BBA in Accounting
Format: In person on the Statesboro Campus
Credit Hours: 124
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The Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in Accounting focuses on building the student’s knowledge of general business, auditing, law, tax, and other accounting-related functions.
Accounting is the language of business. The accounting profession offers boundless opportunities for men and women to build exciting and rewarding careers. Technology is changing the way business is done, which means more new opportunities for accounting professionals as organizations of all sizes and structures struggle to harness the enormous potential of information and the technologies used to deliver that information. As America’s most trusted information professionals, accountants are uniquely situated to lead business into the 21st century.
Accounting assesses the bottom-line of all types of organizations and businesses. Accounting systems capture, summarize, and report financial information for use in charting an organization’s future. In short, accounting provides “big picture thinking” and an understanding of how financial data impacts every aspect of any organization.
Accounting as a Career
Accountants are among the most respected of all professionals. Using their analytical abilities, accountants turn financial information into long-range plans for their companies and clients.
Accountants are people-oriented and solve a variety of problems, which require them to get to know specific business needs and wants. Accountants are not limited to traditional accounting firms as many accounting graduates go on to pursue careers in law, law enforcement, politics, education, and government, such as with the FBI. Today’s constantly changing business environment provides a world of opportunities for accountants.
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Accounting Career Options
- Accountant
- Controller
- FBI or CIA Agent
- IRS Investigator
- Tax Specialist
- Managerial Accountant
- Bank Examiner
- Securities Broker
Our accounting graduates have successful careers with
- Draffin & Tucker, LLP
- Elliott Davis, LLC
- Ernst & Young
- Georgia Department of Audits
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- KPMG
- Moore Stephens Tiller, LLC
- PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
- Porter Keadle Moore, LLP
- Walmart Global Internal Audit Services
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Internships
Internships help you better integrate academic knowledge with practical applications. Exposure to accounting practices and business environments can also help you decide which career path is right for you and help jump start your career before entering the workforce on a permanent basis.
Accounting students have recently been offered internships by
- Aprio
- BDO Seidmann
- Bennett Thrasher
- Cherry Bekaert
- Chick-fil-A
- Dabbs, Hickman, Hill & Cannon
- Deloitte
- Draffin & Tucker
- Elliott Davis
- Georgia Pacific
- Grant Thornton
- Gulfstream
- Maudlin & Jenkins
- Porter Keadle Moore
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- KPMG
Why Accounting?
Why Accounting?
Accounting is the language of business. The accounting profession offers boundless opportunities for men and women to build exciting and rewarding careers. Technology is changing the way business is done, which means more new opportunities for accounting professionals as organizations of all sizes and structures struggle to harness the enormous potential of information and the technologies used to deliver that information. As America’s most trusted information professionals, accountants are uniquely situated to lead business into the 21st century. Georgia Southern’s separately accredited AACSB accounting program offers three educational tracks.
Accounting as a Career Choice
What is Accounting?
The accounting function is responsible for assessing the bottom-line productivity of all types of organizations from businesses to governmental units to not-for-profit organizations. Accounting systems capture, summarize, and report financial information for use in charting an organization’s future. In short, accounting provides “big picture thinking” and an understanding of how financial data impacts every aspect of any organization.
What do Accountants do?
Surveys confirm that accountants are among the most respected of all professionals. Using their analytical abilities, accountants turn financial information into strategies for the continual longevity of their companies and clients. Accountants are people-oriented and are charged with solving a variety of problems. These problems require accountants to get to know the most intricate details of the situation, such as the individual and the individual’s specific business needs and wants. There are a variety of career fields that accountants may work that are not related to a traditional accounting firm. Many accounting graduates go on to pursue careers in law, law enforcement, politics, education, and government work, such as with the FBI. There is a world of opportunity for accountants in today’s ever-changing business environment.
Why Georgia Southern University?
Surveys confirm that accountants are among the most respected of all professionals. Using their analytical abilities, accountants turn financial information into strategies for the continual longevity of their companies and clients. Accountants are people-oriented and are charged with solving a variety of problems. These problems require accountants to get to know the most intricate details of the situation, such as the individual and the individual’s specific business needs and wants. There are a variety of career fields that accountants may work that are not related to a traditional accounting firm. Many accounting graduates go on to pursue careers in law, law enforcement, politics, education, and government work, such as with the FBI. There is a world of opportunity for accountants in today’s ever-changing business environment.
- International accreditation from the AACSB. Only institutions with proven track records of academic excellence are able to obtain this important stamp of approval, so you can count on receiving a high quality educational experience.
- A caring environment. Georgia Southern provides a student-centered government led by administrators and faculty and staff who genuinely care about your success.
- Interaction with faculty and business leaders. Our classes are taught by qualified professors, not graduate students, and class sizes are often smaller. Regional and national speakers come to campus regularly to participate in our annual Executive-In-Residence and Accounting Day programs.
- First-rate facilities and computer labs. The School of Accountancy is housed in the College of Business Administration building, which has state-of-the-art multi-media classroom facilities and four computer labs with the latest technology.
- Outstanding student organizations. The School of Accountancy’s two student organizations offer lots of opportunities to build leadership skills and lasting friendships with fellow students and faculty members. The Accounting Association and Beta Alpha Psi, the national accounting honor fraternity, prepare you for professional life through a variety of professional development programs, tutoring services, and meaningful community service projects.
- Internship opportunities. Internships help you better integrate academic knowledge with its practical applications. Exposure to accounting practice and business environment can also help you decide which career path is right for you and help jumpstart your professional development before entering the workforce on a permanent basis.
BBA Student Learning Outcomes
BBA Student Learning Outcomes
In addition to the characteristics ascribed to all Georgia Southern graduates and to all Parker College of Business graduates, the characteristics that distinguish a Georgia Southern accounting graduate is his or her ability to:
- Outcome 1: Graduates will be able to synthesize financial and other accounting information by preparing financial statements that fairly reflect economic events.
University Theme and Parker College of Business Goal: Critical analysis and synthesis of information.Evidence of Progress: Prepare financial statements that correctly reflect economic events. - Outcome 2: Graduates will be able to apply an appropriate Code of Professional Conduct to resolve ethical conflicts.
University Theme and Parker College of Business Goal: Ethical and informed decision making.Evidence of Progress: Apply the AICPA’s Code of Professional Conduct to resolve ethical conflicts. - Outcome 3: Graduates will be able to make an oral presentation on an accounting or related technical matter for the appropriate audience that is: (a) well-organized and (b) grammatically correct.
University Theme and Parker College of Business Goal: Effective communication.Evidence of Progress: One-on-one presentations. - Outcome 4 Graduates will be able to prepare written reports that represent accounting information for the appropriate audience that are: (a) well-organized, (b) concise, and (c) grammatically correct.
University Theme and Parker College of Business Goal: Effective communication.Evidence of Progress: Written memos. - Outcome 5 Graduates will be able to use personal and professional information technology applications in the accounting environment
University Theme and Parker College of Business Goal: Use of data and information effectivelyEvidence of Progress: Utilize technology applications in completing work.
1. Accounting majors must earn a minimum grade of “C” in all required accounting courses in order to progress in the accounting program.
2. A student may repeat a maximum of two required accounting courses.
3. Students will not be allowed to repeat an accounting course more than twice.
4. A student who earns a grade of “D”, “F”, or “W” in a required accounting course and wishes to continue in the major must write a letter directed to the SOA Director requesting permission to continue in the accounting major. Students should submit the letter a minimum of three weeks prior to the anticipated date of reentry into an accounting course. Requests to repeat a course are considered by the School of Accountancy Undergraduate Student Affairs Committee on an individual basis and the student is notified in writing of the decision of the Committee. The committee will consider input from the student’s instructor(s) in making its decision and the submission of a letter requesting permission to retake the course constitutes permission for the committee to consult the instructor(s) for relevant information regarding the student’s performance in the course. If the approval is granted, the student may repeat the course at its next offering pending space availability.
5. Students given permission to repeat a required accounting course may be advised and/or required to complete a remedial study program to alleviate any areas of deficit identified by the student’s prior performance in the course. Denial of a request to repeat a required accounting course, or a third failure to successfully complete a course (grade of “D”, “F”, or “W”) will result in the dismissal of the student from the accounting program/major.
6. Dismissal from the accounting program does not affect the ability of the student to progress in the College or the University in another major.
7. Students who are dismissed from the accounting program because they cannot enroll in a required accounting course (due to #2, #3 or #5) may appeal the program dismissal to the Dean of the Parker College of Business or his/her delegate 53 (Appeals Officer). Students who wish to appeal their dismissal should write a letter to the Appeals Officer requesting permission to continue in the accounting major.
8. Credit from Other Sources – A student is to obtain written permission from the SOA Director prior to registration for academic credit at other institutions or by independent study and will not be allowed to complete academic credit at other institutions for a course previously attempted at Georgia Southern University except in rare and exceptional circumstances.
9. Strict adherence to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountant’s Code of Professional Conduct is required of all accounting students. Failure to comply with these professional standards will result in review and action by the School of Accountancy faculty and could result in the student’s dismissal from the accounting program.
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Last updated: 5/23/2023