Accounting/Finance (B.B.A.)

100 Hours

Students following this program are prepared for entry-level positions in public, private, or governmental accounting. Educational requirements to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination vary among states. All students sitting for the CPA exam in the State of Oklahoma are required to have 150 hours of college credit, including 36 hours of upper-level accounting courses. You may fulfill this requirement by enrolling with a double major in accounting and finance.

An OC graduate with a Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Accounting/Finance will:

1. Gain competency in the foundational areas of business.
2. Understand the importance of ethics, values, morals, and social responsibility and relate them to the Christian worldview.
3. Possess critical thinking, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
4. Be able to work effectively in a global context.
5. Develop professional and persuasive communication skills.
6. Demonstrate fundamental knowledge of business finance and accounting concepts.
7. Analyze a company’s financial performance.
8. Value real and financial assets in order to make an appropriate investment decision.
9. Develop proficiency in personal financial planning concepts.
10. Successfully manage investments in the Student Investment Fund Portfolio.
11. Demonstrate entry-level knowledge in financial and managerial accounting.
12. Demonstrate the ability to prepare and analyze the major financial statements: balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cashflows.
13. Demonstrate the appropriate knowledge of income taxes through the determination of proper income, deductions, rates, and credits based on authoritative support.
14. Demonstrate the effective use and understanding of accounting information systems and technology for the purpose of analyzing, problem solving and decisionmaking.
15. Demonstrate research and presentation skills to effectively communicate both quantitative and qualitative information.

Students must complete a minimum of 122 hours including the major, core, and minor if required. Elective hours may be needed to reach 122 hours.

1 HOUR INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS CHOSEN FROM

• BUSA-1111 Business Orientation: Boot Camp
• BUSA-1211 Introduction to Business

20 HOURS LOWER DIVISION

• BUSA-1301 Professional Seminar I
• BUSA-2301 Professional Seminar II
• ACCT-2113 Accounting Principles I
• ACCT-2213 Accounting Principles II
• ECON-2113 Macroeconomic Principles
• ECON-2213 Microeconomic Principles
  
• INFO-1613 Business Software Tools
• INFO-2613 Business Analytics

3 HOURS MATHEMATICS

• MATH-1174 Quantitative Reasoning

22 HOURS UPPER DIVISION

• BUSA-3213 Business Law
• BUSA-3301 Professional Seminar III
• BUSA-3713 Business Ethics
• COMM-3113 Business and Professional Communication
• FINC-3313 Principles of Finance
• INFO-3613 Management Information Systems
• MGMT-3113 Principles of Management
• MKTG-3313 Principles of Marketing

3 HOURS CAPSTONE

• MGMT-4613 Strategic Management

30 HOURS SPECIALIZED ACCOUNTING

• ACCT-3113 Intermediate Accounting I
• ACCT-3213 Intermediate Accounting II
• ACCT-3313 Cost Accounting
• ACCT-3413 Income Taxation
• ACCT-3513 Advanced Federation Taxation
• ACCT-3713 Accounting Information Systems
• ACCT-4113 Advanced Accounting I
• ACCT-4213 Advanced Accounting II
• ACCT-4413 Auditing
• ACCT-4713 Data Analytics in Accounting

21 HOURS SPECIALIZED FINANCE COURSES

• FINC-3011 Student Investment Fund Team (take 3 times)
• FINC-3323 Intermediate Financial Management
• FINC-3413 Introduction to Personal Financial Planning
• FINC-3523 Money and Financial Markets
• FINC-3613 Investment Analysis
• FINC-4013 Principles of Personal Financial Planning
• FINC-4513 Applications of Personal Financial Planning