Florida Accounting Schools - Accounting Degree

Bachelor of Arts in Accounting

Program Description
Keiser University’s Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting focuses on accounting, business and communications skills needed in today’s business environment. The program provides the unique skills needed in various areas of accounting such as: taxation, auditing, managerial/cost, financial, governmental, and accounting information systems as well as general business courses. The Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting also uses various business and accounting related software programs to enhance students’ knowledge.

Program Objectives
The following objectives are designed to meet Keiser University’s mission and its goals:

To enhance student’s knowledge of various specialty areas within accounting and general business
To prepare students for jobs in the accounting field
To develop student’s proficiency in the use of business and accounting software applications
To help students develop strong communication and business research writing skills
To reinforce ethical and legal business practices through the use of critical thinking skills

Prerequisites for Upper Division Courses
Microeconomics                                                                                  3.0 credit hours
Macroeconomics                                                                                 3.0 credit hours
Statistics                                                                                                3.0 credit hours

Program Outline
To receive a Bachelor of Arts degree in Accounting, students must earn 120.0 credit hours. Program requirements are as follows.

Accounting Lower Division Courses (24 credit hours)
*Accounting Principles I	3.0 credit hours
*Accounting Principles II	3.0 credit hours
*Accounting Information for Business Decisions	3.0 credit hours
Business Law	3.0 credit hours
Financial Management	3.0 credit hours
Principles of Management	3.0 credit hours
Introduction to Marketing	3.0 credit hours
*Principles of Taxation	3.0 credit hours
*Courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better
Lower Division General Education Courses (36.0 credit hours)
Credit hours in parentheses indicate the required number of credit hours in each discipliine
Behavioral/Social Science (3.0 credit hours)
American History Pre 1876	3.0 credit hours
American History Since 1876	3.0 credit hours
Political Science	3.0 credit hours
Introduction to Psychology	3.0 credit hours
Sociology	3.0 credit hours
Communications (3.0 credit hours)
Speech Communications	3.0 credit hours
Computers (3.0 credit hours)
Introduction to Computers	3.0 credit hours
Economics (6.0 credit hours)
Microeconomics	3.0 credit hours
Macroeconomics	3.0 credit hours
English (6.0 credit hours)
English Composition I	3.0 credit hours
English Composition II	3.0 credit hours
Humanities/Fine Arts (3.0 credit hours)
American Literature	3.0 credit hours
English Literature	3.0 credit hours
Contemporary World Literature	3.0 credit hours
Mathematics (6.0 credit hours)
College Algebra	3.0 credit hours
College Mathematics	3.0 credit hours
Statistics (required)	3.0 credit hours
Natural Science (6.0 credit hours)
General Biology	3.0 credit hours
General Biology Laboratory	1.0 credit hours
Advanced Biology	3.0 credit hours
Advanced Biology Laboratory	1.0 credit hours
Environmental Science	3.0 credit hours
General Marine Biology	3.0 credit hours
NOTE: All lower division major and general education courses should be successfully completed before upper division courses are undertaken.
Upper Division Accounting Major Courses (51.0 credit hours)
*International Financial Reporting	3.0 credit hours
* Financial Accounting I	3.0 credit hours
* Financial Accounting II	3.0 credit hours
* Financial Accounting III	3.0 credit hours
* Advanced Managerial/Cost Accounting	3.0 credit hours
* Accounting Information Systems	3.0 credit hours
* Governmental and Institutional Accounting	3.0 credit hours
* Auditing I	3.0 credit hours
* Auditing II	3.0 credit hours
Legal and Ethical Environment of Business	3.0 credit hours
Money and Banking	3.0 credit hours
Principles of Managerial Finance	3.0 credit hours
Introduction to Management and Organizational Behavior	3.0 credit hours
Project Management	3.0 credit hours
Management Law and Employee Relations	3.0 credit hours
Quantitative Approach to Business Decisions	3.0 credit hours
* Income Tax Accounting	3.0 credit hours
*Courses with an ACG or TAX prefix must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher
Upper Division General Education Courses (9.0 credit hours)
Management Information Systems	3.0 credit hours
Research Writing	3.0 credit hours
Research and Statistical Analysis	3.0 credit hours

* Courses must be completed with a grade of “C” or better

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