BS Accounting

Bachelor of Science

Accounting

online accounting degree student

Degree Overview

Our online accounting degree will put you in high demand. The B.S. in Accounting will enable you to solidify your knowledge and skills in financial and cost accounting, tax accounting, auditing, and other accounting areas. You will become a competent accountant with the knowledge and skills to gain a high-demand position such as a staff accountant, tax accountant, or auditor.

Who the program is for:

  • Established accountants or bookkeepers who need a degree to advance their careers in accounting.
  • Individuals who wish to launch a career as an accountant in a corporate setting and need the training and credentials to open doors.

Your program will be flexible and largely self-paced. Click here to learn how your program works.

What You’ll Learn — Areas of Study:

In this online accounting degree program, you’ll learn all the essential skills and knowledge needed. This program includes 13 domains of study and completion of a professional portfolio.

Upper-Division Domains

  • Accounting
  • Marketing Principles and Business Communications
  • Organizational Behavior and Management Principles
  • College-Level Reasoning and Problem Solving

Lower-Division Domains

  • Foundations
  • Accounting/Finance and Information Technology
  • Business Law and Ethics
  • Economics, Global and Quantitative Analysis for Business
  • Language and Communications
  • Quantitative Literacy
  • Literature, Arts and the Humanities
  • Natural Sciences
  • General Education Social Sciences

Total Program: 141 Competency Units (credit equivalents)
Less: any competency units waived through transfer of prior college credits.

Note: Your prior college experience may waive some degree requirements.

More details about your challenging course of study

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