Accountancy, B.S.

The Bachelor of Science in Accountancy program provides students with an intensive examination of all facets of Accounting and enables them to pursue various career opportunities within the profession. Students in the B.S. Accountancy program must complete the General Studies curriculum, the 36 credit hours Business Core required for Accountancy majors and the Accountancy curriculum requirements. Students must have an aggregate 2.0 grade-point average in all Accounting (ACCT) courses taken at Bluefield State College in order to graduate with a B.S. in Accountancy.

Note: Students planning to sit for the West Virginia Certified Public Accountants examination must complete 150 hours of collegiate study. All of the courses required to be eligible to sit for the exam are included in the B.S. Accountancy program.

Business Core - Accountancy Major

ACCT 201 - Principles of Accounting I Credit Hour(s): 3
ACCT 202 - Principles of Accounting II Credit Hour(s): 3
MRKT 210 - Principles of Marketing Credit Hour(s): 3
MGMT 210 - Principles of Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSN 301 - Business Law and the Legal Environment Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSN 232 - Business and Electronic Communications Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSN 350 - Financial Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSN 380 - Production/Operations Management Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSN 240 - Microsoft Excel Credit Hour(s): 3
or
BUSN 260 - Microsoft Access Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSN 310 - Applied Business Statistics Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSN 482 - Business Ethics and Social Responsibility Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSN 494 - Business Strategy Credit Hour(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 36

Note:

Accountancy majors are also required to successfully complete the following courses, all of which satisfy General Studies requirements

ECON 211 - Principles of Economics I Macroeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3
ECON 212 - Principles of Economics II Microeconomics Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSN 130 - Microsoft Word & Presentations Credit Hour(s): 3
COMM 201 - Basic Communications Credit Hour(s): 3
or
COMM 208 - Fundamentals of Speech Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSN 250 - Quantitative Techniques in Business Credit Hour(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 15

Accountancy Core Curriculum

ACCT 301 - Intermediate Accounting I Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSN 302 - Business Law for Professional Accountants Credit Hour(s): 3
ACCT 306 - Cost Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
ACCT 350 - Advanced Taxation Credit Hour(s): 3
ACCT 430 - Advanced Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
ACCT 440 - Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
ACCT 302 - Intermediate Accounting II Credit Hour(s): 3
ACCT 305 - Managerial Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3
ACCT 325 - Taxation for Personal and Business Decision Making Credit Hour(s): 3
BUSN 402 - Financial Planning and Analysis Credit Hour(s): 3
ACCT 431 - Auditing Principles Credit Hour(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 33

Restricted Accounting Electives

Choose any 2 of 3**

ACCT 424 - Accounting Information Systems Credit Hour(s): 3
ACCT 432 - Advanced Auditing Credit Hour(s): 3
ACCT 490 - Topics in Accounting Credit Hour(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 6

Elective Credit Requirements

Students majoring in Accountancy must also successfully complete two business electives (these courses must be 200-level or above and permission of the Accounting faculty and/or Dean is required). In addition, they must complete one additional elective course in order to have the 120 hours required for graduation.

** Others with permission of Accounting faculty and/or Dean of the School of Business.