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Business Administration, B.A., with Accounting Concentration (Degree-Completion Program)

As a degree-completion program, the Business Administration, B.A., with Accounting Concentration is intended for students who have completed previous college coursework and is especially appropriate for those who have completed an AAS degree in management or an equivalent degree.

This program will provide students with the coursework and minimum hour required for the Illinois CPA Exam. Students interested in sitting for the Illinois CPA exam should work with their advisor to determine any additional requirements by the State of Illinois.

In addition to the College of Management and Business Undergraduate Admission Requirements, students must fulfill the following requirements to start this program:

  • A minimum of 135 quarter hours or 90 semester hours of transferable credit
  • A cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or better on a 4.0 scale, on all previous coursework
  • Note: Applicants may initiate a request for permission to start the program with fewer than the 135-quarter hour minimum transferable credit standard and/or the program prerequisites. If the applicant's request for permission to start and the admissions file indicate a strong potential for success in the program, the academic program director may grant permission for the student to start. Any degree requirements that the student is missing, however must still be met in order for a degree to be awarded.

This degree requires:

  • 225 QH

Students in this program may select an optional concentration in Public Policy.

Required Courses

Communications - 15 QH

LAE101English Composition I
LAE102English Composition II
LAT210Effective Speaking

Humanities - 5 QH

One Humanities course

Fine Arts - 5 QH

One Fine Arts course

Quantitative Reasoning/Math - 10 QH

LAM220College Algebra
and
LAM214Finite Mathematics
or
LAM216Statistical Methods

Physical and Life Sciences - 5 QH

One Laboratory Science course

Social Sciences - 10 QH

LAS250Macroeconomics
LAS255Microeconomics

Behavioral Science - 5 QH

LAP100General Psychology

Additional General Education Requirements - 5 QH

Choose additional General Education courses to reach 60 QH

Business Support Requirements - 36 QH

MGT101Introduction to Business
MGT150Introduction to Computer Applications
MGT120Accounting Principles I
MGT121Accounting Principles II
MGT122Accounting Principles III
MGT204Business Law I
MGT302Principles of Management and Supervision
MGT300Principles of Marketing
MGT301Principles of Finance

Computer Elective - 4 QH

Choose one Computer Elective course

Business Electives - 12 QH

Choose three Business Elective courses

Business Administration Core (must be taken at NLU) - 49 QH

MGT407Advanced Business Writing
MGT408Contemporary Issues in International Management
MGT409Issues in Consumer Behavior
MGT414Business Research Methods Communication
MGT418Concepts and Applications in Financial Management
MGT428Ethical Issues in Business and Management
MGT434Accounting and Budgeting for Managers
MGT438Information Management Systems
MGT451Quantitative Methods for Managers
MGT400Business Strategy
MGT481Advanced Concepts in Operations Management
MGT454Project Management

Accounting Concentration - 54 QH

MGT420Advanced Accounting
MGT432Advanced Business Law
MGT370International Accounting
MGT427Advanced Cost Accounting
MGT412Organizational Behavior
MGT454Project Management
MGT405Accounting Information Systems
MGT404Diversity in the Workplace
MGT371International Finance
MGT495Special Topic

Note: MGT 495 Special Topics can be taken in other areas of Accounting as needed to bring the total number of credits in Accounting to 54 QH.

Nonspecific Electives - 19 QH

Choose any undergraduate courses to reach the 225 QH required for the degree