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Business Administration: Major in Accounting Degree

Degree level: Bachelor's

accounting_degreeNothing plays a larger role in business than money. If numbers drive you, a degree in business administration: major in accounting may be for you. With this type of degree, you'll help manage and budget the finances of a company or an individual. A Westwood College degree will help prepare you for a financial services career by teaching you the fundamentals of business along with essential accounting skills.

Program features include:

  • a curriculum that covers areas of individual, corporate, nonprofit and government accounting
  • fundamentals of cost accounting course that focuses on developing decision-making skills vital to being an effective accounting professional
  • instruction in Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) as set forth by the Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Boards (FASAB)
  • a capstone course to demonstrate real-world application of accounting knowledge and skills to potential employers
 

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Business Administration: Major in Accounting Course Information

A business administration: major in accounting degree opens up a world of possibilities. Course topics include:

  • Principles of Accounting I and II
  • Fundamentals of Cost Accounting
  • Essentials of Project Management
  • Auditing
  • Corporate Tax
  • Introduction to Finance 

Course Breakdown


Upon successful completion of the program, students will be able to:

  • Discuss how the basic business functions of accounting, finance, human resources, operations, and marketing are interconnected
  • Demonstrate proficiency with software applications common in business
  • Describe the management practices used for planning, organizing, and controlling operations in an organization.
  • Illustrate how ethical issues influence behavior in a business environment
  • Demonstrate an understanding of the generally accepted accounting principles, and the bodies that oversee accounting standards
  • Use accounting information to report business performance and make business decisions

Locations offering the bachelor's degree in
Business Administration: Major in Accounting*

California
Anaheim - Anaheim, CA 
Inland Empire - Upland, CA
Los Angeles - Los Angeles, CA
South Bay - Torrance, CA

Georgia
Atlanta Midtown - Atlanta, GA
Atlanta Northlake - Atlanta, GA

Illinois
Chicago Loop - Chicago, IL
DuPage - Woodbridge, IL
O'Hare Airport - Chicago, IL
River Oaks - Calumet City, IL

Virginia
Annandale - Annandale, VA
Arlington Ballston - Arlington, VA

*Not all programs are offered every term.  Check with the campus of interest for current program offerings.

 

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Did You Know?

Our fast-track approach can help you earn your associate degree in as little as 17 months or a bachelor's degree in as little as three years.

 

Where could your Business Administration: Major in Accounting degree take you?

Our business administration: major in accounting program provides the educational background and hands-on experience necessary to successfully begin a career in accounting. Our faculty of professionals who work in their fields will provide you with the knowledge, training and insight that you’ll use in your career. Take a look at a few of the career fields that may be available to graduates with a bachelor's degree in business administration: major in accounting from Westwood College:*    

     Accounting

     Auditing

     Financial analysis
 

* Graduates without experience in the field will likely start in entry-level positions.
 

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Did You Know?

Our fast-track approach can help you earn your associate degree in as little as 17 months or a bachelor's degree in as little as three years.

 

Westwood has prepared our business administration: major in acccounting graduates for careers with employers such as:* 

 

 Department of Homeland Security      KCM Accounting, Inc.
 Derdan Enterprises  Portfolio Recovery Services
 Hess Tech, Inc.  Sara Lee
 Internal Revenue Service  Sunoco
 Joliet Junior College  Thomsons Tax Service
 
 
*Westwood College tracks the initial employers of its graduates for regulatory and accreditation purposes. This information is based upon graduates from July 1, 2010 to June 30, 2011, as reported to ACICS on the Campus Accountability report, and is not intended to represent an endorsement of Westwood College by the listed employers.
 

Business Administration: Major in Accounting Occupation Disclosures

The Department of Education lists the following occupations as potential careers for graduates of our Business Administration: Major in Accounting program.

11-3031.01 Treasurers and Controllers
13-2011.01 Accountants
13-2011.02 Auditors
13-2051 Financial Analysts

Additional information is available by visiting www.onetonline.org and entering the six-digit Standard Occupational Code (SOC) in the Occupation Search Area.

*This list is based on Department of Education standards. Actual entry-level jobs for graduates in this program may vary from this list. The job code data was pulled from IPEDS CIP-SOC crosswalk as of 4/22/2011. Although the Department of Education requires all job titles to be listed, Westwood College has not found the program to prepare graduates for all the jobs listed.

 

General Program Disclosures

To learn more about on-time graduation and placement rates, median loan debt, and tuition and fees, please select this document and access the index page to locate the information for your campus of interest.

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