B.BA. Accounting

• Program Educational Objectives (PEOs)

The Accounting Degree at IUK provides students with a solid foundation that will enable them to effectively perform key tasks and roles in accounting, audit and business industry.

The primary program educational objective of the B.BA in Accounting is to provide the financial industry with proficient and well-rounded individuals who will demonstrate they are:

• Knowledgeable and skillful
• Entrepreneurial
• Innovative and creative thinkers
• Effective collaborators
• Responsible citizens

Within 3 to 5 years of graduation, these students will:

1. Possess extensive knowledge and skills focused on a specific occupation of applied accounting, and be practicing general business analytical skills to inform strategic decision making.
2. Be Chartered Members of one or more Accounting Professional Bodies and conform to the association’s requirements for professional development and best practice.
3. Effectively perform in the common business domains such as finance, management, leadership, marketing, and information systems.
4. Possess the personal and cognitive skills required to be effective in business including effective communication, efficient teamwork, entrepreneurship, and other soft skills, such as time management, supervision, and leadership management.
5. Demonstrate ethics in business and responsibility to their society and profession. 

• Student Learning Outcomes (SLO’s)

Student learning outcomes have been developed through a consultative process that has involved the teaching team, students, industry feedback and international benchmarks along with close alignment with professional association standards.

1. Apply accounting concepts and techniques in business environments.
2. Utilize financial information, accounting tools and techniques and standards; to prepare financial statements according to international standards.
3. Use accounting principles, concepts, tools and techniques for budgeting, business planning, decision-making, and financial performance evaluation.
4. Apply analytical and computational knowledge and skills in accounting to determine major trends in business.
5. Select financial management principles, tools, and techniques to analyze different issues related to financial performance, investment, and financing.

• Graduation Requirements: B.BA. Accounting

Students must successfully complete 126 credits of courses to obtain the Bachelor of Business Administration (B.BA.) in Accounting. These requirements are explained in the previous sections and summarized as follows:

1. University Core Courses (General Education)             42 credit hours
2. College of Business Administration requirements            36 credit hours
3. Major Requirements (compulsory + elective) 42 credit hours
   • Compulsory courses: 24 credits
   • Major elective courses: 18 credits
4. D. Practical Component 6 credit hours