Accounting - B.B.A.
| COLLEGE: | College of Business Administration |
| DEPARTMENT: | Department of Accounting Room 550, Business Administration Building E-mail: accounting@kent.edu Tel: 330-672-2545 Fax: 330-672-5006 Web: www.kent.edu/business/accounting/ |
| DESCRIPTION: | The Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting is designed to provide students with a solid foundation in accounting theory and practice necessary for entry-level accounting positions and career advancement. It encompasses a common body of concepts, conventions, principles and theories essential to the professional competency of the certified public accountant, controller, industrial accountant, institutional accountant and governmental accountant. In addition to the above program that leads to the bachelor's degree, the department offers a five-year program that leads to both the Bachelor of Science and the Master of Science in Accounting degrees. The two-degree, five-year program meets the requirements for admission of graduates to the Certified Public Accountant's Examination (Section 4701 of the Ohio General Code after Jan. 1, 2000). Requirements differ in different states, and students should check with the state board of accountancy for requirements. For more details on the Master of Science in Accounting program, which is the fifth year of the five-year program, students should examine the Graduate Schools Bulletin, or contact the Graduate School of Management (room A310, Business Administration Building). |
| CAREER OPPORTUNITIES: |
Accountants and auditors held about 1.3 million jobs in 2008. They worked throughout private industry and government, but 24 percent of accountants and auditors worked for accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services firms. Approximately 8 percent of accountants and auditors were self-employed. Most accountants and auditors work in urban areas, where public accounting firms and central or regional offices of businesses are concentrated. Some individuals with backgrounds in accounting and auditing are full-time college and university faculty; others teach part time while working as self-employed accountants or as accountants for private industry or in government. Bookkeeping, accounting, and auditing clerks held about 2.1 million jobs in 2008. They work in nearly all industries and at all levels of government. State and local government, educational services, healthcare, and the accounting, tax preparation, bookkeeping, and payroll services industries are among the individual industries employing the largest numbers of these clerks. (Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics) |
| ADMISSION REQUIREMENTS: |
Requirements to be admitted as an accounting major:
Transfer Student: A cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 (2.25 for economics) is required for admission into the College of Business Administration. Students who have previously attended Kent State must also have a minimum 2.50 GPA (2.25 for economics) in their former Kent State coursework. |
| GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS: |
Minimum 121 total credit hours and 39 upper-division hours for graduation. Minimum 2.50 GPA overall and 2.50 GPA in major required for graduation. |
| LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: |
None |
| STUDY ABROAD/AWAY OPPORTUNITIES: | There are many study abroad/away opportunities, for more information contact the Office of International Affairs. |
| PROGRAM FEE: |
$75/semester |
| ACCREDITATION: | Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business |
| STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS: |
Beta Alpha Psi; The Accounting Association; Delta Sigma Pi |
| GRADUATE PROGRAMS: |
Master of Science in Accounting Master of Business Administration: Accounting; Finance |
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