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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 490Internship*

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

*Or any of the following: FINA 490, GBUS 490, MGMT 490, and MKTG 490.

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.