Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Midway, USA
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time, Part time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
Key Summary
About: Midway University’s on-campus or online Bachelor of Science in Accounting covers accounting, auditing, and management accounting. You’ll learn to integrate people, processes, resources; analyze financial data; apply quantitative methods; communicate; use accounting technology.
Degree gives 120 hours (27 accounting credits); Kentucky needs 150 hours to sit for CPA, so you’ll need 30 more credits. The MBA 4+1 provides them and a second degree.
Career Outcomes: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects 7% growth for accountants and auditors (2020–2030) with average pay $77,250. Graduates work as public accountants, management accountants, government accountants, internal and external auditors, or information technology auditors.
Midway University’s on-campus or online Bachelor of Science in Accounting provides students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to have a successful career in the fast-growing and challenging field of accounting. Graduates of this program are fluent in the global language of business and are prepared to take on management positions or become entrepreneurs.
In this program, you will learn how to:
- Integrate people, processes, and resources to achieve organizational goals
- Describe, explain, and apply fundamental concepts and relationships underlying accounting
- Select and use appropriate resources to acquire, analyze, and synthesize financial data for operational and strategic decision-making
- Apply quantitative skills to analyze and solve business problems and discover opportunities
- Communicate clearly and concisely verbally and/or in writing
- Apply information technology and use the information to support financial decision-making
How does this degree prepare you for taking the CPA exam?
Kentucky requires candidates who sit for the CPA exam to have completed 150 hours of coursework. Our degree fulfills 120 hours with the 27 required credits in accounting. Students will need to take an additional 30 credit hours to sit for the CPA exam. If you participate in our MBA 4+1 program, you will have all of the credits you need to take the CPA exam, and you will have two degrees.
This program is offered both in-seat and online so that students can choose the format that works best for their needs and schedule.
Major Course Requirements
- bus-230 - Principles of Management - 3 hours
- mco-255 - Principles of Marketing - 3 hours
- bus-313 - Business and Organizational Communication - 3 hours
- bus-319 - Business Research Methods - 3 hours
- fin-321 - Managerial Finance - 3 hours
- bus-340 - Legal Environment of Business - 3 hours
- bus-390 - Global Business - 3 hours
- acc-210 - Financial Accounting - 3 hours
- acc-215 - Managerial Accounting - 3 hours
- acc-370 - Intermediate Accounting I - 3 hours
- acc-371 - Intermediate Accounting II - 3 hours
- acc-380 - Cost Accounting - 3 hours
- acc-408 - Federal Tax I - 3 hours
- acc-425 - Auditing Theory - 3 hours
- acc-435 - Advanced Accounting - 3 hours
- acc-444 - Accounting Information Systems - 3 hours
- cis-235 - Application Software - 3 hours
- cis-330 - Introduction to Management Information Systems - 3 hours
- eco-217 - Principles of Microeconomics - 3 hours
- eco-220 - Principles of Macroeconomics - 3 hours
- mth-139 - Introduction to Statistics - 3 hours
Business Capstone BUS 490 or Senior Project ACC 496
General Education Hours - 34-40
Elective Hours - 14-20
Total Hours to Complete - 120
- Define the purpose of accounting and the role of accountants in both current and future business environments;
- Analyze the ethical merits of alternative decisions using relevant ethical principles and perspectives;
- Demonstrate a working knowledge and competency of the fundamental principles that apply to the various disciplines in accounting;
- Apply acquired accounting knowledge and skills to address contemporary business and accounting problems;
- Evaluate real-life scenarios to prepare tax returns in accordance with the regulations of the appropriate authorities;
- Design an audit program to frame the various elements of planning, testing, and reporting phases of an audit in the context of the overall audit objectives, while assessing engagement risk and internal controls.
Traditional Undergraduate Student Scholarships
Students can only receive one merit scholarship.
Type A - Academic Merit Scholarships
Ruth Slack Roach Leadership Scholarship Program
The Ruth Slack Roach Leadership Scholarship program was created in September 1996 in memory of Ruth Slack Roach, a great community servant-leader. The purpose of the Midway University Ruth Slack Roach Leadership Scholarship program (RSR) is to develop women as leaders dedicated to personal and community service exemplified in the life of Ruth Slack Roach.
Students in the program carry out community service projects dedicated to Ruth’s memory and study principles of servant leadership to prepare them to carry on her legacy of service-centered leadership. Students develop leadership skills as they create and implement their projects.
The Scholar will serve as a Student Director of the RSR Leadership program and will be a mentor to the Ruth Slack Roach Leadership program participants, helping them to develop their leadership skills and their commitment to service. She will assist with the development of the RSR program and will oversee the planning and implementation of projects undertaken by participants in the program. The Scholar serves as a liaison between the members and the program advisor and will organize regular meetings of the Ruth Slack Roach participants. The Scholar will perform general administrative duties as assigned by the program advisor.
Scholarship Application Requirements
- Applicants must be bachelor’s degree-seeking female residential students who hold a minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA and 60 earned credit hours.
- Qualified candidates will have the opportunity at the end of their sophomore year to apply for a scholarship that will cover full tuition.
- This scholarship is open to students interested in holding a leadership position and who have a commitment to community service.
- Applicants will interview with the Ruth Slack Roach Executive Committee, and the recipient of the award is chosen by the committee members.
- The recipient is required to live on campus.
- In accepting the scholarship, the Scholar agrees to a commitment of two years to the program with semester renewal based on a review of the self-assessment.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of accountants and auditors is projected to grow 7 percent from 2020 to 2030 and reports that the average annual income is $77,250. Individuals with a degree in accounting can serve in a variety of roles, such as:
- Public accountants
- Management accountants
- Government accountants
- Internal and external auditors
- Information technology auditors
