Accounting (3/2), M.B.A.

The 3/2 Master in Business Administration in Accounting Program is designed for BW undergraduate students who want to earn a joint BA/MBA degree and/or meet the educational requirements to sit for the CPA examination in Ohio. The 3/2 MBA in Accounting Program provides both the technical accounting and financial management skills and broad functional business background necessary to succeed in a challenging financial management career. All courses are taught by faculty having the appropriate academic credentials, real world on-the-job experience, and professional certification where appropriate. Courses are based on the systematic approach to leadership and management, and uniquely combine the teaching of business theory and its practical application to the day-to-day work environment facing the student.

Curriculum

The 3/2 Accounting program requires 33 credit hours of graduate coursework, not including any course requirements at the undergraduate level. The 33 credit hours include a 12 credit hour core, 15 credit hours of accounting courses, 3 credit hours of accounting elective, and a three credit hour capstone course taken in the student’s final semester. Classes are offered both during the day and weeknights during three semesters over the calendar year. Full-time participants can complete the sequence of 11 core classes in one calendar year. However, the pace at which students proceed through the curriculum is flexible so as to accommodate individual student needs.