2024-2025 Undergraduate Catalog

Major in Accounting (BA/BS)

Ball State’s bachelor’s degree in accounting is an experiential learning program in the fundamentals of accounting and the related fields of economics, business law, finance, management, marketing, operations, information systems, and more. Our program features small class sizes, excellent faculty, a relevant curriculum, experiential learning, and a clear pathway after graduation to move directly into a career or pursue graduate work.

75 credits


Miller College of Business core, 48 credits

ACC 201Principles of Financial Accounting

3

ACC 202Principles of Managerial Accounting

3

BA 205Foundations of Business Analytics

3

BL 260Principles of Business Law

3

ECON 201Elementary Microeconomics

3

ECON 202Elementary Macroeconomics

3

ECON 221Business Statistics

3

FIN 300Principles of Finance

3

ISOM 210Business Information Systems

3

ISOM 249Foundations of Business Communication

3

ISOM 351Operations Management

3

MATH 125Quantitative Reasoning

3

MCOB 100Introduction to the Miller College of Business

1

MCOB 200Job Search Skills

1

MCOB 300Transition to the Profession

1

MGT 300Managing Behavior in Organizations

3

MGT 491Business Policy and Strategic Management

3

MKG 300Principles of Marketing

3

Required Courses

ACC 210Professional Practice of Accounting

3

ACC 301Financial Accounting and Reporting I

3

ACC 302Financial Accounting and Reporting II

3

ACC 305Accounting Systems and Analytics

3

ACC 306Managerial Accounting

3

ACC 401Federal Taxation of Individuals and Businesses

3

ACC 451Auditing Principles and Practices

3

3 credits from Group A

ACC 410, ACC 430, and ACC 440 may only be used to fulfill either the Group A or Group B requirement, not both. For example, a student taking ACC 410 in fulfillment of 3 credits from Group A cannot use ACC 410 in fulfillment of 3 credits from Group B.

ACC 410Tax Planning for Businesses and Entities

3

ACC 440Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting

3

ACC 430Government and Nonprofit Accounting

3

3 credits from Group B

ACC 410, ACC 430, and ACC 440 may only be used to fulfill either the Group A or Group B requirement, not both. For example, a student taking ACC 410 in fulfillment of 3 credits from Group A cannot use ACC 410 in fulfillment of 3 credits from Group B.

ACC 260Accounting Applications for Small Business

3

ACC 415Practicum in Individual Income Tax

3

ACC 420Selected Topics in Accounting

3

BL 363Uniform Commercial Code Law

3

ACC 410Tax Planning for Businesses and Entities

3

ACC 430Government and Nonprofit Accounting

3

ACC 440Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting

3

Total Credit Hours: 75