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Business Administration: Accounting (B.S.)

The accounting major is designed with three primary objectives in mind: 1) to prepare students who intend to enter the fields of public or private accounting with an adequate background to become effective practitioners, 2) to educate students to become highly qualified professionals in great demand in today’s business world, 3) to help provide students with the necessary skills, abilities, and educational backgrounds to sit for the C.P.A. examinations. Please note that students wishing to become a licensed C.P.A must complete additional college coursework to a total of 150 credit hours in addition to passing the C.P.A. exam and completing one year of work experience.

Requirements

Accounting Requirements

ACC 324Intermediate Accounting I

3
ACC 325Intermediate Accounting II

3
ACC 330Cost Accounting

3
ACC 400Accounting Information Systems

3
ACC 402Advanced Accounting

3
ACC 420External Auditing

3
ACC 425Federal Taxation of Individual

3
ACC 426Federal Tax of Business Entities

3
ACC 447Accounting Ethics

3

** Additional courses in Accounting, at the undergraduate or graduate level, may be
needed for students seeking the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) certification.
A total of 150 credit hours is required to sit for the CPA exam.

Required Courses Business Core

ACC 224Principles of Financial Accounting

3
ACC 225Principles of Managerial Accounting

3
CIS 271Practical Computer Applications

3
ECON 203Principles of Macroeconomics

3
FIN 300Principles of Finance

3
GBUS 140Introduction to Business

3
GBUS 220Business Communications

3
GBUS 280Business Statistics

3
GBUS 303Quantitative Business Analysis

3
GBUS 315AI for Business Applications

3
GBUS 325International Business

3
GBUS 344Legal Environment of Business I

3
GBUS 420Professional Development Seminar

1
MGT 350Principles of Management

3
MGT 498Management Strategy & Policy

3
MKT 331Principles of Marketing

3

Master of Business Administration Fast Track

The new WLU Fast Track initiative is designed to connect West Liberty University undergraduate degree programs with the WLU MBA graduate program. Undergraduate Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA) students can get a jump start on an MBA by taking up to 4 courses or 12 credit hours as they complete their undergraduate program to complete up to 40% of their 10-course MBA. A savings of both time and money, the Fast Track initiative provides students an attractive and efficient pathway from their bachelor’s degree to a master's degree.

Undergraduate Fast Track Admission Requirements:

  • Students must apply for conditional MBA admission through the Chair of the
    Graduate Programs (see Chair for application)
  • The Peregrine entrance exam is normally completed in the MGT498
    undergraduate capstone course
  • Students must, at a minimum, have earned a total of 75 undergraduate credit
    hours
  • Students must have, at a minimum, a cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher for
    admission acceptance
  • Students can take a maximum of four graduate course replacements, graduate
    courses that count backward toward the undergraduate degree as well as
    forward toward the MBA

Fast Track Course Equivalent Lists

Accounting

Graduate Course
Undergraduate Equivalent
ACC 550 Managerial Accounting Decision Analysis
 ACC 300-400

Electives

Graduate Course
Undergraduate Equivalent
CIS 530 Information Technology Management
 CIS 300 - 400
ECON 520 Global Economics
 ECON 300 - 400
GBUS 525 Social Responsibility & Business Ethics
 GBUS 300 - 400
MKT 535 Integrative Marketing Management
 MKT 300 - 400
MGT 545 Strategic Human Resource Management
 Restricted Elective MGT 300 - 400
MGT 560 Public & Non-Profit Management
 Restricted Elective MGT 300 - 400