Degree Completion Program


GOAL Program Majors - Accounting

The Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting offered through Gardner-Webb's Broyhill School of Management, provides a fully accredited baccalaureate degree for those wishing to pursue a career in accounting. With a degree in accounting, the graduate can pursue entry level positions with public accounting firms, banks, and a host of other financial institutions. The GOAL Curriculum in Accounting is designed as an intensive, quantitatively approached method, with a concentration in both the science of accounting and business administration. It also prepares the student to take professional exams such as the CPA, CMA, and CFA.

Prerequisites

Prior to enrolling in the Accounting Program, the applicant should have the following in their academic transcript:

  • 60-64 semester hours from a regionally accredited junior or senior college
  • 2 courses in Accounting Principles (6 semester hours)
  • 2 courses in Economic Principles (macro- and microeconomics)
  • 2 courses in Intermediate Accounting I and II (6 semester hours)
  • English 101 and 102 (Basic Composition and Literature)
  • 1 course in Introduction to Computer Concepts
  • 1 course in Principles of Management (3 semester hours)
  • 1 course – Business Elective

Academic Curriculum

As with all GOAL majors, approximately half of the Accounting track consists of our Core Curriculum of Liberal Arts, providing 33 hours towards the 128 hours needed to graduate. A student must complete 30 hours in the Accounting Major, 15 of which must be completed with the University.  The classes particular to the Accounting major, consisting of the following courses:

  • ACC 315 - Cost Accounting
  • ACC 400 - Accounting Information Systems
  • ACC 425 - Personal Income Tax
  • ACC 435 - Advanced Accounting
  • ACC 450 - Auditing
  • BAD 300 - Legal Environment of Business
  • BAD 305 - Quantitative Methods
  • BAD 312 - Financial Management
  • BAD 480 - Business Policy
  • BAD 318s - Principles of Marketing

*Note: Half of the ACC designated courses should be taken at Gardner-Webb University.