Description and Outcomes

The objective of the Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting program is to prepare you with the knowledge, technical skills, and work habits to analyze accounting and business problems. You’ll understand how best to communicate and use financial information to support business decisions. The Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting degree will also give you an understanding of the legal and regulatory environment that commercial organizations and accounting professionals must work within. You'll learn to identify and evaluate ethical dilemmas and provide logical ways to resolve them. The Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting prepares students for a wide range of accounting-related careers, including public accounting, corporate accounting, internal audit, accounting in not-for-profit organizations, and job opportunities with state, local, and federal government agencies.

Program Length

The Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting program consists of a minimum of 104 quarter credits. Upon successful completion of the program, you will be awarded a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting

Discipline Specific Outcomes

• Ability to document, analyze, and evaluate accounting information systems.
• Understanding of the external audit process.
• Ability to conduct accounting research and to effectively communicate its results.
• Use information technologies and computerized accounting software for financial accounting and reporting.
• Apply generally accepted accounting principles to measure and report information related to accounting for the assets, liabilities, equities, revenues and expenses, and cash flows of business enterprises and governmental and not-for-profit entities.
• Prepare tax returns and reports for individuals and business enterprises.
• Interpret cost data and prepare managerial accounting reports.
• Apply generally accepted auditing standards in the audit of public and private entities.
• Apply ethical and legal concepts to accounting and tax related issues.
• Demonstrate effective communication of accounting information.

Admissions Requirements

You must meet the below admissions requirements in addition to TUA’s general admissions requirements.

• Completed Application
• Academic Records. Applicants must submit an official transcript indicating successful completion of an associate’s degree program from an institution accredited by an accrediting agency. Transcripts should be sent directly to the Office of Admissions from all schools previously attended.
• The student must have earned 60 transferable semester credits, or 90 transferable quarter credits as an undergraduate with a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 2.0 on a 4.0 scale. Of the credits earned, 30 transferable semester credits, or 45 transferable quarter credits must be in general education. Minimum requirement is 6 semester credits, or 9 quarter credits in English, Plus 6 semester credits, or 9 quarter credits in college level math. Plus 6 semester credits, or 9 quarter credits in physical or biological sciences. Plus 6 semester credits, or 9 quarter credits in History. Plus 6 semester credits, or 9 quarter credits in Social Sciences. The balance may be in general education courses of your choice. Note: you must have basic accounting and economics as part of the transferable credits.
• For those required to take the TOEFL exam, a minimum score of 600 is required.
• Selection is based on high promise of success in graduate study in business administration, as indicated by a combination of:

• Prior academic performance;
• letters of recommendation from employers or professors;
• A current resume