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The accounting degree provides students with a solid academic foundation for entry into professional careers in accounting-related areas of business and government. The program also prepares students to pursue advanced education in accounting and accounting related fields. Students are cautioned that the Bachelor in Accounting degree alone will not satisfy the eligibility requirements to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accounting Exam or to practice as a CPA in the State of Florida.

General Education (39 Credits)

  • Student Life Skills (1 Credit)
  • English and Communications (9 Credits)
  • Humanities (6 Credits)
  • Social Science (6 Credits)
  • Natural Science (7 Credits)
  • Mathematics (7 Credits)
  • Information Literacy (3 Credits)

Core Requirements

  • Lower Division Accounting Courses (26 Credits)
  • Upper Division Accounting Courses (34 Credits)
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Program type

Bachelor's Degree

Credit Hours

120 hours

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Student Achievement Data

Business Division 2021-2023 Student Achievement – Graduation based on 1.5 completion time. 2021 2022 2023
Accounting and Business Academic Programs Goal Actual % Goal Actual % Goal Actual %
Accounting, Associate of Arts 19 13 68.4 16 12 75.0 9 4 44.4
Business Administration, Associate of Arts 22 15 68.2 16 6 37.5 28 15 53.6
Accounting, Bachelor in Science 5 4 80.0 9 7 77.8 3 1 33.3
Business Administration, Bachelor in Science 24 14 58.3 22 19 86.4 9 7 77.8
Master of Business Administration 27 20 74.1 29 21 72.4 24 21 87.5
2023 Performance Expectations for Student Achievement Accounting, Bachelor of Science
Business and IT Student Achievement Measures 2021 2022 2023
Retention 80% 76% 76%
Job placement rates 76% 83% 80%
Acceptance into graduate programs ** ** 41%
* No graduated students during the period ** No graduates pursuing graduate levels