Accounting Degree Programs

Students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree in accounting are required to take a 30 semester hour business core which consists of courses in accounting, business, finance, marketing and management.

Accounting Faculty
Charles W. Boland, Department Head
Mike Daub, Assistant Professor of Accounting

Majors Students can pursue two options in accounting - the traditional major or a special major designed to prepare students to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA). The traditional major requires 27 semester hours in accounting courses.

CPA Major The Bachelor of Business Administration — Certified Public Accountant degree program is a five-year, 150-hour program which satisfies the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy’s requirements. To be eligible to sit for the CPA exam, students must have completed 150 hours of college study with at least 36 hours in accounting at the time of application. Students also must fulfill the basic B.B.A. requirements.

This program provides to each accepted applicant tuition relief up to 24 total hours taken during the fifth year. This relief would be one-half of the full per hour tuition rate. To receive continued support, students must maintain at least a 3.00 grade point average for the first semester. Students will also have internship opportunities to provide invaluable experience with local CPA firms, local industry and/or local government units. Students are expected to provide services to the department and/or the School of Business. The primary service would be as a tutor.

Minor A minor in accounting consists of 21 semester hours.

Courses Click to view a list of courses available through the Department of Accounting.

Beyond the Classroom Internship opportunities, designed to enhance the classroom experience, are available for students in the School of Business. Students may also serve in HPU’s award-winning Phi Beta Lambda chapter where HPU students have recently received national recognition for excellence in team building and program planning.

Honors Program Students in the School of Business may choose to apply for admission to the Academy of Freedom multidisciplinary honors program. Providing an innovative approach to the academic program, the Academy enables students to combine their specialized major with coursework grounded in an understanding of the American free enterprise system. Through advanced study in such areas political science, history, psychology and sociology, students gain a better understanding of their role in today’s society. Challenging projects enable students to hone their research and writing skills for further study in graduate school.

Scholarships There are a number of scholarships, grants, and loans available through the university’s financial aid program. Additionally, departmental scholarships are available for HPU students who are already enrolled in their major. Scholarship Requirements (Word Document)

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The National Public Accountant

He is responsible for the creation and organization of a certain type of information, accounting, to be useful for decision making at various levels, enterprises, government agencies, fiscal bodies comptroller, securities, financial forecasts, etc. .
Specifically, is particularly qualified to:
Designing, implementing, analyzing accounting information systems, mainly issues related to the valuation, registration, presentation, control, analysis and interpretation and reporting of economic events that could be quantified in terms homogeneous.
Advice and intervention in general and particular issues that make the problem of corporate law, tax and labor insurance.
Intervene in judicial matters such as fiscal and administrative officer (receivership, bankruptcy, skills, etc.).
Advise and intervene in the problems of companies and government agencies to exercise leadership roles or advice in the areas that are specific.

Field Work

The future can develop their graduate work in various fields, whether official or private, with a dependent relationship or in particular:
The determination and payment of taxes
Reviewing affidavit.
The advice in making decisions on taxation.
Collaborative Justice as trustee or expert in several trials (bankruptcy).
Clearance procedures for dissolution of societies.
Organization and management accounting services to individuals, companies, institutions and government agencies.

What can I do with a degree in Accounting?
Our graduates are employed in numerous accounting positions. Some have pursued careers arenas such as public or corporate accounting firms, government agencies or non-profits. Others have gone on to teach accounting or do research and consulting for universities and colleges. Accounting graduates may consider positions such as: auditing, financial reporting, budget analysis, cost accounting, tax planning, internal auditing, financial management, environmental accounting, international accounting or personal financial planning. Accounting is a versatile degree. Students who graduate with a major in accounting may find jobs in many other areas of business too including: sales, production management, client management, product development, procurement, general management, banking and financial planning.

Professional Core Courses - 33 Credits: The business professional core provides a broad foundation in business principles and practices that build upon the solid base provided by the general education curriculum. All learners seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration degree must successfully complete the following business courses:

ACCT 211 Financial Accounting
4 credits
BLAW 343 Legal and Ethical Environment of Business
3 credits
ECON 102 Microeconomics
3 credits
FINA 331 Financial Management I
3 credits
MGMT 210 Management Systems Concepts and Applications
4 credits
MGMT 230 Managerial Statistics
4 credits
MGMT 243 Interpersonal Management Skills
3 credits
MGMT 300 Business Reporting
3 credits
MGMT 341 Principles of Management
3 credits
MKTG 351 Principles of Marketing
3 credits

Professional Core Support Courses - 6 Credits: All business majors must sucessfully compelte the following two courses:
ECON 101 Macroeconomics
3 credits
MATH 270 Managerial Mathematics
3 credits

Accounting Major Requirements - 36 credits: All accounting majors must complete the following courses:
ACCT 212
Managerial Cost Accounting I
3 credits
ACCT 311 Intermediate Accounting I
4 credits
ACCT 312
Intermediate Accounting II
4 credits
ACCT 313 Managerial Cost Accounting II
4 credits
ACCT 415 Federal Taxation I
3 credits
ACCT 416 Federal Taxation II
3 credits
ACCT 418 Advanced Accounting I
3 credits
ACCT 419 Advanced Account II
2 credits
ACCT 420 Non-profit Accounting
1 credit
ACCT 422 Seminar in Accounting Theory
3 credits
ACCT 425 Auditing
3 credits
BLAW 344 Business Law II
3 credits

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Duración: 10 semesters academics.
Grado Scholar: Bachiller in Accounting
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Accounting major requirements

The Accounting sequence, 32 full courses (128 semester credits), results in a four year B.B.A. degree which prepares students to work in organizations such as service, banking and manufacturing. If students desire to take the C.P.A. exam and work as a Certified Public Accountant, an additional 5.5 courses (22 credits) is required. Students can complete the additional requirements by taking summer courses, one or two additional semesters, overload semesters (over four full courses) or some combination of the above.

Accounting Sequence –128 semester credit program (32 full courses):

A. Basic
Freshman year
• ECON 101 Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 102 Principles of Microeconomics
• BUAD 142 Computer Applications in Business
• MATH 124 Survey of Calculus or MATH 131 Calculus and Analytical Geometry 1

B. Core
Sophomore year
• ACCT 205 Financial Accounting
• BUAD 230 Foundations of Management
• BUAD 270 Marketing Concepts and Issues
• BUAD 284 Statistics for Business and Economics or MATH 321 Probability and Statistics

C. Advanced
Senior year
• BUAD 350 Corporate Finance
• BUAD 390 Business Law
• ACCT 419 Federal Income Tax
• ACCT 421 Advanced Tax (2 semester credits)
• ACCT 422 Accounting Business Combinations (2 semester credits)
• BUAD 485 Strategic Management Seminar

Residency

In order to earn a B.B.A. Degree from St. Norbert College, a student must earn satisfactory credit in at least six required business (BUAD) or accounting (ACCT) courses at St. Norbert College.

Independent Study

The number of independent studies in the 32 courses (128 credits) required for the B.B.A. degree is limited to three.

Internships

The Internship Course (BUAD 494) can only be taken once for credit. This limit does not affect internships not taken for credit.

The Bachelor of Professional Accounting degree is designed to provide a rigorous accounting education with a careful blend of theory and requirements of professional practice. The degree provides comprehensive training in accounting and business for those wishing to enter the accounting profession. The specialist training in the core professional areas of accounting, finance and law is integrated with an understanding of the broad commercial context relevant to the management and conduct of business. Traditional accounting and finance studies are thus complemented by developing students’ competencies in business oriented knowledge and perspectives.
Career Opportunities
Graduates will not only be professionally competent in the theoretical and technical aspects of accounting, but will also have the well developed analytical and communication skills necessary to equip them for leadership positions in their professional and business lives. Graduates are thus equipped for a broad spectrum of business careers, including auditing, tax, public sector accounting, not-for-profit sector accounting, treasury, financial consulting, strategic management, international banking, international finance, investment management, money market operations and financial forecasting.

Holmes BPA graduates are eligible for Associate membership of the National Institute of Accountants (and may use the postnominal ANIA)

The accounting profession offers outstanding career opportunities for those who have the necessary accounting skills, communication abilities, and personal attributes. Accounting offers exciting opportunities to participate in the growth and development of businesses and other organizations. The accounting profession has grown rapidly in recent years as more and more organizations have realized the value of a well-prepared accountant. Starting salaries for accountants are among the highest for all college graduates. For those who are highly motivated and who are effective in interacting with other professionals, the opportunities for rapid advancement are great.

Accounting graduates find employment in such areas of specialization as auditing, tax planning and return preparation, financial accounting, cost accounting, budgeting, management advisory services, internal auditing, and teaching. Many of our graduates become members or leaders of the financial management team of their organization. Initially, accounting graduates are employed as accountants in accounting firms, manufacturing and service companies, state and federal government agencies, and banks. Click here for more information about what you can do with an accounting degee from the Dahl School of Business.