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Bachelor of Accounting Major
Bachelor of Accounting Major

Bachelor of Accounting Major

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  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Entry Requirement

  • High School Transcripts: Official high school transcripts or copies certified by your high school or EducationUSA Center. Provide any national testing results, diplomas and/or certificates (e.g. GSCE, IGSCE, A Levels, CAPE, WAEC).

  • University Transcripts: Submit official community college or university transcripts from all previously attended institutions. Provide course syllabi or descriptions for every university course.

  • Credential Evaluation: Transcripts from institutions outside the United States must undergo a course-by-course evaluation conducted by an independent credential evaluation agency. These agencies must be members of the National Association of Credential Evaluation Services (NACES). Students attending U.S. schools abroad or international schools following a U.S. curriculum abroad do not need to submit a credential evaluation; other exceptions may be made on a case-by-case basis.

  • Transfer Recommendation Form completed by your current or most recent community college or university.

  • Proof of English Language Proficiency

English Requirement

You must submit proof of English Language Proficiency if you are:

  • A High School Applicant who attended all or part of high school in a country where English is not the official language.

  • A Transfer Applicant who attended university in a country where English is not the official language, or you completed less than 24 credits at a university where English is the official language.

Proof of English Language Proficiency can be demonstrated with one of the following tests or successful completion of ELS Level 112.

  • TOEFL: 79 iBT with consistent subsection scores

  • IELTS: 6.5 with consistent subsection scores

  • SAT: 500 evidence-based reading and writing score

  • ACT: 19 composite score with consistent subsection scores

We accept self-reported ACT or SAT scores. We do not accept self-reported TOEFL, IELTS, or Duolingo English Test scores.

Other Requirement

  • ACT or SAT Scores may be sent directly from the testing agency or self-reported on your application or uploaded to your SJU Admission Account. SAT scores will be super-scored; we'll take your highest composite ACT score.

  • Resume uploaded to your SJU Admission Account

 

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Course Information

Saint Joseph’s University’s accounting program is one of only three AACSB-accredited programs in Pennsylvania. Our program will prepare you to be a responsible, experienced and ethical leader with a career in accounting, business, government, or the not-for-profit sector.  In addition to providing students with a foundation in accounting, Saint Joseph's University's program encourages you to examine each field of study through a business ethics lens.

As an accounting major, you will have opportunities to apply classroom learning to the real world. A network of industry partners supports an accounting internship program which provides professional experience prior to graduation. In addition, the accounting curriculum prepares graduates for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination. You'll also be awarded a Certificate of Competence in SAP R/3 software upon completion of core courses.

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Specialization within Accounting

Whether or not a student fully participates in the Department's "Be Ready in Four" Advisory Option, there is ample opportunity in the 4-year program to focus academic studies on a particular specialty area of the accountancy profession. The Department offers upper-level study in the following areas and recommends the courses shown below:                                                                                                                                    

Public Accounting

  • Contemp Topics: Financial Acct

  • Special Topics in Fed Taxation

  • Advanced Auditing

  • Cont Topics Audit & Assur Svcs

  • Fund Accounting

  • Accounting Internship

  • Summer Internship

  • Legal Environ't of Business II

Financial Services

  • Mutual Fund Accounting

  • Financial Statement Analysis

  • Markets and Institutions

  • Investments

  • Personal Financial Planning

Information Systems & Financial Management

  • Acct &Consult w/ ERP

  • Forensic Accounting

  • Building Virtual Worlds

  • Computer Science I

  • Acc Tech and Financial Mngmt

  • Introduction to Data Mining

  • Advanced Business Analytics

International Accounting

  • International Macroeconomics

  • International Finance

  • Intro Internat. Business

  • International Business Law

  • International Marketing

  • Ethics in Internation Affairs

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Learning Goals and Objectives

Goal 1: Students will acquire strong functional knowledge of accounting, auditing and taxation. (Functional knowledge)

Objective 1.1: Students will be able to demonstrate an understanding of the concepts and theories of generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP)

Objective 1.2: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of financial statements, including the purpose, content and presentation methods and disclosure in reports

Objective 1.3: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of generally accepted auditing standards (GAAS) and US income tax compliance procedures

Goal 2: Students will develop an awareness of, and an appreciation for, the professional responsibilities and ethical issues related to the field of accountancy. (Professional Responsibilities/Ignatian Tradition)

Objective 2.1: Students will be able to demonstrate an ability to identify ethical issues in accounting, auditing and taxation matters

Objective 2.2: Students will be able to demonstrate knowledge of the legal, ethical and regulatory environment of accounting, auditing and taxation

Objective 2.3: Students will be able to demonstrate and ability to ethically employ information technology

Objective 2.4: Students will be able to demonstrate and understanding of the importance of the accounting discipline in maintaining high standards of integrity in business and commercial activities and the need that fidelity in repotting has for orderly financial market operations.

Goal 3: Students will develop the competence to critical analyze accounting, auditing, and taxation issues. (Critical Thinking)

Objective 3.1: Students will be able to demonstrate a superior ability to analyze financial statements from a user/investor perspective.

Objective 3.2: Students will be able to demonstrate an ability to design, implement and evaluate accounting information systems for internal use in data gathering and control.

Goal 4: Students will be competent in communicating in the language of accounting, auditing, and taxation. (Communication)

Objective 4.1: Students will exhibit competence in developing clear, effectively written documents which highlight accounting, auditing, or taxation activities.

Objective 4.2: Students will be able to communicate clearly and effectively in composing and delivering oral presentations to a targeted audience.

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