2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Major in Accounting (BA/BS)

Ball State’s accounting department offers undergraduate and graduate degree programs that prepare students for careers in public, corporate, and non-profit accounting, finance, and business or pursuing graduate work. The program features small class sizes, excellent and caring faculty, and experiential learning and emphasizes critical thinking, problem solving, data analytics, and ethics.

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

MATH 125Quantitative Reasoning

3

ISOM 351Operations Management

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, 21 credits

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

Major Electives, 6 credits from:

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