Put Your Accounting Career on the Fast Track: Online BS to MS Accelerated Accounting
Degree Program
Zeroing in on a career in the lucrative accounting field? SNHU offers a quicker way to earn the qualifications you need to reach your goal with our fast-track BS to MS Accelerated Accounting degree program, available online and in blended online and face-to-face format at our regional centers.
You can save time and money with this specially designed program, created for focused students who want to earn both their BS and MS degrees in Accounting. With the affordable, Accelerated Accounting degree program consisting of a combined 150 credit hours, you'll graduate with a marketable edge in the job market and be well on your way toward achieving your career goals.
The bottom line: The faster you earn your degrees, the sooner you can launch the career in accounting you desire.
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Get on Track with Our Accelerated Accounting Degree Program
The flexibility of our accelerated accounting degree program enables you to begin working in the field while pursuing your education. Apply your new expertise on the job while working toward your advanced degree.
Students interested in becoming a certified public accountant should first review the regulations in their respective states. Students may find the Accelerated Accounting degree program ideal for their needs.
Additional Assets of the Accelerated Accounting Degree Program:
- Accounting faculty includes CPAs, CMAs and certified fraud examiners with extensive academic and professional experience.
- An accelerated accounting degree program at one of the most affordable tuition rates available.
- One of the few accelerated accounting degree programs offered online.
- Choose how you want to learn: online or a combination of online and face-to-face.
- Small classes enable plenty of interaction with classmates and teachers.
- A respected, not-for-profit university.
Valuable Outcomes with the Accelerated Accounting Degree Program
You’ll be prepared to pursue a rewarding career in accounting with the BS to MS Fast Track accelerated accounting degree program.
The concentrated, advanced study in accounting will help you pursue your desire to become a CPA, corporate accountant, auditor or financial analyst, or seek positions in banking, taxation, insurance or finance. SNHU Accounting graduates have distinguished themselves in the profession.
Auditing and accounting positions are expected to grow 16 percent through 2012, much higher than average, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. The median average salary for accountants and auditors was $60,340 in 2009, according to the BLS, with the top 10 percent earning more than $104,450. On average, those with master’s degrees earn 23 percent more than those with only bachelor’s degrees, according to the BLS.
Advanced Course Work for a Professional Career
The BA to MS Fast Track accelerated accounting degree program provides a solid foundation in accounting principles and practices in the bachelor's degree program and builds on it with knowledge of advanced accounting in the master’s degree program. After completing the required 120 undergraduate credits, students are awarded a BS in Accounting. Contact an admission representative or academic adviser to learn more.
Accounting Accelerated BS Online Curriculum
ACC 201 Financial Accounting
ACC 202 Managerial Accounting
BUS 206 Business Law I
FIN 320 Principles of Finance
IT 210 Business Systems Analysis and Design
MKT 113 Introduction to Marketing
OL 125 Human Relations in Administration
OL 421 Strategic Management and Policy
ACC 207 Cost Accounting
ACC 307 Intermediate Accounting I
ACC 308 Intermediate Accounting II
ACC 309 Intermediate Accounting III
ACC 345 Financial Statement Analysis
ACC 405 Advanced Accounting I
Allied Courses
BUS 307 Business Law II
Accounting 4+1 Accelerated Track
ACC 312 International Managerial Accounting
ACC 315 Accounting Systems Applications
ACC 322 Government and Nonprofit Accounting
ACC 411 Auditing
ACC 646 Intro to Forensic Accounting*
INT 600 Multinational Corporate Management*
Free Electives: 12 credits
Total Undergraduate Credits: 120 credits
ACC 646 Intro to Forensic Accounting*
ACC 675 Control/Audit of Accounting Info Systems
ACC 680 International Accounting
ACC 696 Situational Ethics in Accounting
ACC 700 Seminar in Accounting Topics
FIN 500 Financial Management
INT 600 Multinational Corporate Management*
TAX 650 Federal Taxation of Individuals
TAX 655 Federal Income Tax of Corporations and Partnerships
QSO 510 Quantitative Analysis for Decision Making
Select two (2) of the following:
ACC 660 Controllership
ACC 691 Detection and Prevention of Fraudulent Financial Statements
ACC 692 Interview Techniques and Legal Aspects of Fraud
ACC 693 Investigating with the Computer
Total Graduate Credits: 36
Total BS+MS Accounting Accelerated Track Completed Credits: 150*