Bachelors (BA) in Accounting
Overview
This major offers a 72-semester-hour course of study, enabling students to acquire the necessary technical and professional skills for successful careers in public, managerial or governmental accounting. Like other majors in the Department of Business and Economics, it requires completion of a general business core, as well as specialized courses. Students are required to obtain a minimum grade of C- in all major courses. Field experiences and internships are strongly encouraged.
Faculty will work with students on an individual basis to prepare them for the national certified public accounting examination. The broad educational experience provided by George Fox University should enable an accounting major the flexibility to design his or her own program.
Degree Outcomes
Graduates with a BA in accounting will:
- Be a technically competent accountant
- Develop and enhance students' ethical decision-making ability and demonstrate the ability to integrate a biblical worldview in the accounting profession
- Engage in experiential learning opportunities where students can integrate technical knowledge and professional acumen
- Evaluate the pressures, benefits and challenges of the globalization of accounting