Accounting Completion

Accounting  (Degree Completion)

The accounting degree completion program enables learners to complete courses in accounting and business leading to a Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.) degree. This program prepares students for careers in corporate settings, public accounting firms, government, and not-for-profit organizations. Students develop their technical competencies, communication skills, and ethical frameworks which are valued by today’s employers and necessary to succeed in the professional accounting environment. Students enrolled in this major have earned either an associate degree or significant transferrable accounting course credits from another regionally accredited college or university. Courses in this program are offered during the evenings in an accelerated seven-week format, and are delivered in a blended format. That is, for each course three of the class sessions meet fact-to-face on campus and the other four of the class sessions are delivered online.
 

Mission 

The accounting degree completion program prepares students to be informed, ethical and effective accountants.
 

Goal 

The Bachelor of Business Administration degree with a major in accounting:

• prepares students’ technical accounting competencies, communication skills, and ethical frameworks.
• integrates theory with practical and professional perspectives by leveraging the wealth of prior experience and knowledge of the students.
• maintains relevant, innovative, and rigorous content.
• meets the ever-changing needs of adult learners in the program. 

Dahl School of Business Course Requirements 

The curriculum for each of the traditional undergraduate B.B.A. degree programs is comprised of five categories of required coursework: (1) core curriculum requirements; (2) professional core courses; (3) professional core support courses; (4) major required courses; and (5) major support courses.

With its emphasis on particular skills, attributes, and values, the core curriculum requirements prepare students for life in a rapidly changing world. See the core curriculum section of this catalog for the approved and required courses.

The professional core classes provide a broad foundation in business principles and practices that build upon the solid base provided by the general education curriculum. The professional core requirement consists of the following business courses: ACCT 211, BLAW 343, ECON 102, FINA 331, MGMT 140, 210, 230, 243, 300, 341, 448, 449, MKTG 351. The required professional core support courses include ECON 101 and MATH 270. See below for the major requirement courses and major support courses for each specific major. 

Dahl School of Business Policies 

All students pursuing the B.B.A. degree must maintain a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher (on a 4.0 scale) in the professional core, professional core support, major requirement, and major support courses, and students must receive a letter grade of C (2.0) or higher in each of these courses. If a grade of CD or below is earned in any of these courses, the course must be repeated until a grade of C or higher is achieved. Students pursuing the business education major must maintain a 2.75 grade point average in all business and education coursework.

Students pursuing a minor or double major offered by the Dahl School of Business must complete a minimum of 12 non-duplicated credits in the area of the minor or second major with a grade of C (2.0) or above in each course.

All transfer students seeking an undergraduate degree offered by the Dahl School of Business must earn a minimum of 15 credits of business coursework at Viterbo University.

Prerequisites 

The following courses are prerequisites to taking the courses required in the major: ACCT 211, 212, 313, 415, BLAW 343, ECON 101 or 102, INFO 150, 200 (or an accounting information systems course equivalent). Students must successfully complete all prerequisites before enrolling in the courses required in the major.
 

Accounting (degree completion) Major (Bachelor of Business Administration) 

• core curriculum and mission seminars – see the core curriculum section of this catalog
• major requirements – ACCD 330, 340, 445, 455, ACCT 416, 425, BLAW 450, OMGT 304, 305, 306, 309, 318, 401, 402
• final degree requirements – see the degree requirements section of this catalog

The total credits of the major and education requirements are 42. The core curriculum and mission seminars require 35-43 credits. A total of 128 credits, 43 of which need to be at the 300/400 level, are required to graduate. Transfer course and waivers and/or substitutions could modify these credit totals.

Transfer Agreements with Western Technical College and Northcentral Technical College 

Viterbo University has transfer programs in place with Western Technical College (WTC) and Northcentral Technical College (NTC) leading to the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.B.A.). The Associate of Applied Science (A.A.S.) degree from WTC must have been earned May 2006 or later. Students may not begin these programs or be considered a student in these programs until the A.A.S. degree has been completed and documented on the technical college transcript. The student cannot be dually enrolled. The A.A.S. degree must be completed prior to transfer to Viterbo.

Accounting (degree completion) Major (Bachelor of Business Administration)
(Available to NTC and WTC graduates with an earned Associate of Applied Science degree in accounting.) 

• core curriculum and mission seminars – see the core curriculum section of this catalog
• major requirements – 
  • NTC – ACCD 330, 340, 445, ACCT 416, BLAW 450, OMGT 302, 304, 306, 309, 318, 401, 402, 410
  • WTC – ACCD 330, 340, 445, 455, ACCT 416, BLAW 450, OMGT 304, 305, 306, 309, 318, 401
• final degree requirements – see the degree requirements section of this catalog

The total credits of the professional core and major requirements are 36-39. The core curriculum and mission seminars require 35-43 credits. A total of 128 credits, 43 of which need to be at the 300/400 level, are required to graduate. Transfer course and waivers and/or substitutions could modify these credit totals.