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As today’s business world becomes more complex, state laws are changing to require an increasing depth of skills for Certified Public Accountants (CPA). In response to this trend, Walsh College offers the Bachelor of Accountancy degree to help graduates excel in a business environment that is growing more and more complicated. Backed by the Walsh tradition of excellence, this degree program satisfies the Certified Public Accountant license requirements while providing students with the business background and extensive accounting skills necessary for success as a CPA.
Opportunities for Employment
Accountants may either work at public accounting firms, or large corporations. Some may work in local, state or federal government. Still others choose to “hang out a shingle” and become self-employed CPAs. Opportunities in accounting are plentiful with projections for opportunities to grow steadily through 2012. Much of this growth reflects the larger role accountants play in the business world due to new regulations that create additional government control over board of director and corporate conduct.
Salary Expectations
According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the average salary range for accounting graduates is $37,000-52,000. For those seeking positions in public accounting, the average starting salary is $40,058. Salaries greatly increase with experience. Public accounting firm partners may start at $128,800 with the average starting salary for an experienced partner being $276,000.
Program Format
Earning a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from Walsh College requires a total of 127 semester credit hours. The 127 credit hours includes courses in the:
- Professional core
- Program core
Equivalency guides, available through the Admissions and Advising office, outline the courses transferable to Walsh as prerequisites to advanced course work and for completion of degree requirements.
The * courses are typically transferred in from a community college or another accredited educational institution.
**COM 300 is required of all students who score below 4 on the Walsh College communications placement exam. |
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Professional Core
*ACC 201
Principles of Accounting I
*ACC 202
Principles of Accounting II
*ACC 310
Managerial Accounting
*BIT 305
Business Computing Tools
BIT 335
Business Driven Technology
**COM 300
Communications Essentials
*COM 210
Principles of Business Communications
COM 320
Business Communication Methods
COM 340
Professional Communication
*ECN 201
Principles of Economics I
*ECN 202
Principles of Economics II
FIN 315
Financial Management
*MGT 201
Principles of Management
*MGT 303
Behavioral Management
*MKT 202
Principles of Marketing
*QM 202
Statistics Methods for Business
Core Courses
ACC 301
Intermediate Accounting I
ACC 302
Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 303
Financial Accounting Concepts
ACC 406
Accounting Information Systems
ACC 411
Business Combinations
ACC 412
Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting
ACC 415
Auditing
ACC 418
Accounting Communications
ACC 419
Advanced Managerial Accounting
BL 301
Business Law I
BL 302
Business Law II
TAX 495
Tax and Business Taxation I
TAX 496
Tax and Business Taxation II
TAX 497
Tax and Business Taxation III
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