

Choose 3 s.h. from:

II. Cognates - 3 s.h.

(MATH 2228 or MATH 2283 count toward the general education elective requirement for this degree. Semester hours earned for one of these courses is not included in the 3 s.h. cognate requirement.)

III. Business core - 36 s.h.

Choose one international perspectives course from:

Senior business exam requirement:

Seniors must successfully complete the Senior Business Exam (SBE) in their last semester or summer term before graduation from the BSBA program. The SBE is administered near the end of each semester and summer term. Failure to successfully complete the SBE will result in the student being delayed from graduating in the BSBA program as this competency exam is a program requirement.

IV. Concentration - 24 s.h.

Accounting:

Choose two courses from:

ACCT 3101 - Fraud Examination
ACCT 4451 - International Accounting
ACCT 4621 - Controllership Topics
ACCT 4641 - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting
ACCT 4991 - Topics in Accounting
FINA 3554 - Principles of Real Estate
FINA 3824 - Financial Analysis and Planning
FINA 3904 - Investments
Or other electives, including appropriate internships, approved by the chair

V. Leadership and professional development - 9 s.h.

BUSI 1200 - Strategy First
BUSI 2200 - Experiential Leadership: Teams in Action
BUSI 3200 - Professional Development and Ethical Leadership
BUSI 4200 - Leadership Capstone
Leadership and professional development portfolio must be completed prior to graduation.