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BSBA Major • Minor

Accounting

Help business and organizations thrive by keeping excellent financial data.

Accuracy and attention to detail matter. The financial health of any organization is essential to its ability to complete its mission. Geneva's accounting program equips you with the analytical expertise to be a key leader in any organization.

Geneva prepares you to make a meaningful impact in your career, community, and life.

Certified Public Accountant

Education to prepare you for licensure as a CPA

Intern Opportunities

with local firms to gain hands-on experience give you a career advantage

Study Under CPAs

Accounting professors are Certified Public Accountants with years of experience

Key Courses

Biblical Management & Business Ethics

Take a biblical approach towards management and examine the ethical challenges facing managers today.

Taxation

Study the underlying concepts of income taxes and how taxes affect corporations, individuals, and non-profits.

Auditing

Examine the audit process in entirety from a professional point of view.

Business Law

Examine the principles of contracts, employments, and the rules businesses must abide by.

Experienced & Accomplished Faculty

The accounting major prepares students for careers in managerial, governmental, or certified public accounting positions.

Geneva’s program offers students the opportunity to define their accounting track towards:

  • public (150 total credit hours)
  • private accounting (120 credit hours)

Both tracks offer students instruction from CPA faculty and the potential for internships in their related areas of interest. The public track is designed to meet the requirements of the State Board of Accountancy to sit for the CPA examination.

Accounting graduates are more than equipped to meet today’s demand for well-prepared and ethical accountants who are able to function in the business world.

ACBSP Accredited

The Accounting program at Geneva College is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

ACBSP Outcomes Information (.pdf)

 

The learning objectives for accounting majors are:

  1. Students should be able to demonstrate conceptual knowledge of the various functional areas of business. 
  2. Students should be able to carry out problem analysis, synthesis, and evaluation utilizing the appropriate techniques, technical applications, and principles to develop business plans and solutions. 

Career Outcomes

Graduates who aspire to have an impact in their communities and their careers through a Geneva education gain expertise in this field enhanced by academics rooted in Christian values and ethics in Geneva’s program.

135K

accountant and auditor openings are expected each year from 2020 to 2030 (U.S. BLS).

$77,200

is the average salary for an accountant (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics).

100%

of job-seeking Accounting graduates in the last 4 years are employed.

“We learned about how Christian principles apply to business, and we are being trained how to handle real-world situations with a Christian worldview. People in business often get a bad reputation regarding their character, but learning about business in this way allows for us to be a light in this field. We are learning that business is good, and there is a biblical way to approach it.” - Daniela, Accounting graduate

Be prepared for careers such as...

  • Financial Analyst
  • Accountant
  • Investment Advisor
  • Auditor
  • Forensic Accountant

Further your impact...

  • Work with esteemed firms like Ernst & Young, PwC, Baker Tilly, Grossman Yanak & Ford, and Holsinger
  • Earn your CPA and work in either public or private accounting

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