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Accounting – B.S.B.A. (on campus)

Accounting – B.S.B.A. (on campus)

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION – ON CAMPUS

Develop Your Skills in Financial Stewardship

Learn business principles from a biblical perspective so you are prepared to serve with integrity in a growing field. You will be equipped to manage both personal and business records to help individuals and corporations make wise financial decisions.

Be mentored by caring professors
Find your fit in our community
Get involved and make a difference

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PREPARATION FOR LIFE

Career Potential

Accounting-Degree

You will be ready to step into a variety of careers where you can help others manage their finances, such as:

  • Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
  • Auditor
  • Tax Professional
  • Forensic Accountant
  • Payroll Processor
  • Banking Professional
  • Financial Officer, Advisor, Controller or Analyst
  • Risk and Compliance Officer
Accounting-Degree

“I love how everything has its place and adds up perfectly. Accounting is sort of like a puzzle; when you put everything together correctly, you see everything that has happened.”

Donovan Olney
Accounting Major | Coudesport, PA

SKILL DEVELOPMENT

What Will You Learn?

In all of the programs at CSU, you’ll be interacting with small class sizes and professors who really care and desire to mentor you. You’ll not only receive quality academics to prepare you for your career, but discipleship to prepare you for life.

Accounting-Degree
Navigation of complex financial records

Learn the fundamentals of accounting and the principles of finance, statistics, managerial information systems and audit and risk management.

Serving with integrity in all types of venues

Develop a biblical foundation and ethical framework from which to build your professional skills.

Confidence in managing both personal and business finances

Learn the tools you need to give informed financial advice in your future career, as well as steward your own financial resources well.

YOUR COURSES

What You Will Study

Each of your courses will be taught from a biblical worldview, and you’ll learn with an intimate group of peers led by professors who care about your success.

All courses are three credits unless noted. Course descriptions can be found in the catalog.

First Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
  • First Year Experience [CSU101] – 0 credits
  • Introduction to Business [BA102]
  • Business Computer Skills 1 [BA109]
  • Principles of Bible Study [BI100]
  • Bible Survey [BI111]
  • Academic & Researched Writing [EN121]
  • Living Well [HP101] – 1 credit
  • Personal Finance [BA215]
  • Writing Across the Disciplines [EN122]
  • General Psychology [PS100]
  • Speech Communication [SP100]
  • Building a Biblical Lifestyle [TH120]

This is an example of what your course schedule may look like; your actual schedule will be determined when you register.

Second Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
  • Financial Accounting I [BA211]
  • Marketing [BA220]
  • World Religions [EV220]
  • History Core Elective
  • Humanities Elective
  • Financial Accounting II [BA212]
  • Strategic Human Resources Management [BA225]
  • Business Communication [EN313]
  • Theology Survey [TH211]
  • Biblical Studies Elective

This is an example of what your course schedule may look like; your actual schedule will be determined when you register.

Third Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
  • Management and Organization [BA301]
  • Managerial Accounting [BA306]
  • Business Internship [BA485]
  • Biblical Studies Elective
  • Free Elective
  • Intermediate Accounting [BA340]
  • Introduction to Statistics [MA216]
  • Theological Distinctives[TH308]
  • Biblical Studies Elective
  • Free Elective

This is an example of what your course schedule may look like; your actual schedule will be determined when you register.

Fourth Year
Fall Semester
Spring Semester
  • Corporate Finance [BA304]
  • Federal Income Tax (Individual) [BA346]
  • Business Law, Ethics and Theology [BA403]
  • Humanities Elective
  • Free Elective
  • Audit and Risk Management [BA409]
  • Certified Managerial Accounting Preparation Seminar [BA440]
  • Worldviews: Humanities and Science [PH206]
  • Senior Seminar [TH480]
  • Free Elective

This is an example of what your course schedule may look like; your actual schedule will be determined when you register.

Program Highlights
  • Gain real-life experience in an internship tailored to your personal career goals and interests.
  • Be ready to pursue graduate education leading to a career as a stock broker, Financial Planner or CPA, or pursue your MBA.
Serve others in a growing field!

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects a 10 percent growth in accountant and auditor jobs from 2016 to 2026, translating to more than 140,000 new jobs in the field.

Meet our Faculty

You’ll learn from professors who care deeply about you and your goals.

BEST CHOICE

CSU is Affordable

We believe every student should have the opportunity to choose a biblical higher education—regardless of their financial circumstance. That’s why we’re committed to keeping costs for students as low as possible.

UNDERGRADUATE

Average Cost

Before federal and state grants

*Anticipated typical cost for first-time, full-time, residential undergraduate CSU students for 2024-25. This cost includes tuition, housing, meals, general fee and CSU scholarships. Your total cost can be even lower if you qualify for more aid, including federal and state grants which do not have to be paid back.

Information provided by the National Center for Education Statistics.

WHY CSU?

You want to
choose a college:

  • Where you can get prepared for your future.
  • Where you will grow in your relationship with Christ.
  • Where you truly find your fit.

Students constantly say the top reason they love CSU so much is: Community. When you’re part of the CSU community, you attend class with professors who are mentors; you do life right alongside others who want to serve their Savior, and you are welcomed into lifelong friendships that last well beyond graduation.

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See how you fit in here at CSU, where you'll learn through a biblical worldview, become part of an encouraging community and prepare to serve Christ through your life and career.

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