BA in Accounting
Waverly, USA
BA
DURATION
4 years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
Accounting is a system of measurement for a business enterprise that focuses on recording business activity, providing data to make business decisions, and communicating the results to society. This includes learning the rules and principles that guide the profession and applying them to a variety of economic situations. Note carefully, as a business is constantly evolving, the profession requires a significant amount of judgment. As much as you may have heard otherwise, accounting is far from a black and white operation.
Fast Facts
- Nearly all students graduate in four years.
- Over 90% of accounting majors have had internship experience over the past five years.
- CPA Exam Pass rates for 2015 and 2018 include an overall pass rate for Wartburg students of 60%. This compares very favorably to a national pass rate of 51.9% and a state pass rate of 57.7%.
- Over the past three years, Wartburg Accounting students have had a nearly 100% job placement rate in their field of study.
- Upper-division accounting courses have average class sizes of a little over 17 which allow for individual attention for all students.
- Accounting Scholars Program offers qualified students an opportunity to earn scholarships for summer courses needed to complete the 150 credit hours required for the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) license in four years.
Major Requirements
15-course credits:
- AC 121 Principles of Accounting I
- AC 122 Principles of Accounting II
- AC 230 Accounting Systems
- AC 321 Intermediate Accounting I
- AC 322 Intermediate Accounting II
- AC 323 Cost Accounting
- AC 420 Auditing
- AC 423 Income Tax Accounting I
- AC 427 Senior Seminar in Accounting
- BA 331 Business Law I
- BA 334 Business Finance
- CS 110 Introduction to Information Systems
- EC 117 Principles of Macroeconomics
- LS 111 Professional Business Career Preparation
- MA 214 Statistical Methods or MA 313 Mathematical Probability and Statistics
One course credit from
- AC 421 Advanced Accounting
- AC 422 Government and Non-Profit Accounting
- AC 424 Income Tax Accounting II
Note:
For students planning to sit for the Uniform CPA Exam in Iowa, at least one course is needed in each of the following areas: financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and management (cost) accounting. A total of a 24 semester hour equivalent in accounting courses is also required. Students are recommended to take AC 421 Advanced Accounting, AC 422 Government and Non-Profit Accounting, AC 424 Income Tax Accounting II, AC 429 Certified Public Accountant Review, and BA 332 Business Law II.
By completing the accounting major, students have met the requirements for OCAC/ILAC.
The Wartburg Accounting program is designed to allow students to develop a sense of vocation within the area of accounting. Students take courses in each of the different areas of accounting to help them see which area is most aligned with student career goals. Students begin taking the introductory accounting courses during their first semester on campus and continue each semester until graduation. We feel this is important to help students find their area of study sooner rather than later. Our faculty bring professional experience to the classroom to help connect classroom content to a real-life setting.
Sample of Alumni Positions from the Past Five Years:
- Audit Senior, EY, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Financial Leadership Program Associate, United Technologies, Cedar Rapids, Iowa
- Senior Tax Associate, TDT CPAs and Advisors, West Des Moines, Iowa
- Financial Analyst, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota
- Cost Accountant, Cambrex, Charles City, Iowa
Sample Stand-out Alumni Positions:
- Partner at BKD, LLP, West Des Moines, Iowa
- Associate Practice Fellow at GASB, Norwalk, Connecticut
- Controller Minnesota Wild, Minneapolis, Minnesota
- Senior Project Manager, CUNA Mutual, Waverly, Iowa
- Plant Controller, Hormel Foods, Osceola, Iowa