Learn the essential language of business applicable in every industry and enter one of America’s most trusted professions.
Locations
- Statesboro Campus (In Person)
Why Get a Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting?
- Pursue an accounting degree accredited by the AACSB—the highest accreditation a business school can achieve.
- Learn from qualified professors and benefit from both regional and national visiting speakers as part of our Executive-in-Residence and Accounting Day programs.
- Take advantage of our state-of-the-art multimedia classroom facilities and computer labs outfitted with the latest technology.
- Build leadership skills and lasting friendships with fellow students and faculty members via student organizations.
- Prepare for professional life through a variety of professional development programs, tutoring services, and meaningful community service projects.
- Gain invaluable internship experience with companies like Aprio, BDO USA, Bennett Thrasher, Cherry Bekaert, Chick-fil-A, Georgia Pacific and Gulfstream.
Georgia Southern’s B.B. A. in accounting program primes you for a high-earning career across diverse industries. Graduates step into roles like accountant, financial analyst, controller and chief financial officer.
From prestigious firms like Aprio to global giants like Amazon and in sectors ranging from agriculture to defense, your accounting degree opens a myriad of doors in the world of industry.
By learning the language of business, you are preparing to solve complex and fascinating problems—bringing critical value wherever you go.
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What Can You Do With a BBA in Accounting?
As the language of business, accounting opens up a world of career opportunities. Our graduates go on to pursue careers in private business, law, law enforcement, politics, education and government.
Where our graduates work:
- Draffin & Tucker, LLP
- Elliott Davis, LLC
- Ernst & Young
- Georgia Department of Audits
- Gulfstream Aerospace Corporation
- KPMG
- Moore Stephens Tiller, LLC
- PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
- Porter Keadle Moore, LLP
- Walmart Global Internal Audit Services
What our graduates do:
- Accountant
- Controller
- Accounting Manager
- Chief Financial Officer
- Partner
- Tax Manager
- Finance Vice President
- Director of Finance
- Auditor
- Financial Analyst
- Manager
- Certified Public Accountant
- Owner
- Audit Manager
- Chief Executive Officer
- Tax Associate
What You’ll Learn
As a BBA in accounting student, you will learn to capture, summarize, and report financial information for use in charting an organization’s future. Upon completion of the program, graduates will be able to
- Synthesize financial and other accounting information by preparing financial statements that fairly reflect economic events
- Apply an appropriate “Code of Professional Conduct” to resolve ethical conflicts
- Make a professional oral presentation on an accounting or related technical matter
- Prepare well-written reports that represent accounting information
- Use personal and professional information technology applications in the accounting environment.
Build Your Experience
Get Certified
We prepare graduates to sit for the qualifying examinations of four of the most highly recognized professional accounting certifications. We also offer certificates in Ethical Leadership and Forensics Interviewing.
Explore Our Resources
The Parker College of Business offers numerous resources for students, from tutoring to internship opportunities to special certifications.
Find an Internship
Internships are an invaluable experience when it comes to setting your career goals and trajectory. We offer several opportunities and resources for students looking to find an internship, such as events like Meet the Firms and Accounting Day.
Take Action
Follow these steps to complete the Georgia Southern application:
- Create an application account.
- Complete our online application using the PIN you received after creating your application account.
- Pay the $30 application fee or upload a valid fee waiver once complete. (Previous Georgia Southern applicants and dual-enrollment students do not need to pay the fee.)
Check your application status at My.GeorgiaSouthern.edu/admissions three days after completing your application. This page contains live information about your admission status, including a checklist of missing documents we need to make a decision.
Apply as a First-Year Student Transfer to Georgia SouthernWe’re proud of the School of Accountancy’s AACSB accreditation, a distinction only 5% of business schools achieve.
The Parker College of Business School of Accountancy hosts several student organizations like Bi Alpha Psi and the Accounting Association.
The following characteristics that distinguish a Georgia Southern accounting graduate.
- Outcome 1: Graduates will be able to synthesize financial and other accounting information by preparing financial statements that fairly reflect economic events.
- University Theme and Parker College of Business Goal: critically analyze and synthesize information.
- Evidence of Progress: prepare financial statements that correctly reflect economic events.
- Outcome 2: Graduates will be able to apply an appropriate Code of Professional Conduct to resolve ethical conflicts.
- University Theme and Parker College of Business Goal: make informed, ethical decisions.
- Evidence of Progress: Apply the AICPA’s Code of Professional Conduct to resolve ethical conflicts.
- Outcome 3: Graduates will be able to make an oral presentation on an accounting or related technical matter for the appropriate audience that is: (a) well-organized and (b) grammatically correct.
- University Theme and Parker College of Business Goal: communicate effectively.
- Evidence of Progress: present one-on-one.
- Outcome 4: Graduates will be able to prepare written reports that represent accounting information for the appropriate audience that are: (a) well-organized, (b) concise and (c) grammatically correct.
- University Theme and Parker College of Business Goal: communicate effectively.
- Evidence of Progress: Write memos.
- Outcome 5: Graduates will be able to use personal and professional information technology applications in the accounting environment.
- University Theme and Parker College of Business Goal: Use data and information effectively.
- Evidence of Progress: Utilize technology applications in completing work.
The BBA in accounting is not designed or advertised to meet any state licensure or certification requirements.
Henry Fumbah
With a minor in finance to go along with his accounting degree, it is no surprise that Henry Fumbah (ACCT, 2016) began his career in the accounting and finance world.
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School of Accountancy
Parker College of Business
Room 2203
Georgia Southern University
P.O. Box 8141
Statesboro, GA 30460
Phone: 912-478-2228
Fax: 912-478-0105
Email: soa@georgiasouthern.edu