BS Accounting Finance Degree Online

Is an Online Finance Degree Focusing on Accounting right for you?

If playing a key role in the financial success of a business interests you, consider the Accounting-Finance degree online at SNHU. This BS accounting-finance online program combines the investment and budget strategies of a finance degree with the detail orientation of an accounting degree. The BS in Accounting-Finance degree online focuses on the development of real-world skills desired by employers. The financial accounting theories and principles that you will learn will be applicable throughout your career.

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Why the BS in Accounting Finance Degree Online Program at SNHU?

As a private, affordable, nonprofit, accredited university, SNHU focuses on ensuring you have the necessary skills to succeed. Whether you enroll in the Accounting Finance degree online or through any of our five regional campuses, you will benefit from an SNHU education:

• Quality education at one of the most affordable tuition rates available.
• Professors and instructors who are actively involved with their students' success.
• Choose how you want to learn: Online, campus-based or a combination of both.
• High-quality instruction from both the accounting and finance faculties that include certified public accountants, certified management accountants and finance professionals.
• Students in our online accounting and finance degree programs have 24/7/365 access to class – attend when it is most convenient for you.

Accounting Finance Degree Online Focus

The Accounting Finance degree online is flexible enough to meet your career goals. Unlike many traditional programs, you choose the course of study that interests you. You can focus on optimizing a business’ financial assets or concentrate on course work to assist you in attaining a CPA.
Those interested in accounting will receive a solid foundation in accounting principles and practices. The online accounting program prepares you for a career in public and corporate accounting, taxation, banking, financial analysis, auditing, government services with the IRS or FBI, or scores of other accounting-related careers.    Students pursuing a finance career learn the skills necessary to assess the performance and suitability of a firm’s financial position as well as its stocks, bonds and other investments.

Accounting Employment Opportunities

Accounting is a high-growth occupation. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics finds "employment of accountants and auditors is expected to grow by 16 percent between 2010 and 2020" and that "demand for thorough financial documentation is expected to increase in response to recent financial crises and subsequent financial regulations."

Visit our Career Development Center online to learn more about career opportunities in Accounting.

Transfer of Credit

If you are a student who wants to transfer to SNHU or simply want to finish what you’ve started, we try to make transferring as easy as possible. We will accept up to 90 transferred academic credits and we automatically complete an official credit evaluation as part of the application review process.

Accounting Finance Curriculum

Pursuing an Accounting Finance degree online or at one of our campuses insures the curriculum provides a solid foundation in accounting and finance principles and practices.

Students select the BS accounting-finance online program of study that interests them most. The degree is of interest to students seeking to study accounting and finance without following the traditional certified public accountant track. The program also offers an option for students who wish to follow the traditional CPA track. These students can fulfill the necessary CPA requirements by taking certain upper-level accounting courses as free electives.

BA/BS Core Courses*

Skills Courses: They teach basic academic skills and provide the basis for your education at SNHU. You are encouraged to complete these courses early in your academic career. English and Mathematics courses must be completed within the first 63 credits (transfer students consult with your advisor).

BA/BS Core Skills Courses
ENG 120 College Composition I
ENG 200 Sophomore Seminar 
IT 100 Introduction to Information Technology
COM 212 Public Speaking 
SNHU 303 SNHU Experience: Life After SNHU*
SNHU 404 SNHU Experience: General Education Capstone*
*Or one free elective for Online and On location students and transfers with 15+ credits.

Choose two of the following:
MAT 101 Culinary Mathematics (Culinary Majors Only)
MAT 106 Math for Elementary Education I (Education Majors Only)
MAT 130 Applied Finite Math
MAT 140 Precalculus
MAT 200 Mathematics for the Humanities
MAT 210 Calculus I
MAT 230 Discrete Mathematics
MAT 240 Applied Statistics
MAT XX Mathematics Elective Based on School

Knowledge Courses: They provide a basis of knowledge about human culture, society, history and the environment. They teach critical thinking skills and a broader perspective about the world.

BA/BS Core Knowledge Courses

Choose one of the following:
FAS 201 Introduction to Humanities I
FAS 202 Introduction to Humanities II
FAS 223 Appreciation and History of Music
FAS 340 Modern Art
FAS 370 American Art

Choose one of the following:
HIS 109 Western Civilization I
HIS 110 Western Civilization II
HIS 113 United States History I
HIS 114 United States History II

Choose one 200 level Literature Elective

Choose one of the following:
PHL 210 Introduction to Western Philosophy
PHL 212 Introduction to Ethics
PHL 214 Logic, Language and Argumentation
PHL 230 Religions of the World

Choose one Science Elective (not SCI 215)

Choose four (4)  other electives: 
Social and Behavioral Science Elective (ATH, ECO, POL, PSY, SOC, SSC)*
*No more than two of these four in the same discipline

Global Marker: Every student must collect two (2) global markers to graduate. A number of courses which meet other requirements are also classified as global and carry the global marker (G). These markers must be taken at SNHU.

Total Credits: 45

*Depending on your specific program, the required courses may vary from those shown.

SNHU's Online degree programs meet the needs of today's students while ensuring educational quality and real-world applicability. Contact us to learn more about the SNHU difference.