B.A. Degree with a Major in Accounting

Seamless Transition to Your B.A.

Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies is exclusively for students seeking to complete degrees begun elsewhere. We facilitate the smooth transfer of credits from METRO Community College. This advising guide is effective for students entering BVU in the 2011-12 academic year. As course and degree requirements change, students are encouraged to consult with BVU personnel.

METRO Community College has a full articulation agreement with Buena Vista University. Students who have completed an approved associate's degree at METRO can seamlessly move on to complete a bachelor's degree through BVU.

BVU Buisness Core (34 credit hours):
ACCT 205 - Financial Accounting........................................................................ACCT 1110 & 1110 - Accounting I & II
ACCT 206 - Managerial Accounting....................................................................ACCT 1120 - Accounting III
ECON 205 - Principles of Microeconomics......................................................ECON 1100 - Microeconomics
ECON 206 - Principles of Macroeconomics.....................................................ECON 1000- Macroeconomics
FNBK 306 - Managerial Finance........................................................................FINA 2230 - Business Finance
MGMT 206 - Quantitative Methods for Business
MGMT 306 - Principles of Management...........................................................BSAD 2100 - Principles of Management
MGMT 315 - Business Law I..............................................................................BSAD 1100 - Business Law I
MGMT 492 - Business Policy & Strategy
MRKT 306 - Principles of Marketing.................................................................BSAD 1010 - Principles of Marketing
MATH 140 - Elementary Applied Statistics......................................................MATH 1410 - Statistics

Major Courses (24 credit hours):
ACCT 306 - Intermediate Accounting I.............................................................ACCT 2120 & 2130 - Intermediate Accounting I & II
ACCT 307 - Intermediate Accounting II...........................................................ACCT 2140 - Intermediate Accounting III
ACCT 308 - Intermediate Accounting III
ACCT 309 - Cost Accounting.............................................................................ACCT 2330 - Managerial Cost Accounting
ACCT 405 - Auditing
ACCT 403 - Advanced Accounting or
ACCT 413 - Advanced Accounting I and
ACCT 414 - Advanced Accounting II
ACCT 415 - Individual Federal Income Tax....................................................ACCT 1070 - Individual Income Tax Accounting
ACCT 416 - Corporate Federal Income Tax

Students must earn a minimum of 12 credit hours at the 300/400 level in their major from Buena Vista University. All transcripts will be evaluated on an individual basis. If questions should arise, please contact Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies Council Bluffs site at 800.798.0788 or 2700 College Road, Box 4-C, Council Bluffs, Iowa 51502.