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Professional Accounting Major, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSB)

The Professional Accounting major is designed to rigorously prepare students for careers in public accounting (CPA) firms, industry, government, and not-for-profit organizations. Several professional certificates are available to professional accounting graduates who pass competitive examinations and meet certain other requirements. For example, the Certified Public Accountant certificate, Certified Management Accountant license, or Certified Internal Auditor certificate provide professional recognition to accountants who successfully complete a comprehensive professional examination and meet an experience requirement.

Requirements to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination vary from state to state. Experience requirements for the license also vary from state to state. Therefore, students must obtain current information from the Board of Accountancy within the state from which they seek licensure.

The undergraduate business policies can be found on the School of Business advising page.

Note:

  • Students must declare and complete the minimum BSB Pre-Major requirements or have completed the minimum Pre-Major requirements through transfer work prior to declaring for any BSB major.
  • ECON 200 and ECON 201 are considered supporting courses and may be used to fulfill BACRs as well as requirements for the Business Administration degree; however, these courses are not counted twice toward the total of 180 credits for graduation.

Grade Requirements for Graduation: a minimum grade ≥C in each course required for the major and a minimum GPA ≥2.5 for all upper division Business Administration core courses as well as required and elective courses taken to fulfill requirements for the major area.

Bachelor of Science in Business Pre-Major
Pre-Major General Education (5 out of 6 required with a C or 2.0 GPA or higher per university requirements for full major declaration)
BACR - Humanities and Arts
BACR - Humanities and Arts
BACR - Natural Sciences
BACR - Natural Sciences
Diversity
Global Studies
Pre-Major Lower Division Business Core (Completion of 6 out of 8 required with a 2.5 GPA or higher for full major declaration)37
PRINCIPLES OF FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
BUSINESS LAW
BUSINESS STATISTICS 1
INTRODUCTION TO MICROECONOMICS (satisfies BACR - Social Sciences)
INTRODUCTION TO MACROECONOMICS (satisfies BACR - Social Sciences)
COLLEGE COMPOSITION: ANALYSIS, RESEARCH AND DOCUMENTATION (satisfies English proficiency)
FINITE MATHEMATICS
PRECALCULUS MATH II
CALCULUS I
CALCULUS I
Total Credits37
Required Business Administration Core
Upper Division Courses
DSCI 346BUSINESS STATISTICS 24
FINC 335FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT4
MGMT 326ORGANIZATION THEORY AND BEHAVIOR4
MKTG 310PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING4
MISC 311INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN BUSINESS4
OPSM 330OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT4
Required Professional Accounting Courses
ACCT 351INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING I4
ACCT 352INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING II4
ACCT 353INTERMEDIATE ACCOUNTING III4
ACCT 356COST ACCOUNTING4
ACCT 359ACCOUNTING INFORMATION SYSTEMS4
ACCT 450AUDITING4
ACCT 454FEDERAL INCOME TAX4
Electives–choose two courses from the following8
ACCOUNTING SOFTWARE AND CERTIFICATION
EXPERIENTIAL TAX PREPARATION
ACCOUNTING CAREER PREPARATION
ACCOUNTING FOR NON-PROFIT ENTITIES
DIRECTED STUDY
PROFESSIONAL INTERNSHIP
SEMINAR
SPREADSHEET MODELING FOR BUSINESS APPLICATIONS
Required Senior Capstone
MGMT 490DEPARTMENT SENIOR CAPSTONE4
Total Credits64
Students should declare the Pre-Major, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSB) if interested in majoring in:

Entrepreneurship
Finance
Human Resources 
Information Systems and Business Analytics
International Business
Management
Marketing
Professional Accounting

The BSB Pre-Major is designed to provide students with exposure to Lower Division Business Core topics to assist students in identifying a major that aligns with their interests. Combined with the General Education requirements, students will gain a foundation for success in all areas of study.

Students should declare the pre-major as soon as identifying an interest in one of the BSB programs and they will then be periodically informed of BSB-related activities. Students must complete the minimum pre-major coursework with the specified grade requirements prior to declaring the full major and continuing with upper-division coursework.

For additional information review the School of Business Undergraduate Advising information or contact CAAR to learn more about declaring the BSB Pre-Major or one of the BSB degrees listed. 

Plan of Study

The following plan of study is for a student with zero credits. Individual students may have different factors such as: credit through transfer work, Advanced Placement, Running Start, or any other type of college-level coursework that requires an individual plan.

Courses may be offered in different terms and not all courses are offered every term, checking the academic schedule is paramount in keeping an individual plan current. There may be some courses that have required prerequisites not listed in the plan, review the course descriptions for information. Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

All Undergraduate students are required to meet the Undergraduate Degree Requirements.

First Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ENGL 1015ENGL 2015ECON 200 (Social Science BACR 1)5
Humanities & Arts BACR  115MATH 2005Natural Science BACR 215
Natural Science BACR 115Humanities & Arts BACR 215Diversity - graduation requirement 15
 15 15 15
Second Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ACCT 2515ACCT 2524ACCT 2614
DSCI 2454DSCI 3464FINC 3354
ECON 201 (Social Science BACR 2)5MGMT 3264MISC 3114
 Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective 4-5Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective 4-5
 14 16-17 16-17
Third Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ACCT 3514ACCT 3524ACCT 3534
ACCT 3564MKTG 3104ACCT 3594
Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective 4-5Global Studies - graduation requirement15Accounting Elective24
Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective 4-5Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective 14-5Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective 4-5
 16-18 17-18 16-17
Fourth Year
Fall QuarterCreditsWinter QuarterCreditsSpring QuarterCredits
ACCT 4544ACCT 4504MGMT 490 (Senior Capstone - graduation requirement)4
OPSM 3304ACCT 495 (Accounting Elective)24-8Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective 4-5
Accounting Elective24Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective 4-5Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective 4-5
Elective - 2nd major, minor, or general elective 4-5  
 16-17 12-17 12-14
Total Credits 180-194
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University Graduation Requirements (UGR) and Breadth Area Course Requirements (BACR) courses may be less than 5 credits and additional credits may be required to reach the required 180 total credits needed to graduate.  Students should connect with an advisor to ensure they are on track to graduate.

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Electives–choose two courses from the approved list.

University Competencies and Proficiencies

English 
Quantitative and Symbolic Reasoning
Placement and Clearance 
Prior Learning/Sources of Credit AP, CLEP, IB


General Education Requirements (GER)
  • Minimum Credits—180 cumulative credit hours 
    • 60 upper-division credits (300 level or above)
    • 45 credits in residence (attendance) at Eastern, with at least 15 upper-division credits in major in residence at Eastern
  • Minimum Cumulative GPA ≥2.0

Breadth Area Core Requirements (BACR)

Humanities and Arts 
Natural Sciences 
Social Sciences


University Graduation Requirements (UGR)

Diversity Course List
World Language (for Bachelor of Arts)
Global Studies Course List
Minor or Certificate
Senior Capstone Course List


Application for Graduation (use EagleNET) must be made at least two terms in advance of the term you expect to graduate (undergraduate and post-baccalaureate).

Use the Catalog Archives to determine two important catalog years.
Requirements in Degree Works are based on these two catalog years:

  1. The catalog in effect at the student's first term of current matriculation is used to determine BACR (Breadth Area Credit Requirements) and UGR (Undergraduate Graduation Requirements).
  2. The catalog in effect at the time the student declares a major or minor is used to determine the program requirements.

Students who earn a BSB in Professional Accounting from EWU should be able to:​
  • develop awareness of diverse perspectives and cultures and their impact on the communication of accounting information in the international arena;
  • generate, interpret and communicate accounting information for use in decision making;
  • identify ethical issues and apply personal values and professional codes of conduct to resolve ethical issues, including social responsibility and environmental reporting issues.