Accounting Concentration (BBA)

Required Courses:

ACCT 321Intermediate Accounting

3

ACCT 322Intermediate Accounting

4

ACCT 323Intermediate Accounting

4

ACCT 331Managerial Cost Accounting

4

ACCT 335Personal Income Tax

4

ACCT 430Auditing

5

ACCT 494Cooperative Education/Internship

0 - 4

Select 12 credits from the following:

ACCT 341Accounting Information Systems

4

ACCT 350Not-for-Profit and Government Accounting

4

ACCT 421Advanced Accounting

4

ACCT 435Business Taxation

4

Total Credit Hours:36-40

ACCT 494: Or any of the following: FINA 494, GBUS 494, MGMT 494, and MKTG 494.

Certified Public Accountant Examination

In most states, 225 quarter (150 semester) hours are required to write the CPA Examination. The effect of this requirement is to add 33 quarter hours above the Walla Walla University degree of 192 quarter hours. The specific education requirements to write the CPA Examination differ from state to state, so careful planning is needed to ensure that the requirements are fully met. You may generally satisfy the 225-hour requirement by completing a BBA degree with an accounting concentration and one of the following:

  • Various courses such as accounting, finance, writing, etc.,
  • A second BBA concentration,
  • Graduate study in accountancy, taxation, computer information systems, business administration, etc.