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EARN YOUR ACCOUNTING DEGREE AT SC!

Total Credit Hours: 124

Transfer Credits: Up to 94

The Southwestern College accounting program is committed to preparing future accounting professionals for current and emerging roles in a growing field. Whether your goal is to sharpen your skills, expand your career options, or continue your path to CPA, the SC online accounting program provides the foundation you need.

  • Explore a dynamic accounting curriculum with courses including personal and corporate income tax, ethics for accounting and managerial accounting
  • Experience applied learning through financial, case study, and scenario analyses
  • Graduate ready for the CPA exam
  • Discover more reasons to choose SC!

Recently ranked by U.S. News and World Report for its online bachelor degree programs, Southwestern College offers quality online degrees to adult learners. With courses taught by expert faculty and access to a variety of student resources, SC learners are provided with the tools and flexibility needed to succeed in their education while preparing for professional advancement.


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CAREER OUTLOOK

Projected Job Growth (BLS): 7%

Average Salary (PayScale): $73k

Graduates of the online accounting program at Southwestern College will be prepared for a variety of careers, including:
  • Corporate accountant
  • Certified public accountant (CPA)
  • Internal auditor
  • Tax examiner

STUDENT SUCCESS STORIES

“Jump in now… You won’t regret it…You have one class at a time…It’s compact, but it gets done faster.”
Drina T., Graduate


FACULTY

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PROGRAM OUTCOMES

Students enrolled in the online accounting program at Southwestern College can expect to:
  • Explain contemporary accounting theories, concepts, and practices and their respective applications.
  • Prepare accounting transactions, journals, general ledgers, financial statements, and other financial reports according to generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP).
  • Analyze financial data and related information using appropriate quantitative and qualitative methods.
  • Evaluate the impact of regulatory requirements and tax guidelines for individuals and corporations.
  • Recommend effective accounting processes, internal controls, audit processes, strategies, and accounting information systems and technologies.
  • Collaborate effectively with individuals, teams, organizational partners, and other stakeholders in diverse, multicultural, and multidisciplinary environments.
  • Employ ethical, legal, and socially responsible accounting practices.
  • Communicate effectively in a variety of business contexts.

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ACCOUNTING PROGRAM DETAILS

Accounting graduates gain fundamental knowledge and skills in financial and managerial accounting, auditing, income taxation, forensic accounting and accounting systems. In addition, the program provides a thorough understanding of ethical reasoning and its application to the field of accounting. Accounting graduates also gain the solid theoretical foundation necessary to prepare for the CPA exam or for future graduate coursework.

Admission Requirements

  1. Applicants must be graduates of an accredited high school or have completed a GED®
  2. Minimum GPA of 2.0

Core Major Requirements

COM 125: Speech

MASC115 College Algebra

MASC110 Statistics and Probability

SSC110: Principles of Microeconomics

SSC111: Principles of Macroeconomics

BSAD340: Legal Environment of Business

ACCT305: Corporate Finance

ACCT303: Analyzing Data

ACCT285: Financial Accounting

ACCT320: Ethics for Accounting Professionals

ACCT325: Managerial Accounting

ACCT380: Intermediate Accounting I

ACCT381: Intermediate Accounting II

ACCT382: Federal Income Taxation – Personal

ACCT482: Federal Income Taxation ‐ Corporate

ACCT483: Cost Accounting

ACCT484: Accounting Information Systems

ACCT490: Auditing Theory and Practice

ACCT493: Forensic Accounting

CAPS495: Senior Capstone


General Education Requirements*

Basic Skills

CORE110: Information Literacy

ENGL101: Composition 1

ENGL102: Composition 2

COM125: Speech

MASC110 Statistics & Probability or MASC115 College Algebra


Ethical Reasoning

HUM201: Ethics


Disciplinary Perspectives

Natural Science (3 or more credit hours)
Social Science (3 or more credit hours)
Humanities (3 or more credit hours)
The Arts (3 or more credit hours)
Other Cultures (3 or more credit hours)

Capstone

CAPS495 Senior Capstone


*Most general education requirements are waived for students with an AA, AS, or AAS degree. Speak to your admissions counselor for details.


Graduation Requirements

  1. Complete all foundation and major courses with an overall GPA of 2.0
  2. Complete a minimum of 124 credit hours, with at least 60 hours at a bachelor’s degree-granting institution
  3. Complete at least 30 credit hours with a C average or above from Southwestern College

All degree requirements are subject to change. Please see Southwestern College Professional Studies Catalog for the most current degree requirements.

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