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:
- Professional certification, such as a certified management accountant (CMA), certified internal auditor (CIA), certified fraud examiner (CFE), or certified financial planner (CFP), for which an undergraduate degree is sufficient, or
- 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:
- Completing the five-year B.B.A./M.B.A. degree, or
- Completing a graduate program in the Pamplin School of Business (see Graduate School).
Students can obtain the additional credit hours in other ways as well. Since requirements for CPA exams are governed by individual states, students should select 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
P4 Professional Development Requirements - 3 credit hours
| BUS 202 | Professional Development | 1 |
| BUS 302 | Internship Preparation | 1 |
| BUS 397 | Professional Development Internship | 1 |
Global Acumen Requirements - 7 credit hours
| BUS 360 | Cross Cultural Organizational Behavior and Ethics | 3 |
| BUS 496 | Meaningful International Experience | 1 |
| | Any 300-400 level course with international focus | 3 |
Business Foundation Lower Division - 28 credit hours
| BUS 100 | Introduction to Leadership Skills | 3 |
| BUS 101 | Software Applications Workshop | 1 |
| ECN 120 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECN 121 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| BUS 200 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
| BUS 205 | Foundations of Finance | 3 |
| BUS 209 | Financial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 210 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BUS 250 | Legal and Social Responsibility in Business | 3 |
| BUS 255 | Introduction to Operations & Technology Management | 3 |
Business Foundation Upper Division - 6 credit hours
Major Requirements — 27 credit hours
Required Courses — 15 credit hours
| BUS 310 | Intermediate Financial Accounting I | 3 |
| BUS 311 | Intermediate Financial Accounting II | 3 |
| BUS 367 | Essentials of Taxation | 3 |
| BUS 413 | Accounting Analytics for Decision Managers | 3 |
| BUS 465 | Auditing | 3 |
Major Electives (with no concentration) - 12 credit hours
Students who do not wish to pursue a professional certification and do not plan to focus on an accounting concentration select four courses from the following:
Major Electives (with a concentration)—3 credit hours
Students who plan to focus on an accounting concentration select an elective and complete the three required concentration courses as listed in the concentrations below.
Select one course from the following not used to fulfill the concentration requirements:
Corporate Accounting Concentration — 9 credit hours
For students who wish to pursue professional accreditation other than a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
CPA Tax Concentration — 9 credit hours
For students who plan to focus on Tax Compliance and Planning on the CPA exam.
CPA Business Analytics Concentration — 9 credit hours
For students who plan to focus on Business Analytics and Reporting on the CPA exam.
Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours
Total Credit Hours: 120