Business Administration - Accounting, B.S.

Bachelor of Science Degree Business Administration

Students in the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program must complete the General Studies curriculum, the Business Administration Core curriculum (39 credit hours), an 18- or 24-credit hours major and a minor consisting of 12-14 credit hours. Areas from which a major may be selected include Accounting, Management, and Marketing. Minors are selected from among Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Information Systems, Health Services Management, Management and Marketing. Students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours.

Business administration students who are majoring in Accounting and planning to sit for the West Virginia Certified Public Accountant examination must complete 150 hours of collegiate study. These students must take BUSN 302 Business Law for Professional Accountants , ACCT 431 Auditing Principles  and either ACCT 432 Advanced Auditing  or ACCT 424 Accounting Information Systems  among their 300- and 400-level accounting electives in order to satisfy the West Virginia CPA examination requirements.

Note: Students must take at least 50% of all 300- and 400- level courses in the Business Administration Core and their major/minor areas of study within the W. Paul Cole, Jr. School of Business.

Accounting Major (24 credit hours)

• BUSN 302 - Business Law for Professional Accountants Credit Hour(s): 3
• ACCT 301 - Intermediate Accounting I Credit Hour(s): 3
• ACCT 302 - Intermediate Accounting II Credit Hour(s): 3
• ACCT 306 - Cost Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
• ACCT 325 - Taxation for Personal and Business Decision Making Credit Hour(s): 3
• ACCT 424 - Accounting Information Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
• ACCT 430 - Advanced Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
• ACCT 431 - Auditing Principles Credit Hour(s): 3

Academic Plan of Study