

With courses including taxation, management, and economics, 鶹’s Business Administration Accounting bachelor’s degree program offers a complete education in business and accounting. Along with instilling fundamental skills and knowledge, ANU’s online accounting bachelor’s degree is also designed to enhance the analytical and quantitative capabilities that are essential for success. The program allows you to focus your studies by choosing electives in production and operations management, purchasing and materials management, corporate budgeting, organizational behavior, and strategic management. If you’re looking for a rewarding career in finance, the Business Administration Accounting degree program will prepare you whether you’re managing budgets or leveraging assets.
Upon the graduation of this program, students are eligible to progress to our Master of Business Administration degree.
鶹’s Business Administration Accounting bachelor’s degree program offers a well-rounded curriculum to prepare you to be a future business leader. In this program you will:
Upon completion of 36 credit hours, students may apply to pursue the Experiential Learning Track, which requires students to maintain professional experiences related to their field of study during their enrollment, of at least five (5) hours per week. This does not include the final program course, BUS499 Business Externship and Capstone. Successful entry to the Experiential Learning Track will require an attestation by the students and their supervisors indicating the average number of hours worked each week and how long the work experience is expected to last.
Students interested in pursuing the Experiential Learning Track should schedule a meeting with their academic advisor and dean to discuss this track and to obtain the attestation form.
The accounting program is intended to deepen understanding and proficiency in accounting principles and practices, but it is not tailored to meet the state requirements for licensure as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Distance = Synchronous video & asynchronous online learning.
See our eLearning page for details on our exciting and innovative course delivery methods.
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Total tuition for a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration Accounting at ANU is only $44,280. Large online colleges with course-based programs are 8% – 160% higher and do not include fees or textbooks.(1) ANU tuition includes all fees (application, course, technology, graduation, etc.), textbooks, and lab equipment (where applicable).
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180 credit hours required/360 quality points required. All courses are 4 credit hours
Program Core Courses
112 Credit Hours Required
ACC101 Principles of Accounting I
ACC102 Principles of Accounting II
ACC115 Computerized Accounting
ACC200 Principles of Accounting III
ACC201 Intermediate Accounting I
ACC203 Cost Accounting I
ACC216 Income Tax
ACC313 Managerial Accounting
ACC314 Auditing
ACC317 Cost Accounting II
ACC320 Intermediate Accounting II
ACC416 Advanced Taxation
ACC418 Municipal and Institutional Accounting
ACC420 Intermediate Accounting III
BUS110 Business Math I
BUS120 Introduction to Finance
BUS121 Principles of Economics
BUS210 Business Math II
BUS225 Business Communications
BUS324 Financial Planning and Investments
BUS386 Money, Banking and the Financial Marketplace
BUS390 Research and Report Writing
BUS490 Corporate Budgeting
COM151 The Microsoft® Office
Select 3** (Minimum of 4 credit hours must be 300-400 level)
BUS101 Introduction to Business
BUS123 Practical Law
BUS125 Principles of Management
BUS217 Organizational Behavior
BUS223 Sales and Contract Law
BUS350 Managing the Small Business
BUS391 Production and Operations Management
BUS392 Purchasing and Materials Management
Select 1
Standard Track
BUS495 Strategic Management
Experiential Learning Track
BUS499 Business Externship and Capstone
General Education
56 Credit Hours Required
Select at least 1 from each discipline required; a minimum of 3 must be 300–400 level courses.
Written and Oral Communication
ENG102 English Composition*
ENG126 Oral Communication
Mathematics, Statistics, and Logic
LOG215 Thinking Critically
LOG357 Logic and Critical Thinking
MAT101 Understanding Mathematics
MAT214 Algebra
MAT220 Algebra and Basic Statistics
MAT419 Introduction to Statistics
Arts and Humanities
ETH205 Ethics
GEN241 Cultural Appreciation
REL330 World Religion
Social and Behavioral Sciences
GOV340 American Government
HIS290 American History 1945–Present
HIS490 American Economic History
POL202 Political Science
PRO453 Parliamentary Procedures/Group Dynamics
PSY127 Psychology
PSY200 Human Growth and Development
SOC103 General Sociology
SOC463 Social Problems
Physical/Natural Science
BIO101 Introduction to Biology
BIO201 Basic Anatomy and Physiology I
BIO202 Basic Anatomy and Physiology II
CHM105 General, Organic Biochemistry
ENV101 Environmental Science
PER330 Personal Health
*This program requires this General Education course or equivalent
Electives (Select 2)
8 Credit Hours Required
To be selected in consultation with the Academic Advisor to achieve a balanced educational program in keeping with the personal objectives and career ambitions of the student.
For all courses: See catalog for complete course descriptions and prerequisites.
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