University of Portland Bulletin 2024-2025

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting

The University offers both a four-year B.B.A. and a five-year B.B.A./M.B.A. option for students considering a degree in accounting.

The four-year, 120 credit hour B.B.A. degree is appropriate for students who wish to pursue:

  1. Professional certification, such as a certified management accountant (CMA), certified internal auditor (CIA), certified fraud examiner (CFE), or certified financial planner (CFP), for which an undergraduate degree is sufficient, or
  2. A career in accounting or related field for which no certification is required.

Students who wish to pursue the certified public accountant (CPA) certification, which necessitates 150 semester credit hours among other state-specific requirements, can meet the Oregon requirements by:

  1. Completing the five-year B.B.A./M.B.A. degree, or
  2. Completing a graduate program in the Pamplin School of Business (see Graduate School).

Students can obtain the additional credit hours in other ways as well. Since requirements for CPA exams are governed by individual states, students should select courses that meet the requirements of the state where they plan to become licensed.

UP Core Requirements — 40 credit hours

All University of Portland students progress through a set of shared course options as part of the University’s liberal arts Core Curriculum. This curriculum offers a foundation of multiple lenses to address enduring questions of human concern, integrating the liberal arts, the University mission, and the knowledge, skills, and values needed in a diverse society and in the workplace.

See UP Core Requirements

Two of the three core requirements in the Science & Problem Solving Habit are satisfied by ECN 120 and the mathematics requirements within the major.

BUS 250 and BUS 465 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.B.A. in Accounting.

Business Requirements — 56 credit hours

Non-Business Courses - 9 credit hours

CST 107Public Speaking for Change

3

ENG 107College Writing

3

MTH 161Elementary Statistics

3

P4 Professional Development Requirements - 3 credit hours

BUS 202Professional Development

1

BUS 302Internship Preparation

1

BUS 397Professional Development Internship

1

Global Acumen Requirements - 7 credit hours

BUS 360Cross Cultural Organizational Behavior and Ethics

3

BUS 496Meaningful International Experience

1

Any 300-400 level course with international focus

3

Business Foundation Lower Division - 31 credit hours

BUS 100Introduction to Leadership Skills

3

BUS 101Software Applications Workshop

1

BUS 104Math for Business and Analytics I

2

ECN 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECN 121Principles of Microeconomics

3

BUS 200Principles of Marketing

3

BUS 204Math for Business and Analytics II

1

BUS 205Foundations of Finance

3

BUS 209Financial Accounting

3

BUS 210Managerial Accounting

3

BUS 250Legal and Social Responsibility in Business

3

BUS 255Introduction to Operations & Technology Management

3

Business Foundation Upper Division - 6 credit hours

BUS 355Decision Modeling and Analytics

3

BUS 364Innovation

3

Major Requirements — 27 credit hours

Required Courses — 15 credit hours

BUS 310Intermediate Financial Accounting I

3

BUS 311Intermediate Financial Accounting II

3

BUS 367Essentials of Taxation

3

BUS 413Accounting Analytics for Decision Managers

3

BUS 465Auditing

3

Major Electives (with no concentration) - 12 credit hours

Students who do not wish to pursue a professional certification and do not plan to focus on an accounting concentration select four courses from the following:
BUS 312Cost Accounting

3

BUS 365Accounting Information Systems

3

BUS 411Advanced Accounting

3

BUS 412Accounting Ethics

3

BUS 416Accounting Fraud and Forensics

3

BUS 450Advanced Business Law

3

BUS 464Business Taxation

3

BUS 467Income Tax Strategies

3

Major Electives (with a concentration)—3 credit hours

Students who plan to focus on an accounting concentration select an elective and complete the three required concentration courses as listed in the concentrations below.

Select one course from the following not used to fulfill the concentration requirements:

BUS 312Cost Accounting

3

BUS 365Accounting Information Systems

3

BUS 411Advanced Accounting

3

BUS 412Accounting Ethics

3

BUS 416Accounting Fraud and Forensics

3

BUS 450Advanced Business Law

3

BUS 464Business Taxation

3

BUS 467Income Tax Strategies

3

Corporate Accounting Concentration — 9 credit hours

For students who wish to pursue professional accreditation other than a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
BUS 312Cost Accounting

3

BUS 365Accounting Information Systems

3

BUS 464Business Taxation

3

CPA Tax Concentration — 9 credit hours

For students who plan to focus on Tax Compliance and Planning on the CPA exam.
BUS 450Advanced Business Law

3

BUS 464Business Taxation

3

BUS 467Income Tax Strategies

3

CPA Business Analytics and Reporting Concentration — 9 credit hours

For students who plan to focus on Business Analytics and Reporting on the CPA exam.
BUS 312Cost Accounting

3

BUS 365Accounting Information Systems

3

BUS 411Advanced Accounting

3

Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours

Total Credit Hours: 120