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Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting

  • ID:NU100001
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry requirements

  • Each student who has completed an application for admission and provided his/her high school transcript(s) and test score(s) is reviewed for eligibility to participate in the four-year BBA/MBA track. Admission to the BBA/MBA track from high school requires one of the following conditions:

    • 3.25 Cumulative GPA (CGPA) with 25 ACT/1210 SAT, or

    • 3.50 Cumulative GPA (CGPA) with no test score

  • A transfer student may also be eligible to participate in the four-year BBA/MBA track if, upon attending college-level institutions, he/she maintained an overall 3.25 GPA, earned a total of 23 credits or less (excluding Advanced Placement and dual enrollment credits) and, upon graduating from high school, met one of the criteria indicated above.

  • Each eligible student is mailed additional BBA/MBA and Honors Program materials with details on accessing the four-year BBA/MBA track Conditions of Acceptance and Enrollment Form. A completed BBA/MBA Enrollment Form must be received in order for a student to be officially enrolled in the four-year BBA/MBA track and register for the respective courses. The student is accepted into the four-year BBA/MBA track as a freshman and receives a provisional acceptance to the DeVos MBA program.

English requirements

Exam

Minimum Score

Undergraduate Programs

Graduate Programs

TOEFL

61 (iBT)
500 (iTP)

80 (iBT)
550 (iTP)

IELTS

6.0 overall band score

6.5 overall band score

EIKEN

Grade 2A

Grade Pre-1

IB

5 on English A1 or A2 exam

N/A (not accepted for Graduate admission)

Cambridge English Tests

FCE or CAE (minimum score of B2)

CAE or CPE (minumum score of C1)

ELS

Level 112

Level 112

ACT/SAT

ACT - 18 for both composite and English sub-score
SAT - 940 Overall; 460 for Evidence-Based Reading and Writing

N/A (not accepted for Graduate admission)

PTE Academic

50

58

GTEC

1126

1201

Course Information

The business world increasingly demands accountants have more than a firm grasp of the numbers. You must also be able to think critically and lead, which is precisely why the curriculum for our Bachelor of Business Administration in accounting degree is a blend of traditional accounting and management courses.

As a university solely focused on business, we can help you get a head start on your accounting career by immersing you in accounting courses from day one, not in year two, as often it happens at other colleges and universities. And for those who want to move quickly on to graduate school, our four-year BBA/MBA option helps you take your career path to the next level sooner rather than later.

The global marketplace is becoming more competitive. Give yourself every advantage by applying to Northwood today.

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Freshman Year

First Semester

  • ACC 2410 Fundamentals of Financial Accounting

  • ECN 2210 Principles of Microeconomics

  • ENG 1150 Composition I

  • FDN 1110 Self and Service (ADP students take FDN 1100 Strategies for Success)

  • MGT 2300 Principles of Management

  • MIS 1500 Business Productivity Software

Second Semester

  • ACC 2415 Fundamentals of Managerial Accounting

  • ECN 2220 Principles of Macroeconomics

  • ENG 1200 Composition II

  • FDN 1220 Leaders of Free-Enterprise (ADP students take FDN 1200 Introduction to the Northwood Idea)

  • MKT 2080 Principles of Marketing

  • MTH 1100 Finite Math, or MTH 1150 College Algebra

Sophomore Year

First Semester

  • ACC 3110 Intermediate Accounting I

  • 3000/4000 HUM Elective (HUM, ART, LIT)

  • FDN 2250 Blueprint for Success

  • HIS 2100 Foundations of the Modern World I

  • MTH 2310 Statistics I

  • PSC 2010 Introduction to American Government

Second Semester

  • ACC 3115 Intermediate Accounting II

  • 3000/4000 PSY or SOC Elective

  • HIS 2150 Foundations of the Modern World II

  • NSC 2100 Environmental Science

  • SPC 2050 Speech

Junior Year

First Semester

  • ACC 3120 Managerial/Cost Accounting

  • ACC 3400 Federal Taxation

  • 3000/4000 Elective

  • FIN 3210 Financial Management

  • LAW 3025 Business Law for Accounting Majors

Second Semester

  • ACC 3500 Accounting Information Systems

  • 3000/4000 Accounting Elective

  • 3000/4000 Business Elective

  • 3000/4000 NSC or MTH Elective

  • PHL 3100 Ethics

Senior Year

First Semester

  • ACC 4010 Auditing

  • ACC 4220 Advanced Accounting

  • ENG 4010 Communication & Interpersonal Relations, or Advanced Studies in English, or Second Year Language Elective

  • MGT 4250 Organizational Behavior

  • PHL 4100 Philosophy of American Enterprise

Second Semester

  • 3000/4000 Accounting Elective

  • 3000/4000 Accounting Elective

  • 3000/4000 Civic Literacy Elective

  • 3000/4000 Global Understanding Elective

  • MGT 4800 Strategic Planning

 

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Career Opportunity

Career Opportunity

Graduates of Northwood’s Accounting program can be found in leadership positions at local, regional, national and international firms (you should be seeing a pattern here). Recent graduates have accepted jobs at leading corporations, including:

  • Andrews Hooper Pavlik PLC

  • Deloitte

  • KPMG

  • Plante & Moran, PLLC

  • PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

  • The Dow Chemical Company

  • The Rehmann Group

  • Titan International

  • Walt Disney World

  • Yeo & Yeo

Graduates of Northwood's Accounting program can be found in positions including:

  • Certified Public Accountant

  • Chief Financial Officer

  • Educator

  • Financial Analyst

  • Forensic Accountant

  • Forensic Actuary

  • Internal Revenue Service

  • Agent

  • Real Estate Assessor

  • Tax Lawyer

  • Tax Manager

  • Treasurer

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