Undergraduate - Bachelor of Arts

Business (Accounting and Business Decisions), BA

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Program description

Business (Accounting and Business Decisions), BA

This program examines how financial operations shape and support broader business strategy, giving students a solid grounding in financial principles that prepares them for careers centered on informed financial decision-making across a range of industries. The Bachelor of Arts in Business with a concentration in Accounting and Business Decisions is designed for students who are drawn to accounting but do not intend to pursue public accounting. With a focus on managerial accounting, the six core courses in the concentration build skills in strategic financial planning, internal control, corporate compliance, and decision-making to prepare graduates for corporate accounting roles. Graduates of the program are also eligible to sit for the Certified Management Accountant exam.
Curriculum

Featured courses

Intermediate Accounting

Intermediate-level financial accounting course with in-depth focus on asset, liability and owner's equity measurement, revenue determination, investments accounting, lease accounting, financial statement preparation, presentation and analysis.

Tax Planning

Integrates tax compliance, tax planning, accounting, economics and finance. Examines current tax rules while developing the ability to think about taxes in a way that is not specific to the current federal system.

Financial Statement Analysis

Focuses on core knowledge and skills essential to financial statement analysis. Topics covered include strategic ratio analysis, cash flow analysis, forecasting, pro-forma financial statements and firm valuation.

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Admission requirements

Program requirements

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Key admission dates & deadlines

Program start Spring 2027 Fall 2027
Campus Immersion Online Campus Immersion Online
Application deadline October 1st, 2026 October 1st, 2026 January 15th, 2027 January 15th, 2027
Classes start January 11th, 2027 January 11th, 2027 August 19th, 2027 August 19th, 2027
Outcomes

Career opportunities & applicable roles

Graduates have many career opportunities and are in high demand. Senior management roles for corporate accountants include chief financial officer, and more than half of CFOs at larger corporations have formal accounting training. The longer term projected trend is for CFOs to have extensive corporate accounting training, particularly given that CFOs at public U.S. corporations personally sign financial statements. Typical early- to mid-career positions held by corporate accountants include controller, treasurer and vice president in areas such as financial planning, divisional controlling, cost accounting directing, senior financial analysis and senior accounting. Individuals in these positions typically report to the CFO.

Career examples include
Accountant/Auditor Financial Analyst Financial Manager Treasurer
The school

W. P. Carey School of Business

ASU's W. P. Carey School of Business is the largest business school in the United States, serving more than 25,000 students. Its mission centers on educating students, producing impactful research and engaging actively with the communities it serves. The school is recognized for both research and teaching. The Financial Times ranked W. P. Carey No. 17 globally and No. 3 among U.S. public schools for research, and U.S. News & World Report ranks its online undergraduate business programs No. 2 in the nation. Students study fields such as finance, accounting, supply chain management, business analytics, marketing and entrepreneurship, with classes offered on ASU's Tempe, Polytechnic and West Valley campuses and online.

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