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Accounting, BA
Accounting, BA

Accounting, BA

  • ID:WWU10002
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

Applicants are responsible for requesting official credentials/transcripts from the appropriate institutions as defined below. A transcript is considered official if is sent directly from the institution of origin or the Ministry of Education to the Office of Admissions. Please do not mail your own transcripts. They cannot be accepted, even in a sealed envelope.

First-Year applicants must submit:

  • Official secondary school credentials with certified English translations when necessary

Transfer and Post-baccalaureate applicants must submit:

  • Official credentials from all postsecondary institutions attended, even if you do not expect to transfer credit. Only transcripts issued within the last year will be accepted.

  • Transfer applicants with fewer than 45 transferable quarter (30 semester) credits must also submit official secondary school credentials with certified English translations when necessary

English Requirements

  • TOEFL: Minimum Score: 79 (iBT) or 550 (paper-based).

  • IELTS: Minimum Score: 6.5

  • Duolingo: The Duolingo English Test is an online English proficiency test that can be taken in under an hour for $49. The test requires a computer with a camera, audio and reliable internet. Results are sent within 48 hours and shared with the schools you select for free. Score: 105 or higher

  • Grades: Earn at least a "B" or 3.0 in two college-level English composition courses at a U.S. college/university. Students with these grades are NOT required to submit TOEFL or IELTS scores.

Course Information

Accounting is an important tool used by managers of organizations to plan, control and report financial activity. A thorough knowledge of Accounting is necessary to understand the operation and financial condition of any business, non-profit organization or governmental agency. In addition, the Accounting curriculum provides a foundation for students who plan to take examinations to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) or Certified Management Accountant (CMA).

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Requirements

Foundation Courses

  •  ACCT 240 - Financial Accounting Credits: 4

  •   ACCT 245 - Managerial Accounting Credits: 4

  • DSCI 205 - Business Statistics Credits: 4

  •  ECON 206 - Introduction to Microeconomics Credits: 4

  •   ECON 207 - Introduction to Macroeconomics Credits: 4

  •  MATH 157 - Calculus with Applications to Business and Economics Credits: 4

  •   MGMT 271 - Law and the Business Environment Credits: 4

  •  MIS 220 - Introduction to Business Computer Systems Credits: 2 (or equivalent)

Accounting Core Courses

  •   ACCT 341 - Intermediate Accounting Theory and Practice I Credits: 4

  •   ACCT 321 - Accounting Information Systems I Credits: 4

  •   ACCT 342 - Intermediate Accounting Theory and Practice II Credits: 4

  •   ACCT 375 - Taxation and Business Decisions Credits: 4

  •   ACCT 343 - Intermediate Accounting Theory and Practice III Credits: 4

  •   ACCT 331 - Cost Management Credits: 4

  •   ACCT 461 - Auditing Theory and Practice Credits: 4

  •   ACCT 470 - Law of Commercial Transactions Credits: 4

Business Core Courses

  •  FIN 341 - Principles of Finance Credits: 4

  •   MGMT 311 - Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior Credits: 4

  •   MGMT 382 - Business and Its Environment Credits: 4

  •   MKTG 380 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 4

  •   OPS 360 - Operations Management Credits: 4

Advanced Business Core Courses

  • One course from:

  •     MGMT 492 - Entrepreneurial Problems Credits: 4

  •     MGMT 495 - Strategic Management Credits: 4

  •  12 upper-division accounting credits under advisement

  •  Take one Communication Focus (CF) course and a minimum of three writing proficiency points in approved upper-division writing proficiency courses (WP) at WWU with a minimum grade of C-. The CF and WP courses must be taken within CBE and can be completed as part of the above required and elective courses, prior to graduation. Consult the Timetable of Classes for the specific course sections that fulfill the CF and WP requirements.

  •  Accounting and Business majors must complete a minimum of 90 credits in areas other than accounting and business administration.

  • Note: ACCT 490 may not be substituted for a required or elective Accounting course.

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

  • Public Accountant

  • Controller

  • Cost Analyst

  • Estate Planner

  • Arts Management

  • Auditor Certified

  • FBI Agent

  • Fraud Examiner

  • Revenue Agent

Ability to settle

Overseas Student Health Cover

Emergency Health Insurance: $1,188 per year

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