Omaha, NE Campus
Business Accounting Technology
Bachelor of Applied Science Degree
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Objectives
The fundamentals of accounting and business operations are important in many economic endeavors. This program blends accounting concepts and skills, financial applications and elements of business with accounting technology. This blend offers students a practitioner-oriented program of study that can help them prepare to function in a variety of business atmospheres. The program includes instruction on computerized accounting, basic accounting principles and financial accounting applications. Students will have the opportunity to create, analyze and interpret financial data and statements. Upper-level courses enhance the study of accounting and expand into areas such as cost accounting and budgeting, financial analysis, taxation and auditing, and accounting information systems. The program also includes a background in business data networks, business information systems, business organization, business law, human resource management and professional communications. Critical thinking, accounting technology and professional and interpersonal communication are also elements of this program.
Career Opportunities
The program can
help graduates prepare for a business accounting career and pursue entry-level positions in fields involving accounting or
finance. Graduates can develop knowledge and skills to work in such areas as management advisory services, income tax and
auditing, budgeting, cost accounting and general accounting.
Admission Requirements
Refer to the Admission section of this catalog for information
relating to Admission Requirements and Procedures for this program.
School Equipment
Students will have the opportunity to use the following
school equipment as required throughout the program: computer systems, network hubs, patch panels, printers and other common
computer peripherals. Refer to Student Equipment in the Online Course Informaiton section of this catalog for information
relating the student equipment requirements for the distance education courses that are taught online over the
Internet.
Class Size
Classes generally range in size from 20 to 40 students. Depending on the course subject matter, certain classes
may contain a greater or lesser number of students.
Program Outline
To view a list of the course descriptions, please click here.
Course
Number |
Course |
Credit
Hours |
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General Education Courses* |
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Unspecified General Education courses ++ |
52 |
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| BU121 |
Introduction to Business In a Global Society+ |
4 |
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| BU131 |
Business and Information Systems+ |
4 |
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| BU213 |
Financial Accounting: Reporting and Analysis+ |
4 |
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| BU214 |
Fundamentals of Tax Preparation+ |
4 |
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| BU222 |
Business Law and Regulation+ |
4 |
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| BU232 |
Business and Database Applications+ |
4 |
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| BU233 |
Business and Data Networks+ |
4 |
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| BU241 |
Principles of Marketing+ |
4 |
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| BU261 |
Corporate Finance+ |
4 |
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| BU271 |
Principles of Professional Communication+ |
4 |
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| BU315 |
Cost Accounting and Budgeting I+ |
4 |
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| BU316 |
Cost Accounting and Budgeting II+ |
4 |
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| BU317 |
Corporate Tax and Regulations+ |
4 |
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| BU318 |
Accounting Practices in HR Records Management+ |
4 |
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| BU334 |
Accounting Application to Internet Technology+ |
4 |
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| BU352 |
Principles of Management+ |
4 |
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| BU362 |
Financial Capital and Markets+ |
4 |
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| BU424 |
Principles of International Economics+ |
4 |
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| BU435 |
Accounting Information Systems+ |
4 |
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| BU459 |
Strategic Management Project+ |
4 |
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| BU463 |
Corporate Analysis and Forecasting+ |
4 |
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| BU464 |
Global Finance and Accounting+ |
4 |
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| EC311 |
Introduction to Project Management+ |
4 |
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| EC312 |
Project Management Techniques+ |
4 |
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| TB133 |
Strategies for the Technical Professional+ |
4 |
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| TB145 |
Introduction to Computing+ |
4 |
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| TB332 |
Professional Procedures and Portfolio Development+ |
4 |
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Minimum required credit hours for the Baccalaureate Degree (Grand total) |
180 |
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+In this program, this course may be taught either completely in residence at the school, completely online over the Internet as a distance education course or partially in residence and partially online, as determined by the school from time to time in its discretion. Refer to the Online Course Information section of this catalog for additional information relating to these courses that the school decides to teach all or partially online over the Internet. In order to help students become familiar with fundamentals of taking courses online over the Internet, the school may determine that a portion of the first online course that a student takes in this program must be taken online at the school in a supervised setting.
++Any general education courses taught by the school in this program may be taught either completely in residence at the school, completely online over the Internet as a distance education course or partially in residence and partially online, as determined by the school from time to time in its discretion. Refer to the Online Course Information section of this catalog for additional information relating to these courses that the school decides to teach all or partially online over the Internet. In order to help students become familiar with fundamentals of taking courses online over the Internet, the school may determine that a portion of the first online course that a student takes in this program must be taken online at the school in a supervised setting.
*General education courses include courses in the
humanities, composition, mathematics, the sciences and the social sciences. The Unspecified General Education courses must
include at least one course in each of the following categories: the humanities, composition, mathematics and the social
sciences. Refer to the Course Descriptions section of this catalog for the general education category pertaining to each
general education course.
NOTE: The course descriptions for the courses in this program are
in the Course Descriptions section of this catalog. The school may, at any time in its discretion, vary the sequence of
courses in this program, revise the curriculum content of the program or any course in the program and change the number of
credit hours in the program or in any program course.
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