Accounting

Accounting

Accounting is currently at the focus of the largest issues in the business environment. A strong ethical foundation has proved to be as important as technical skill in this profession. At Graceland you will find professors who hold the critical Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Management Account (CMA) designations, as well as uphold a strong values-based foundation for decision making.

Financial Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Tax Accounting, Principles of Management, Principles of Marketing, Business Law, do these subjects challenge you? You might want to consider a major in accounting. Graceland accounting graduates excel in many professions as well as being accepted to the best graduate programs in the field.

The C.H. Sandage School of Business offers a bachelor of arts degree with a major in accounting on Graceland's Lamoni campus.

Graceland's Center for the Study of Free Enterprise and Entrepreneurship provides research opportunities.  The University's national champions (2006) Students in Free Enterprise (SIFE) Chapter has gained national exposure for Graceland business students who have gone on to work for some of the top companies in the world.

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C.H. Sandage School of Business

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Lamoni, IA 50140 -
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  • B.A. Degree - Accounting Major

    In addition to the general education requirements, majors in Accounting must complete a concentration of 40 semester hours in Accounting, Business, Economics, and Information Technology, including:

    ACCT2310 Financial Accounting 3 s.h.
    ACCT2320 Managerial Accounting 3 s.h.
    ACCT3310 Tax Accounting 3 s.h.
    ACCT3360 Intermediate Accounting I 3 s.h.
    ACCT3400 Cost Accounting for Managerial Control and Strategic Planning 3 s.h.
    ACCT3460 Intermediate Accounting II 3 s.h.
    ACCT4100 Auditing Concepts and Applications: A Risk Analysis Approach 3 s.h.
    BUAD3340 Business Law 3 s.h.
    BUAD3380 Principles of Business Finance 3 s.h.
    ECON1300 Principles of Macroeconomics 3 s.h.
    ECON1320 Principles of Microeconomics 3 s.h.
    CSIT1010 Microcomputer Business Applications I 3 s.h. or
    CSIT1020 Microsoft Word & Powerpoint 1 s.h. and
    CSIT1030 Microsoft Excel 1 s.h. and
    CSIT1040 Microsoft Access 1 s.h.
    CSIT3500 Management of Information Systems 3 s.h.
    One of the following: ACCT3320 or ACCT4120, or faculty approved employment in an accounting-related position. 1 s.h.
    An Accounting major must also complete:
    BUAD1420 Math for Decision Making or
    MATH1510 Calculus I 3 s.h.
    MATH1380 Introduction to Statistics 3 s.h.

    Students planning to sit for the CPA exam will need additional hours. Accounting majors are encouraged to also complete the Business Administration major.

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