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May 05, 2024
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2018-2019 University Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
Accounting - B.B.A
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Accounting is the language of business. The Brennan School of Business accounting major helps aspiring accountants prepare for positions of leadership and responsibility in public and private companies. Every CPA is an accountant but not every accountant is a CPA. Accounting majors should work closely with their academic advisor to select appropriate major courses, particularly if they intend to sit for the CPA exam.
Major Requirements:
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Bachelor of Business Administration Core
Business Foundations (33 credit hours)
Business Practicums (11 credit hours)
Career Development (4 credit hours)
Required Accounting Courses:
Eighteen credit hours, including:
Additional Requirements:
A minimum of one-half of the courses in the major field must be completed at Dominican. In addition, a minimum of four of the required accounting courses must be completed at Dominican.
Students majoring in accounting are advised to complete MATH 130 or MATH 170 to satisfy the mathematics foundation requirement.
Additional Information
The State of Illinois requires that an individual must have 150 semester hours of college credit to sit for the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) examination. In addition, the State of Illinois requires a minimum number of hours in business and accounting courses. To meet these requirements, a student should take ACCT 313 , ACCT 410 , ACCT 412 , and ENGL 336 . Any student planning to sit for the CPA exam may want to consider enrolling in the Accelerated MBA program to meet the 150-semester-hour requirement. Students who major in accounting will earn the Bachelor of Business Administration degree.
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