In the College of Business and Entrepreneurship’s School of Accounting, Business Administration & Technology, the accounting program prepares students for the ethical and professional practice of accounting from a Biblically based Christian perspective. Students are taught the foundational knowledge and skills of accounting along with the current technologies being applied in the field to meet business needs. Accounting students at MBU are encouraged to join the Accounting Club for networking with students, faculty, and professionals to identify a career path where they can make an impact for God’s glory.
Possible Careers
The following are only a sample of the possible careers a student with an accounting degree may pursue:
- CPA (Certified Public Accountant)
- CMA (Certified Management Accountant)
- Staff Accountant
- Comptroller
- CFO (Chief Financial Officer)
- Controller
- Project Accountant
- Cost Accountant
- Cost Estimator
- Tax Accountant
- Auditor
- Internal Auditor
- Forensic Accountant
- Business Strategy Consultant
- Investment Banker
- Personal Financial Advisor
- Accounting Manager
- Budget Analyst
- Data Analyst
- Financial Analyst
- Accounting Clerk
- Bookkeeper
Accounting Certificate Requirements
Accounting Certificate:
A total of 30 semester hours is required to earn the Accounting Certificate. Transfer credit will be accepted into this certificate program from an accredited college or school up to a maximum of 20 hours, up to 9 hours of which may be earned through credit by examination and/or portfolio assessment of prior learning. Portfolio credit is only available to those students who have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University. Students must complete a minimum of 10 semester hours in residency at Missouri Baptist University to earn the Accounting Certificate.
A student must earn a grade of C or better in all courses taken to meet the Thirty-Hour Accounting Certificate requirements. The student must have an overall grade point average of 2.5 or better for the awarding of the accounting certificate.
Course Name:
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 223 Principles of Managerial Accounting
BCIS 203 Microsoft Office Suite
BUSN 303 Business Ethics and Professional Integrity
BUSN 413 Business Law- Uniform Commercial Code
ECON 123 Microeconomics (MOTR ECON 102)
MGMT 303 Management Concepts and Practices
Required Accounting Component:
ITBU 363 Business Analytics
ACCT 313 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 323 Intermediate Accounting II
Accounting Minor Requirements
MINOR: Accounting (for all Majors)
The student must complete 18 hours in accounting, including the following courses:
Required Accounting Courses:
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 223 Principles of Managerial Accounting
ACCT 313 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 323 Intermediate Accounting II
Required Electives: An additional 6 hours of upper division accounting courses
Total 18 Hours
*Students should pay careful attention to courses which are only offered once a year, or every other year (see course descriptions), so that graduation may occur in a timely manner.
*At least three hours of minor must be earned at Missouri Baptist University.
*A grade of D is not acceptable in courses taken to fulfill the requirements for a minor.
Accounting Bachelor’s Requirements
MAJOR: (includes Business Administration minor)
College of Business & Entrepreneurship core requirements
ACCT 213 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 223 Principles of Managerial Accounting
MATH 243 Probability and Statistics1
BCIS 403/503 Management Applications of Information Technology2
BUIB 373 Experiential Internship
BUSN 353 Communication Strategies in Business
BUSN 363 Financial Management†
BUSN 413 Business Law- Uniform Commercial Code†
BUSN 463 Business Strategy and Competition
MGMT 303 Management Concepts and Practices
MGMT 353 Production and Operations Management
MGPS 403/503 Organizational Behavior & Leadership2
ITBU 363 Business Analytics
MRKT 313 Introduction to Marketing†
Total 42 Hours
1Bachelor of Science Degree Requirement credit hours
2See the catalog section on Senior Permission for information on earning graduate credit for this course.
†For students majoring in Healthcare Management, these requirements are met by courses in the Healthcare Management Core.
The Business Administration minor will be granted to all majors in the College of Business & Entrepreneurship, except Business Administration, Applied Management, and Organizational Leadership, because of completing the minor requirements.
Required Accounting courses:
ACCT 313 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 323 Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 333 Cost Accounting
ACCT 413 Tax Accounting
ACCT 443 Auditing
ACCT 463 Advanced Accounting
Total 18 hrs
Elective upper-level courses:
ACCT 393 Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 493 Accounting Data Analytics
Total Hours to Complete Major Requirements 60 Hours
Note(s)
- At least six hours of major and three hours of minor must be earned at Missouri Baptist University
- A grade of D is not acceptable in courses taken to fulfill the requirements for a major or minor
- If a substitution has been made, attach a copy of the signed approval and indicate the course number and title following the catalog requirement. Please include the date of the substitution.
Requirements for degree conferral:
- At least 24 of the last 32 hours taken at Missouri Baptist University
- Cumulative GPA of at least 2.50 on a 4.00 scale (those seeking certification must achieve a GPA of 2.75)
- At least 42 hours of Upper Division (54 for a dual degree)
- At least 120 total credit hours (144 for a dual degree)