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Accounting (B.S.)
Program Overview
This major specifically prepares students to meet the ever-increasing market demand for liberally trained accountants. Messiah College students have the option of concentrating in either public or corporate accounting. After taking a special review course in their senior year, students are prepared for the CPA examination before they graduate. Over the past 20 years, Messiah College students who have taken the CPA exam have ranked in the top five in the state for percentage of parts passed.
Program Learning Outcomes
Graduates from Messiah’s Accounting program can:
- Through practical application, students will demonstrate an understanding of internal revenue code, accounting and audit concepts. (ULO 2)
- Effectively measure, assimilate and communicate economic data. (ULO 3)
- Recall, recognize, and interpret foundational content related to ACBSP accreditation Common Professional Component—disciplinary areas in which all business majors need to be proficient regardless of their major including Marketing, Finance, Accounting, Management, Law, Economics, Ethics, Information Systems, Global, Quantitative and Integrative (ULO 2)
- Apply business concepts, strategies and tactics (ULO 2)
- Conduct methodological secondary research into business issues. (ULO 3)
- Articulate how the Christian faith informs one’s work life, career, and daily business practices (ULO 4, ULO 5, ULO 6)
Major Requirements
Complete the following for your major:
BUSA 459: Fulfills Writing Enriched course requirement for major.
Three to four credits from the following:
QuEST Requirements
Experiential Learning requirement | 0 |
QuEST requirements | Credits |
First Year Seminar | 3 |
Oral Communication | 3 |
Created and Called for Community (W) | 3 |
Mathematical Sciences (MATH 107, MATH 108 or MATH 111) | met/major |
Laboratory Science | 3 or 4 |
Science, Technology & the World | 3 |
Social Science (ECON 120) | met/major |
European History or United States History | 3 |
Literature | 3 |
Philosophy and Religion | 3 |
Arts | 3 |
First Semester of Language | 3 |
Second Semester of Language | 3 |
Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural | 3 |
Non-Western Studies | 2-3 |
Bible | 3 |
Christian Beliefs | 3 |
Wellness course | 1 |
Ethics, World Views or Pluralism | met/major |
QuEST requirements | 45-47 |
Major requirements | 61-62 |
Free electives | 17-14 |
Total credits | 123 |