Bachelor of Science in Business - Concentration in Accounting
George Mason, USA
BSc
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
TUITION FEES
USD 4,897 / per semester **
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
* International student deadline is 1st of June | Domestic student deadline is 1st of February
** in-state tuition full-time (12-15 credits); USD 16,980 - out-of-state tuition full-time (12-15 credits); USD 1,803 - mandatory student fee
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Key Summary
About: Mason's Bachelor of Science in Business with a concentration in Accounting prepares you for careers in public, private, and governmental accounting. The program teaches business and accounting principles, technical skills, ethics, critical thinking, written and verbal communication, and use of technology. Proximity to the nation's capital provides opportunities in government and federal practices; graduates join top accounting firms and Fortune 100 companies.
Career Outcomes: Career opportunities include accountant (public, management, government), auditor, tax examiner, financial analyst, fraud examiner, budget analyst, actuary, claims examiner and investigator, cost estimator, credit analyst, loan counselor, purchasing agent, revenue agent, treasurer/controller, and other roles.
The demand for accurate and honest financial reporting fosters an unprecedented need for accountants in all industries.
Mason's accounting concentration prepares you for a career in public, private, or governmental accounting. Whether you want to open your own accounting practice, make partner at a major accounting firm, or investigate financial crimes as an FBI agent, opportunity awaits.
Why Choose Mason?
Our graduates are employed by the assurance, tax advisory, and consulting groups of the top accounting firms as well as Fortune 100 companies. Our proximity to the nation's capital provides unique opportunities for our graduates to work in government and in the federal practices of public accounting firms.
What You’ll Learn
The accounting concentration is designed to produce accounting professionals who can both generate and apply financial information to solve business problems. You’ll learn principles of business and accounting as well as specific skills and specialized technical knowledge necessary for success in the dynamic accounting field. Our program emphasizes ethics, critical thinking, written and verbal communication, and effective use and understanding of technology.
Degree Requirements
Total credits: 120
School of Business students pursuing a BS degree must complete a minimum of 120 credits, including the Mason Core requirements, business foundations, business core and concentration requirements. In addition, the following requirements must be met:
- A minimum of 45 credits at the 300- or 400-level.
- A minimum of 30 credits of School of Business core, capstone, and concentration courses at Mason.
- At least 9 credits required for the specific concentration and BUS 498 Capstone Course: Advanced Business Models (Mason Core) taken at Mason.
- A grade of C or higher earned in the business foundations, business core and concentration requirements.
Concentration courses
Required Courses
- ACCT 311 Managerial and Cost Accounting 3
- ACCT 331 Intermediate Accounting I 3
- ACCT 332 Intermediate Accounting II 3
- ACCT 351 Taxation and Managerial Decision Making 3
- ACCT 361 Accounting Analytics 3
- ACCT 461 Assurance and Audit Services 3
Electives
Select one course from the following:
- ACCT 370 International Accounting
- ACCT 372 Financial Statement Analysis
- ACCT 408 Taxes Insurance and Risk Management
- ACCT 411 Advanced Managerial Accounting
- ACCT 433 Advanced Financial Accounting
- ACCT 441 Estate Planning
- ACCT 451 Advanced Federal Taxation
- ACCT 462 Honors Seminar in Accounting
- ACCT 465 Advanced Accounting Analytics
- ACCT 472 Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting
- ACCT 491 Seminar in Accounting
- ACCT 492 Internship in Accounting
- ACCT 499 Independent Study
- BULE 402 Commercial Law
- ACCT 611 Advanced Issues in Managerial Accounting
- ACCT 621 GovCon Acquisition Regulations and Reporting
- ACCT 630 Advanced Financial Accounting
- ACCT 633 Advanced Issues in Financial Reporting
- ACCT 636 Fraud Examination
- ACCT 651 Advanced Issues in Taxation
- ACCT 665 Advanced Accounting Analytics
- ACCT 670 International Accounting
- ACCT 671 Managing Data Quality and Integrity
- ACCT 672 Governmental and Nonprofit Accounting
- ACCT 690 Professional Accounting Colloquium
- ACCT 696 Directed Studies in Accounting
- ACCT 697 Special Topics in Accounting
Total Credits 21
- Record, analyze, interpret, and communicate financial and non-financial information for users of such information in accordance with applicable professional authoritative literature.
- Become aware of the uses of technology in business.
- Communicate effectively.
- Increase your knowledge about the legal environment of business.
- Learn how to be a critical thinker.
Career opportunities for accountants are many and vary from public practice, to business and industry, to government. An accounting concentration can help you launch these careers and more:
- Accountant (including public, management, and government)
- Actuary
- Auditor
- Budget Analyst
- Claims Examiner and Investigator
- Cost Estimator
- Credit Analyst
- Financial Analyst
- Fraud Examiner
- Loan Counselor
- Purchasing Agent
- Revenue Agent
- Tax Examiner
- Treasurer/Controller
George Mason is All Together Different
We became Virginia’s most diverse and highest-ranked university for innovation by welcoming all who are prepared for the academic rigor of a Research 1 (R1) university. Here, Patriots live and learn together in a research-intensive environment, gaining the skills necessary to build a better world for themselves and their communities.
When our students graduate, they continue that work, with nearly nine in ten graduates achieving positive career outcomes within just six months of graduation as they strive for the future they want and deserve. George Mason didn’t achieve this incredible success by being like other institutions. We did it by being All Together Different.
George Mason is ranked a top public university
Undergraduate Programs
Tied for #51 in U.S. News & World Report Five “top 100” undergraduate programs in the nation according to U.S. News & World Report:
- Business (#84)
- Computer science (#100)
- Economics (#99)
- Psychology (#67)
- Teaching (#48 – top 50)
George Mason is a local powerhouse with a global reach
Located just outside Washington, D.C., George Mason’s beautiful 677-acre residential campus in Fairfax, Virginia, is home to the most diverse student body in Virginia. Our physical presence extends across the state and beyond, with Mason Square, our campus in Arlington; the Science and Technology Campus in Manassas; the Smithsonian-Mason School of Conservation in Front Royal; and our overseas campus in Songdo, South Korea.
As a Patriot, you will be part of a powerful regional presence with a global reach.
George Mason is focused on outcomes
89% of our graduates achieve positive career outcomes within six months of graduation.
George Mason is strengthened by our alumni
245,000+ Alumni. With nearly 70 percent of our alumni remaining in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area after graduation, you’ll be connected to an influential and effective network of Patriots ready to help you land the interview, internship, or job that advances your career.
George Mason is fueled by Patriot Pride
We wear green and gold. Patriot Pride flows all throughout campus and is demonstrated by the George Mason gear that we wear, the fight song that we sing, and the work that we do to create a better George Mason community and a better world.