Mar 28, 2024  
2019-2020 University Bulletin 
    
2019-2020 University Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]

Accounting - B.B.A


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Accounting is the language of business. The accounting major prepares aspiring accountants for positions of leadership in public and private accounting firms. 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:

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 , The CPA communication requirement will be satisfied by successful completion of  BCDP 200  and BCDP 300 . 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. The MBA concentration in Accounting is specifically designed to prepare accounting majors for the CPA exam. Students who major in accounting will earn the bachelor of business administration degree. 


Credit-hour requirements reflect the number of credits earned by students who complete all major requirements at Dominican University. These totals may be reduced due to waivers granted transfer students for certain courses or transfer-hour totals.

 

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