UCAP Accounting

Bachelor of Arts – Accounting

Ursuline College Accelerated Program

Bachelor of Arts – Accounting Ursuline College Accelerated Program (UCAP)

The Accounting program is designed to prepare students for an entry level career in public, private and not-for-profit accounting.

In each of these areas, accountants provide financial information to management, clients, investors and other stakeholders to meet their decision making needs.

THE URSULINE STUDIES PROGRAM The heart of an Ursuline education is the Ursuline Studies Program.

By its very nature, the Ursuline Studies Program is committed to the development and enrichment of all students. As an outcomes-based curriculum, the program views assessment of academic progress as an essential part of each course and each stage of development. The Ursuline Studies Program involves a series of writing-intensive interdisciplinary courses that total 49 credit hours and serve as the liberal arts core of an Ursuline College education. The program highlights personal development, the cultivation of academic abilities and the exploration of a coherent, integrated body of knowledge drawn from a variety of disciplines.

SPECIFIC FEATURES OF THE URSULINE STUDIES PROGRAM Your Ursuline Studies courses will give you opportunities to: • • • •

Meet one-on-one with faculty for writing conferences Discover your learning style Collaborate on projects with other students Explore and experience Cleveland’s rich cultural heritage such as The Cleveland Museum of Art, the Maltz Museum of Jewish Heritage, Severance Hall, home of the Cleveland Orchestra and The Cleveland Play House

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COURSE REQUIREMENTS Required Coursework Ursuline College Core Requirements

49

*Accounting courses are 24 contact hours (8 week sessions - 2.5 hours per class session) AC 210 Introduction to Financial Accounting AC 211 Introduction to Managerial Accounting AC 315 Intermediate Accounting I AC 316 Intermediate Accounting II AC 325 Cost Accounting AC 345 Tax Accounting AC 415 Auditing An additional 3 hours in an approved upper-level Acounting

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*Business courses are 33 contact hours (5 and 10 week sessions) BU 210 Principals of Management 3 BU 220 Principals of Marketing 3 BU 310 Principals of Finance I 3 BU 336 Organizational Behavior 3 BU 375 Business Statistics 3 BU 350 International Business 3 BU 340 Business Law 3 BU 450 Business Policy 3 EC 102 Macroeconomics 3 EC 103 Microeconomics 3 MIS 300 Fundamentals of MIS 3

C redit s 57 General Electives*

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Tota l C redit s 128 *Highly recommended that students take PH 355, Business Ethics, for their Stage III Philosophy requirement or for general elective credit.

CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN ACCOUNTING An undergraduate degree in Accounting will prepare you for numerous corporate and government positions. You might enter a company’s management training program or work in budgeting for a nonprofit organization.

Several government positions also need strong accounting and finance backgrounds. Some potential career choices include: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Managerial Accountant Internal Auditor Government Analyst Financial Planner Bank or trust officer Forensic Accountant Under Ohio law, a CPA candidate must have a Baccalaureate degree and 150 hours of college credit to sit for the CPA exam. As part of the 150 hours, the candidate must have 30 hours of accounting, including Accounting Principles I and II and 24 hours of Business courses. For complete information on educational requirements please go to the Accountancy Board of Ohio at www.acc.ohio.gov. As a certified public accountant you perform specialized public accounting, auditing and tax work which requires licensing through the state. Many graduates of the program have gone on to pursue their master’s in accounting or MBA to fulfill the 150 hour requirement.

A student can become a certified internal auditor or a certified managerial accountant with the BA degree.

“If you are trying to find the best in you, there is no better place than Ursuline to do that. Regardless of what is different about you, they are going to find what’s best about you and that is what you are going to walk away with. You are going to be a much better person, reach your goals and accomplish things that you never thought would happen will finally be right at your fingertips.”

Annette Blackwell Mayor of Maple Heights Current Student

“Choosing to enroll in UCAP was the best decision I ever made for completing my undergraduate degree. This program allowed me to complete my program one class at a time.”

Glenda Harper-Moore AVP & Senior Account Manager PNC International Asset Management UCAP Grad 2016

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Ursuline College Accelerated Program