Bachelor of Science in Accounting Degree (BS)

College of Business

Degree Information

The Accounting area provides you with a broad foundation in accounting procedures and theory. The specialized accounting program, when combined with required courses in liberal arts, sciences, and business administration, prepares you for a career in the accounting field. The program also enables graduates to pursue advanced degrees.

4 + 1 Accounting Program (150 minimum credit hours)

Note: Before entering into the 4 + 1 Accounting (BS) program, you must coordinate a degree plan with the Director of Accounting.

The 4 + 1 Accounting program provides a smooth transition from the undergraduate degree in Accounting to the MBA with the Accounting Concentration. The program may allow you to reduce the number of hours needed in-residency in your major in order to grant you early placement in the MBA program.

To gain admittance to the program, you will need to complete the application form, and complete the requirements below. During your junior or senior year at Bellevue University, you will arrange a degree completion program with an Accounting Advisor, which will be approved by the Director of Accounting. Upon completion of the 4 + 1 degree undergraduate requirements, you will be admitted to the MBA with Accounting Concentration program. Under the 4 + 1 program, you may apply for the undergraduate diploma after completing 6 hours of graduate coursework in accounting as approved by the Director of Accounting.

You will need to complete the following undergraduate requirements prior to formal admission to the MBA program. See the MBA degree for additional general admission requirements.

Undergraduate Requirements

• Gain admission to the 4 + 1 program
• Have completed the requirements for the undergraduate core
• Have maintained a GPA of 2.5 or better in accounting courses and an overall minimum GPA of 2.0
• Have completed 18 credit hours in accounting in residence
• Have completed a total of 127 hours of undergraduate work
• Have completed the CPC in the College of Business

Information About CPA Exams

If you are planning to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination in Nebraska, you are required to complete an undergraduate or higher degree containing, at a minimum, 150 semester hours. The degree should show post-secondary education covering the following subjects: financial accounting theory and problems; cost and managerial accounting; tax preparation and planning; auditing; information systems; governmental and nonprofit accounting; macroeconomics; and microeconomics.

In addition, business law, marketing, management, finance, business communication, business ethics, quantitative applications in business, and principles of accounting must have been covered.

Bellevue University offers all of the courses necessary to fulfill these requirements. For additional information, contact an Accounting Faculty Member.