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 201 | Principles of Financial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 202 | Principles of Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| BA 205 | Foundations of Business Analytics | 3 |
| BL 260 | Principles of Business Law | 3 |
| ECON 201 | Elementary Microeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 202 | Elementary Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 221 | Business Statistics | 3 |
| FIN 300 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
| ISOM 210 | Business Information Systems | 3 |
| ISOM 249 | Foundations of Business Communication | 3 |
| MATH 125 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| ISOM 351 | Operations Management | 3 |
| MCOB 100 | Introduction to the Miller College of Business | 1 |
| MCOB 200 | Job Search Skills | 1 |
| MCOB 300 | Transition to the Profession | 1 |
| MGT 300 | Managing Behavior in Organizations | 3 |
| MGT 491 | Business Policy and Strategic Management | 3 |
| MKG 300 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
Required Courses, 21 credits
| ACC 210 | Professional Practice of Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 301 | Financial Accounting and Reporting I | 3 |
| ACC 302 | Financial Accounting and Reporting II | 3 |
| ACC 305 | Accounting Systems and Analytics | 3 |
| ACC 306 | Managerial Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 401 | Federal Taxation of Individuals and Businesses | 3 |
| ACC 451 | Auditing Principles and Practices | 3 |
Major Electives, 6 credits from:
| ACC 410 | Tax Planning for Businesses and Entities | 3 |
| ACC 430 | Government and Nonprofit Accounting | 3 |
| ACC 440 | Advanced Financial Accounting and Reporting | 3 |
Total Credit Hours: 75