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Accounting Emphasis

Accounting is the language of business. Every business decision involves choices of transaction structure, resource allocation, reporting to constituents such as shareholders, creditors, and investors and compliance with many levels of governmental regulation and taxation.

The UAS Accounting curriculum gives you critical skills to help you make complex decisions in an ever changing environment. Advancing technology, globalization of commerce and complex transactions make the environment of business and the practice of accounting extremely challenging. Successful business leaders must have abroad array of financial reporting skills and knowledge. Whether you choose an area depth in accounting or choose to round out your financial skills with a few additional elective courses, you will have a better grasp of financial forces and the choices businesses face.

Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA): Accounting degree

The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA): Accounting degree is a valuable professional credential that offers students a wide range of career options in business or government.

Why Earn this Degree?

Accounting continues to be an attractive major area of study. Accounting remains a fast route to the top echelons of the business community, especially in Alaska where there will always be a strong demand for knowledgeable business professionals. It is also a great springboard to many related professions. As a career, the accounting profession is rewarding, satisfying, and prestigious.

Professional accountants continue to be in demand within private and governmental institutions. Independent certified public accountants comprise one of the fastest growing professions and have almost doubled in number every decade since the beginning of the 19th century. The accounting program at UAS prepares you for this professional career. Apply Now

What gets covered

Accounting coursework covers:

• the collection, recording, summarizing and interpretation of financial data.
• the uses of accounting data by management.
• the uses of accounting procedures in all phases of financial matters.
• the uses of computers and other electronic means of handling accounting data.

Skills Acquired

The program strives to produce graduates with the knowledge and skills necessary for successful professional accounting careers. The undergraduate degree emphasizes characteristics that promote success among graduates, including:

• business and accounting knowledge;
• capability and motivation for continued learning;
• competence in learning skills (including research of data bases);
• abilities to analyze, critique, and communicate;
• interpersonal skills, and
• rigorous ethical standards.

Job Market and Outlook

The demand for accountants has exceeded the supply for a number of years, and the trend is expected to continue in response to the increased complexity and regulation of business. Beginning salaries generally range between $35,000 and $50,000. Potential earnings are practically unlimited, depending on the specific position accepted and individual advancement. Apply Now

SUGGESTED COURSE SEQUENCE

Below is a description of the emphasis requirements from the UAS Catalog.

You can obtain a program suggested course sequence CHECKLIST by downloading the following document

Degree Requirements (2009-2010 CATALOG)

Candidates must complete the general education requirements (GERs) as well as the specific program requirements listed in this section for a minimum of 120 credit hours. Any given course may be counted as fulfilling more than one requirement in a degree program, but the credit hours can only be counted once. Degrees must include 42 credits of upper-division (300 or above) courses, 24 of which must be completed at UAS. Courses used as major requirements cannot be used as GERs.

A minimum grade of C must be earned in math (through MATH S107) and communication classes taken in the general education requirements. In addition, all students in the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) program must either test out of or earn a C or better in 3 hours of CIOS electives, 3 hours of CIOS spreadsheet or database courses, STAT S273, major and emphasis courses, and BA 462, Capstone. Students should complete the computer courses within their first sixty (60) credit hours.

Students in any of the business programs who are deemed deficient in any of the competency areas may be required to take additional courses to strengthen their skills before graduation. Any such additional courses can usually be counted as a program elective. Requiring supplementary course work will be considered if two different faculty members indicate a student has a weakness in the same outcome area.

  View details of the degree from the School of Management Website.