Bachelor of Science in Accountancy Online

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Program Overview

Level up your career with the accountancy bachelor’s

Tuition

$479

Per Credit Hour

Duration

Up to 90

Program Transfer Credits

Credit Hours

120

Credit Hours

Learn to manage accounts while strengthening other critical business skills when you earn your BS in Accountancy online from Southern Illinois University Edwardsville. Coursework will broaden your understanding of financial strategies, statements, reporting and analysis while helping you develop technical knowledge of financial systems, auditing and taxation. You will also gain a thorough grasp of payroll operations, account reconciliation and how to monitor the accuracy of transactions.

All courses are 100% online and delivered on a 7-week calendar so you can balance work and personal life while you study. As part of our student-centered community, you will benefit from networking relationships with our expert professors who are dedicated to helping you reach your professional goals.

In this online program, you will learn to:

  • Utilize technical knowledge such as financial and cost accounting, systems and auditing, and taxation to enter the accounting profession and further develop your professional experience or graduate education
  • Understand the different career opportunities available in accounting and related areas
In this online program, you will learn to:+
  • Utilize technical knowledge such as financial and cost accounting, systems and auditing, and taxation to enter the accounting profession and further develop your professional experience or graduate education
  • Understand the different career opportunities available in accounting and related areas

Career opportunities:

  • Accountant
  • Personal Financial Advisor
  • Financial Analyst
  • Budget Analyst
Career opportunities:+
  • Accountant
  • Personal Financial Advisor
  • Financial Analyst
  • Budget Analyst
AACSB Accredited Program

The School of Business at SIUE is accredited by The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) and is one of only two percent of business colleges and universities in the world to hold this accreditation for business and accounting. The School has been accredited since 1975.

Tuition

Affordable BS in Accountancy tuition

Tuition for the BS in Accountancy online degree program is the same for in-state and out-of-state students. All fees are included.

Tuition per credit hour

$479*

Per Credit Hour

If you are applying for financial aid, please use Federal School Code 001759. For more information, please contact our financial aid office by calling 618-650-3880 or emailing [email protected].

*Tuition includes all fees and is subject to change without notice. The University reserves the right to increase tuition and fees at any time.

Calendar

Important program dates and deadlines

The BS in Accountancy program is delivered in an online format ideal for working professionals, conveniently featuring six start dates each year. Choose the start date that best fits your goals.

Upcoming Start Dates

Tuition per credit hour

8/7/24

Next Application Deadline

Tuition per credit hour

8/24/24

Start Classes

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TermStart DateApplication DeadlineDocument DeadlineRegistration DeadlineTuition DeadlineLast Class Day
Fall I8/24/248/7/248/14/248/20/248/22/2410/11/24
Fall II10/19/2410/2/2410/9/2410/15/2410/17/2412/13/24

Admissions

How to apply for the accountancy bachelor’s

Admission to the BS in Accountancy online program is based on a variety of factors including high school GPA and rank, as well as previous work in other undergraduate programs.

First-time freshmen students that meet ONE of the following criteria will be automatically admitted to SIUE and eligible for direct entry into the School of Business. Current University admission standards are:

  • Cumulative 2.6 high school GPA (4.0 scale)
  • Cumulative 2.0 high school GPA (4.0 scale) AND 990 SAT ERW + M OR 19 ACT
  • Rank in the top 10% of high school graduating class

Transfer students who have attempted at least 30 semester hours in courses at accredited institutions will be automatically admitted to SIUE and eligible for direct entry into the School of Business provided they have earned a minimum cumulative 2.0 GPA (on a 4.0 scale) in coursework at the accredited school(s) previously attended.

Transfer students who have attempted fewer than 30 semester hours in courses at accredited institutions must meet transfer admission criteria AND first-time freshmen criteria to be automatically admitted to SIUE and eligible for direct entry into the School of Business.

Progression
Once students have completed ENG 101, ENG 102, MATH 120, ACS 101, ECON 111, ECON 112 and CMIS 108 with at least a grade of C or higher in each course and have an SIUE GPA 2.5 or higher, they will be classified as an Accountancy major (BSA).

Retention
Students who fail to maintain at least a 2.5 cumulative SIUE GPA will be placed on School of Business probation. Students will be notified when they are not meeting the cumulative GPA retention standard and will be informed of the timeframe allowed to improve their GPA. Students who do not meet retention requirements for two consecutive terms will be removed from the School of Business (direct entry School of Business and Accountancy BSA).

All required documents (e.g., official transcripts) should be sent to the following address:

Office of Admissions
Campus Box 1047
Edwardsville, IL 62026-1047

Electronic official transcripts should be submitted to [email protected].

Have a question? Call us at 877-244-4661.

Courses

How to apply for the accountancy bachelor’s

The BS in Accountancy online curriculum is comprised of 120 credit hours, including 45 credit hours of accountancy major courses. Additionally, students may also have to complete other general education and/or elective course requirements to achieve graduation requirements.

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Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Information system principles applied to Business. Analysis of how computer-based information systems support operational, tactical, and planning decisions. Prereqs: ACCT 200 Minimum Grade of C AND CMIS 108 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Introduction to financial decisions, tools, and models. Valuation, capital budgeting, and capital structure. Operating decisions and other long and short-term applications. Prereqs: ACCT 200 Minimum Grade of C AND MS 251 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
School of Business orientation; development of professional skills; introduction to and practice of business knowledge, interpersonal skills and integration of knowledge and skills.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Transition to professional business environment including job search, graduate school, and networking. Reinforcement, reflection, and integration of business knowledge and interpersonal skills.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Focus is on developing basic business communication skills in written communication and formal presentations and introducing students to the basic functions of businesses and managers.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
This course is strongly geared toward skill development and acquiring task and interpersonal skills to work effectively in a group to accomplish stated goals.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Capstone course using top management perspective to develop comprehensive, integrative analysis of organizations and environments as basis for development, implementation, evaluation, control of overall strategy. Not for Graduate credit.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Marketing in economic systems and society. External influences on marketing objectives, and outcomes. Marketing as functional area within organizations. Emphasis on product, pricing, distribution, and promotion decisions.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Study of manufacturing and service operations management. Covers process and product design; quality management; planning/control of materials and capacity; and project management.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Measurement and determination of national economic activity including production, income, employment, and prices. Role of government policy in U.S. macroeconomy. IAI Course S3 901.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Principles and characteristics of the market economy including: supply, demand, and market equilibrium; household demand, firm cost and supply; market structure, government regulation and deregulation; and factor markets. IAI Course S3 902.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Cartesian coordinates; graphing; lines; parabolas; functions; inverses; roots of polynomials; rational functions and inequalities; linear systems; matrices; and determinants. Prereqs: ALEKS PPL - Math Plcmnt 46
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Mathematical tools required for business analysis; business applications of functions, graphing, solving systems of equations, matrix algebra, counting rules, differentiation, and integration. Prereqs: (MATH 120 Minimum Grade of C OR MATH 120E Minimum Grade of C OR MATH 120I Minimum Grade of C OR MATH 125 Minimum Grade of C) AND ECON 112 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Descriptive statistics; probability; inferential statistics; estimation and hypothesis testing of means and proportions; simple and multiple regression; and analysis of variance and contingency table analysis. IAI Course BUS 901. Prereqs: (MS 250 Minimum Grade of C OR MATH 150 Minimum Grade of C) AND ECON 111 Minimum Grade of C AND ECON 112 Minimum Grade of C
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Provides a broad background of normative and descriptive theories of ethical behavior and corporate social responsibility to enhance decision making. Prereqs: Complete all Foundations Requirements: Foundation Writing 1, Foundation Writing 2, Foundation Speech Communication, Foundation Reasoning and Argumentation, and Foundation Quantitative Reasoning courses, and MGMT 330 and 331 which may be taken concurrently.

Students can choose one of the following: ACCT 340, ACCT 401, or ACCT 421.

Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Concepts of financial accounting and external reporting. Nature and measurement of assets, liabilities, equities, revenues, expenses. Emphasis on use and understanding of external financial statements. IAI Course BUS 903.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Information accumulation, analysis, and use in managerial decisions. Cost-volume-profit relationships; short- and long-term decisions; standards and budgets; segment and managerial performance evaluation. IAI Course BUS 904.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Financial accounting concepts and procedures; and measurement and reporting methods with respect to assets, liabilities, owners' equity, revenues and expenses, authoritative pronouncements. Accounting, CMIS, Economics or Finance, Business Administration majors only.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Continuation of ACCT 301. Selected complex accounting issues from a theoretical and practical viewpoint: pensions, leases, tax allocation, changing prices, other reporting and disclosure issues.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Continuation of ACCT 302. Emphasis of conceptual understanding and the ability to apply financial accounting concepts to practice. Topics include the statement of cash flows and accounting for leases, pensions, deferred taxes. Prerequisites: Good standing in Accountancy Program.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Short-and-long term decision making and operational control in changing competitive, service, and manufacturing environments; behavioral, quantitative, and computer applications; continuation of communication and analytical skills development.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Accounting systems, concepts, design, information needs and flows; special emphasis on internal control.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Survey of federal tax laws applicable to individuals, corporations, estates, and trusts.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Auditor's decision process; understanding client's business; development of working papers, audit tests, statistical sampling applications, and EDP systems; preparation of audit report and current pronouncements.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
A user approach to accounting data analytics. Internal controls. Creating, importing, safeguarding, exporting and analyzing data. Data analysis for decision making using various software platforms.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Accounting and auditing implications of legal issues. Includes securities laws and uniform commercial code areas of sales; commercial paper; secured transactions; partnerships; corporations; agency; and bankruptcy.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
Accounting principles and procedures related to special entities, including: governmental units, partnerships, and multi-corporate entities; and foreign transactions. Primary emphasis on business combinations and consolidated financial statements.
Duration: 7 Weeks weeks
Credit Hours: 3
U.S. federal taxes for individuals. Includes compliance, tax research and tax planning strategies for individual taxpayers.

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