BS in Accounting

Degree Requirements

• 27 general education credit hours
• 33 core business curriculum credit hours
• 42 accounting major required credit hours
• 26 elective credit hours

The bachelor of science (B.S.) in accounting is designed to provide students with the core knowledge, skills, and tools necessary to successfully enter the profession of accounting. The accounting curriculum will allow students to explore and appreciate the career opportunities in public accounting, corporate accounting, and other related areas. The program is also designed to offer the student a general, diversified business background that is significantly important to the accounting professional in today's technology driven, global business environment. However, the emphasis of the Webster University accounting program is to prepare students for the Certified Public Accounting examination.

The degree requires a total of 128 credit hours. Transfer students must take at least 18 credit hours of accounting at Webster University to earn this degree.

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Accounting graduates demonstrate fundamental accounting knowledge relating to financial statement preparation and disclosure.
   1. Students can manually prepare a complete set of financial statements.
   2. Students can apply audit techniques to determine whether financial statements are prepared in accordance with Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP).
   3. Students recognize appropriate ethical conduct in the practice of accounting.
2. Accounting graduates display effective financial statement analysis and decision-making skills.
   1. Students can analyze a set of financial statements using financial ratios, trends, and industry benchmarks.
   2. Students can use financial statement data to make decisions about the allocation of financial resources of an enterprise.
3. Accounting graduates have an understanding of the legal and regulatory environment of business.
   1. Students can manually prepare a personal tax return (Form 1040).
   2. Students can manually prepare a corporate tax return (Form 1120).
   3. Students demonstrate an understanding of how the legal environment affects the accounting and business profession.
4. Accounting graduates are able to utilize technology in solving accounting problems.
   1. Students can develop and retrieve financial data from a database system.
   2. Students can set up an accounting system and prepare financial statements using an approved accounting software package.

Required Courses

Business Core Curriculum for Accounting Majors

Accounting Course Requirements