Bachelor of Business Administration Degree with a Major in Accounting, Public Accounting Concentration
This concentration prepares students who prefer working at a public accounting firm in tax or as a tax auditor. This program is designed to provide the educational qualifications needed to sit for the CPA exam. This program is not available for online delivery.
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General Education Program
New incoming students are automatically placed on the KBOR Systemwide Transfer General Education Program comprised of 34 credit hours organized in six discipline-based areas and two institutionally designated areas.
Business Core - 27 Credit Hours
- ACCT 203 Principles of Accounting I
- ACCT 204 Principles of Accounting II
- BCOM 301 Strategic Business Communication
- FIN 305 Managerial Finance
- GBUS 204 Business Law I
- MGT 301 Management Principles
- MGT 602 Production & Operations Management
- MGT 650 Business Policy
- MKT 301 Marketing Principles
Accounting Quantitative Core - 12 Credit Hours
- MATH 110 College Algebra
- MATH 250 Elements of Statistics
- ECON 201 Principles of Microeconomics
- ECON 202 Principles of Macroeconomics
Public Accounting Concentration - 36 Credit Hours
Accounting Core - 18 Credit Hours
- ACCT 303 Cost Accounting
- ACCT 305 Intermediate Accounting I
- ACCT 306 Intermediate Accounting II
- ACCT 360 Accounting Information Systems
- ACCT 402 Income Tax Procedure
- ACCT 412 Auditing
Accounting Electives - 6 Credit Hours (choose two of the following)
- ACCT 406 Governmental & Institutional Accounting
- ACCT 601 Advanced Accounting
- ACCT 610 Advanced Tax Procedure
Other Required Business Classes/Concentration Core - 12 Credit Hours
- GBUS 403 Commercial Law
- INF 304 Management Information Systems
- INF 604 Data Analytics I
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ECON 640 Money and Banking OR ECON 651 Managerial Economics
A minimum of 120 total credit hours are needed to graduate.
Requirements to Sit for CPA Exam in Kansas
150 Credit Hours of post-secondary coursework are required to be eligible to sit for the Certified Public Accountant exam in Kansas. While the B.B.A. in Accounting with a Public Accounting Concentration will prepare the student academically to sit for the exam, it will not provide the required number of post-secondary credit hours.
Students are encouraged to pursue a second degree in an area that complements their accounting degree. It is often possible to complete a double degree with 150 credit hours. A popular second degree is in finance, but other degree areas might include management information systems, marketing, or international business and economics. Students can also complete a minor or take a collection of courses in another business discipline to fulfill the 150 credit hours of post-secondary coursework.