Introduction
Midway University’s Bachelor of Science in Accounting provides students with the foundational knowledge and skills necessary to have a successful career in the fast-growing and challenging field of accounting. Graduates of this program are fluent in the global language of business and are prepared to take on management positions or become entrepreneurs.
In this program, you will learn how to:
Integrate people, processes, and resources to achieve organizational goals;
Describe, explain, and apply fundamental concepts and relationships underlying accounting;
Select and use appropriate resources to acquire, analyze, and synthesize financial data for operational and strategic decision-making;
Apply quantitative skills to analyze and solve business problems and discover opportunities;
Communicate clearly and concisely verbally and/or in writing;
Apply information technology and use the information to support financial decision-making.
This program is offered both in-seat and online so that students can choose the format that works best for their needs and schedule.
Career Outlook
Many students graduating with an accounting degree find employment before the end of their senior year of college. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, employment of accountants and auditors is projected to grow 6 percent from 2018 to 2028.
Individuals with a degree in accounting can serve in a variety of roles such as:
Public accountants
Management accountants
Government accountants
Internal and external auditors
Information technology auditors
How does this degree prepare you for taking the CPA exam?
Kentucky, along with most other states, requires candidates who sit for the CPA exam to have completed 150 hours of course work including a baccalaureate degree and 27 hours of accounting specific courses. Our Bachelor of Science in Accounting is 120 hours, 27 that is specific to accounting. So students will need to take an additional 30 credit hours of course work to be ready to sit for the CPA exam. Those courses can be taken at Midway or another institution, however, Midway University has a great way for our students to earns those credits and earn an advanced degree – the MBA 4+1 program.
The Midway Accounting Degree + MBA 4+1 Advantage
Undergraduate students now have the option of applying to the MBA 4+1 program to earn their graduate degree within a year of earning their undergraduate degree.  What this means for Accounting majors is you can earn your undergraduate degree, get an advanced start on your MBA, and within 5 years have an undergraduate degree, your MBA, and all the additional credit hours to sit for your CPA exam.
Why Midway?
17:1 student-to-faculty ratio
Affordability - 90% of students receive some form of financial assistance
Support - meet faculty face-to-face to get in-person assistance
A Peek Inside Our Program
You will earn your Accounting degree by completing 120 credit hours.
Courses
Major Course Requirements
BUS-230 - Principles of Management - 3 hours
BUS-255 - Principles of Marketing - 3 hours
BUS-313 - Business and Organizational Communication - 3 hours
BUS-319 - Business Research Methods - 3 hours
BUS-321 - Managerial Finance - 3 hours
BUS-340 - Legal Environment of Business - 3 hours
BUS-390 - Global Business - 3 hours
ACC-210 - Financial Accounting - 3 hours
ACC-215 - Managerial Accounting - 3 hours
ACC-370 - Intermediate Accounting I - 3 hours
ACC-371 - Intermediate Accounting II - 3 hours
ACC-380 - Cost Accounting - 3 hours
ACC-408 - Federal Tax I - 3 hours
ACC-425 - Auditing Theory - 3 hours
ACC-435 - Advanced Accounting - 3 hours
ACC-444 - Accounting Information Systems - 3 hours
CIS-235 - Application Software - 3 hours
CIS-330 - Introduction to Management Information Systems - 3 hours
ECO-217 - Principles of Microeconomics - 3 hours
ECO-220 - Principles of Macroeconomics - 3 hours
MTH-139 - Introduction to Statistics - 3 hours
Business Capstone BUS 490 or Senior Project ACC 496
General Education Hours - 34-40
Elective Hours - 14-20
Total Hours to Complete - 120
