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Accounting

Kentucky Wesleyan College has received specialized accreditation for its business programs through the International Accreditation Council for Business Education (IACBE), located at 11191 Antioch Road, Suite 106, Overland Park, KS 66210 USA. The business programs in the following degrees are accredited by the IACBE: Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in Accounting.

The Kentucky Wesleyan College business programs prepare students for professional careers in business and/or graduate studies. This preparation involves a curriculum that stresses analysis and communication, theory and practice, as shaped by the needs of the global business community. Ethics and values are emphasized in the curriculum, as well as technical efficiency and accountability.

Bachelor of Arts in Accounting Online Degree Completion Program

66-67 Semester Credit Hours

Core Requirements

  • ACCT 211 – Principles of Accounting I (3)
  • ACCT 212 – Principles of Accounting II (3)
  • BA 101 – Introduction to Business (3)
  • BA 261 – Principles of Marketing (3)
  • BA 325 – Business Law (3)
  • BA 341 – Principles of Financial Management (3)
  • BA 345 – Business and Professional Writing (3)
  • BA 357 – Accounting Information Systems or Management Information Systems (3)
  • BA/ECON 359 – Managerial Statistics (3)
  • BA 406 – Business Strategy and Value Creation (3)
  • ECON 231 – Principles of Microeconomics (3)
  • ECON 232 – Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
  • MATH 101 or 121 – College Algebra (3) or Calculus I (4)

Supporting Requirements

  • ACCT 311 – Intermediate Accounting I (3)
  • ACCT 312 – Intermediate Accounting II (3)
  • ACCT 313 – Cost Accounting (3)
  • ACCT 320 – Advanced Managerial Accounting (3)
  • ACCT 411 – Advanced Accounting (3)
  • ACCT 412 – Partnerships and Not-for-Profit Organizations (3)
  • ACCT 415 – Income Taxation (3)
  • ACCT 416 – Advanced Taxation (3)
  • ACCT 418 – Principles of Auditing (3)

Students working to earn a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting must complete intermediate proficiency in a foreign language, either by completing twelve hours of the same foreign language or through receiving CLEP test credit.

All 100-200 level accounting, business administration, economics and mathematics courses should be completed in freshman and sophomore years or students may not have prerequisites necessary to take 300-400 level accounting, business administration and economics courses in their junior and senior year

Bachelor of Science in Accounting Degree

66-67 Semester Credit Hours

Core Requirements

  • ACCT 211 – Principles of Accounting I (3)
  • ACCT 212 – Principles of Accounting II (3)
  • BA 101 – Introduction to Business (3)
  • BA 261 – Principles of Marketing (3)
  • BA 325 – Business Law (3)
  • BA 341 – Principles of Financial Management (3)
  • BA 345 – Business and Professional Writing (3)
  • BA 357 – Accounting Information Systems or Management Information Systems (3)
  • BA/ECON 359 – Managerial Statistics (3)
  • BA 406 – Business Strategy and Value Creation (3)
  • ECON 231 – Principles of Microeconomics (3)
  • ECON 232 – Principles of Macroeconomics (3)
  • MATH 101 or 121 – College Algebra (3) or Calculus I (4)

Supporting Requirements

  • ACCT 311 – Intermediate Accounting I (3)
  • ACCT 312 – Intermediate Accounting II (3)
  • ACCT 313 – Cost Accounting (3)
  • ACCT 320 – Advanced Managerial Accounting (3)
  • ACCT 411 – Advanced Accounting (3)
  • ACCT 412 – Partnerships and Not-for-Profit Organizations (3)
  • ACCT 415 – Income Taxation (3)
  • ACCT 416 – Advanced Taxation (3)
  • ACCT 418 – Principles of Auditing (3)

All 100-200 level accounting, business administration, economics and mathematics courses should be completed in freshman and sophomore years or students may not have prerequisites necessary to take 300-400 level accounting, business administration and economics courses in their junior and senior year.

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