Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting

The University offers both a four-year B.B.A. and a five-year B.B.A./M.B.A. option for students considering a degree in accounting. The four-year, 120 credit hour B.B.A. degree is appropriate for students who wish to pursue:

  1. Professional certification, such as a certified management accountant (CMA), certified internal auditor (CIA), and certified financial planner (CFP), for which an undergraduate degree is sufficient, or
  2. A career in accounting or related field for which no certification is required.

Students who wish to pursue the certified public accountant (CPA) certification, which necessitates 150 semester credit hours among other state-specific requirements, can meet the Oregon requirements by: 

  1. Completing the five-year B.B.A./M.B.A. degree,
  2. Completing the M.S.O.T.M.degree (see Graduate School).

Students also can obtain the additional credit hours while at the University through summer school or additional coursework during the regular academic year. Since requirements for CPA exams are governed by individual states, students who choose this option should elect courses that meet the requirements of the state where they plan to become licensed.

University Core Curriculum Requirements — 40 credit hours

All University of Portland students progress through a set of shared course options as part of the University’s liberal arts Core Curriculum. This curriculum offers a foundation of multiple lenses to address enduring questions of human concern, integrating the liberal arts, the University mission, and the knowledge, skills, and values needed in a diverse society and in the workplace.

See Core Curriculum Requirements

Two of the three core requirements in the Scientific and Quantitative Literacy and Problem Solving Habit are satisfied by ECN 120 and the mathematics requirements within the major.

BUS 250 and BUS 465 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.B.A. in Accounting.

Business Requirements — 56 credit hours

Non-Business Courses - 12 credit hours

CST 107Public Speaking for Change

3

ENG 107College Writing

3

MTH 141Finite Mathematics

3

MTH 161Elementary Statistics

3

P4 Professional Development Requirements - 3 credit hours

BUS 202Professional Development

1

BUS 302Internship Preparation

1

BUS 397Professional Development Internship

1

Global Acumen Requirements - 7 credit hours

BUS 360Cross Cultural Organizational Behavior and Ethics

3

BUS 496Meaningful International Experience

1

Any 300-400 level course with international focus

3

Business Foundation Lower Division - 28 credit hours

BUS 100Introduction to Leadership Skills

3

BUS 101Software Applications Workshop

1

ECN 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECN 121Principles of Microeconomics

3

BUS 200Principles of Marketing

3

BUS 205Foundations of Finance

3

BUS 209Financial Accounting

3

BUS 210Managerial Accounting

3

BUS 250Legal and Social Responsibility in Business

3

BUS 255Introduction to Operations & Technology Management

3

Business Foundation Upper Division - 6 credit hours

BUS 355Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 364Innovation

3

Major Requirements — 30 credit hours

Required Courses — 21 credit hours

BUS 310Intermediate Accounting I

3

BUS 311Intermediate Accounting II

3

BUS 312Cost Accounting

3

BUS 365Accounting Information Systems

3

BUS 411/BUS 566Advanced Accounting

3

BUS 464Business Taxation

3

BUS 465Auditing

3

Major Electives - 9 credit hours

Select three courses from the following:
BUS 412Accounting Ethics

3

BUS 413Accounting Analytics for Decision Managers

3

BUS 450Advanced Business Law

3

BUS 467Income Tax Strategies for Individuals

3

Any approved accounting elective

3

Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours

Total Credit Hours: 120