Accounting B.B.A.
Milledgeville, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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TUITION FEES
USD 46,410 / per year
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Introduction
Learn to Provide Business Information to Key Stakeholders
Georgia College's Accounting program promotes the development of technical accounting knowledge and the communication, interpersonal, and critical thinking skills necessary for success as an accounting professional.
Key Benefits of this Degree
- Whether you are interested in human resource management, logistics, and transportation, or sales, we offer several optional concentrations to help guide your career.
- Participate in an internship or experience the globe and travel with our study abroad opportunities.
- Students who meet entrance requirements for the Master of Accountancy can take graduate classes during the senior year of their undergraduate program.
- Gain the additional hours needed to sit for the CPA examination.
- Choose to pursue an optional Legal Studies Certificate as part of your course of study.
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Curriculum
Core Areas A-E
Satisfactorily complete core Areas A-E, as listed in the Core Curriculum section of this catalog. Accounting majors may take ECON 2105 and/or ECON 2106 in Area E and complete the remaining hours required in Area F with 1000-4000 level electives.
MATH 1401 is a prerequisite for MGMT 3101 and should be taken for Area D Math.
Core Curriculum
Georgia College, in cooperation with other institutions of the University System of Georgia, has adopted a core curriculum to allow the transfer of credit from one University System institution to another without penalty to the student. The University System's core curriculum is comprised of five areas: Areas A - E.
Students successfully completing an Area A-E course at one University System institution will receive full credit in Areas A-E for the course upon transfer to another System institution, even if the area has not been completed, as long as the course is within the area hour limitations of either the sending institution or the receiving institution and the student does not change from a non-science major to a science major.
Georgia College's approved core curriculum courses for Areas A, B, C, D, and E are listed below. Courses not listed here are not approved for these areas.
In this section
- Area A: Communication Skills
- Area A2: Quantitative Skills
- Area B: Institutional Options
- Area C1: Humanities and Ethics
- Area C2: Fine Arts
- Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Non-Science Majors
- Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Science Majors
- Area D: Natural Sciences, Math, and Technology for Health Professions Majors
- Area E: Social Sciences
- Area F: Courses Appropriate to the Student's Major Field
Total Credit Hours: 42
Area F
Satisfactorily complete all of the following courses with a grade of C or better:
- ACCT 2101: Accounting Principles I
- ACCT 2102: Accounting Principles II
- BCOM 2285: Business Communication and Reports
- CBIS 2220: Principles of Information Systems
- ECON 2105: Principles of Macroeconomics
- ECON 2106: Principles of Microeconomics
Total Credit Hours: 18
Major Requirements
- BUAD 2172: Business Ethics
- FINC 3131: Business Finance I
- LENB 3135: Legal Environment of Business
- MGMT 3101: Applied Business Statistics
- MGMT 3141: Principles of Management
- MGMT 3165: Operational Quality & Supply Chain Management
- MGMT 4195: Strategic Management
- MKTG 3161: Principles of Marketing
Total Credit Hours: 24
International Requirement
Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses with a grade of C or better:
- ACCT 3103: Intermediate Accounting III
- BCOM 4283: Global and Intercultural Business Communication
- BUAD 3500: Issues in International Business
- CBIS 4215: Electronic Commerce
- ECON 3220: International Trade
- FINC 3240: International Finance
- LOGS 3181: International Logistics
- MGMT 4145: International Management
- MKTG 3180: International Marketing Environment
- MKTG 4175: International Marketing Strategies
Total Credit Hours: 3
Accounting Requirements
Satisfactorily complete one of the following courses with a grade of C or better:
- ACCT 3000: Accounting Profession
- ACCT 3101: Intermediate Accounting I
- ACCT 3102: Intermediate Accounting II
- ACCT 3106: Accounting Information Systems
- ACCT 3116: Principles of Taxation I
- ACCT 3120: Cost Accounting
- ACCT 4135: Auditing
Total Credit Hours: 21
Accounting Electives
Satisfactorily complete two of the following courses with a grade of C or better. Students intending to apply for the Master of Accountancy program are encouraged to take ACCT 3103 and ACCT 4125 as electives.
- ACCT 3103: Intermediate Accounting III
- ACCT 4120: Strategic Cost Management
- ACCT 4125: Principles of Taxation II
- ACCT 4605: Internship
- CBIS 3120: Intro Enterprise Resource Planning
- CBIS 3210: Business Analysis
- CBIS 3213: Intro Information Technology
- CBIS 3214: Intro to Database Management
- FINC 3132: Business Finance II
- FINC 4101: Investment Analysis
- LENB 3145: Business Law
- LOGS 3180: Business Logistics & Supply Chain Management
- LOGS 3182: Logistics Analytics
Total Credit Hours: 6
Optional Concentrations
Courses used to fulfill major requirements may also be used toward concentration requirements if listed among the approved courses below.
Federal financial aid will not pay for an optional concentration course unless that course is also necessary to complete the 120 hours required for a degree or the 39 hours of required upper-level credit. Contact Financial Aid if you have questions about your federal aid eligibility.
Human Resources Management Concentration:
Satisfactorily complete MGMT 4105 and six additional hours from the following courses:
- MGMT 4115: Collective Bargaining/Labor Relations
- MGMT 4125: Compensation and Benefits
- MGMT 4605: Internship &/or Co-op Education
Total Credit Hours: 9
Logistics and Transportation Concentration:
Satisfactorily complete LOGS 3180 and two of the following courses:
- LOGS 3181: International Logistics
- LOGS 3182: Logistics Analytics
- LOGS 4605: Logistics Internship
Total Credit Hours: 9
Sales Concentration:
Satisfactorily complete MKTG 3170, MKTG 4164, and three additional hours from the following courses:
- MKTG 3167: Retailing
- MKTG 4505: Special Topics
- MKTG 4605: Internship/Co-op Education
- LOGS 3180: Business Logistics & Supply Chain Management
Total Credit Hours: 9
Additional Degree Requirements
Satisfactorily complete all graduation requirements listed in the academic policies section of this catalog.
Earn a grade of C or higher in all ACCT courses, all Area F courses, and all Common Business Knowledge courses. Common Business Knowledge courses are ACCT 2101, ACCT 2102, BCOM 2285, BUAD 2172, CBIS 2220, ECON 2105, ECON 2106, FINC 3131, LENB 3135, MGMT 3101, MGMT 3141, MGMT 3165, MGMT 4195, and MKTG 3161, and the course taken to fulfill the international business requirement.
Students may take an upper-level accounting course a maximum of two times in attempting to earn a grade of "C" or higher. The limit applies to upper-level (3000 or higher) accounting required or elective classes. If a student cannot achieve a grade of "C" or better in these first two attempts, they are not permitted to enroll in any upper-level accounting classes for one year. This does not include students who have withdrawn from a section and received a "W" on their transcript.
The accounting major senior exit requirement is a graduation survey that will be completed during the final semester before graduation. Students will be contacted late in the semester with instructions for completing the survey.
Total Credit Hours: 120