Business Administration (M.B.A.) - Accounting
Important: This degree plan is effective for those starting this degree program in fall 2023 through summer 2024. This degree plan will remain in effect for students who do not break enrollment or who do not change degree programs, concentrations, or cognates.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| BUSI 520 | Strategic Marketing Management | 3 |
| BUSI 530 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| BUSI 561 | Legal Issues in Business | 3 |
| BUSI 600 | Business Research Methods | 3 |
| BUSI 601 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| BUSI 604 | International Business | 3 |
| BUSI 610 | Organizational Design and Structure | 3 |
| BUSI 620 | Global Economic Environment | 3 |
| BUSI 642 | Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management | 3 |
| BUSI 650 | Operations Management | 3 |
| BUSI 690 | Policy and Strategy in Global Competition | 3 |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting Cognate | ||
| ACCT 521 | Advanced Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 531 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 612 | Tax Research and Jurisprudence | 3 |
| ACCT 622 | Advanced Auditing | 3 |
| or ACCT 632 | Advanced Financial Accounting Theory | |
| Total Hours | 12 | |
All applicable prerequisites must be met
Graduation Requirements
- Complete 45 hours
- A maximum of 50% of the program hours may be transferred if approved and allowable, including credit from an earned degree from Liberty University on the same academic level
- 3.0 GPA
- No more than two grades of C may be applied to the degree (includes grades of C+ &C-)
- No grade of D or below may be applied to the degree (includes grades of D+ & D-)
- Liberty University course work that is more than 10 years old may not be applied towards this degree. Students are required to repeat the course if it has exceeded the age limit
- Degree must be completed within 5 years
- Submission of Degree Completion Application must be completed within the last semester of a student’s anticipated graduation date
Program Offered in Resident & Online Format
| First Semester | Hours | |
|---|---|---|
| BUSI 520 | Strategic Marketing Management | 3 |
| BUSI 600 | Business Research Methods | 3 |
| BUSI 604 | International Business | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| BUSI 530 | Managerial Finance | 3 |
| BUSI 620 | Global Economic Environment | 3 |
| BUSI 642 | Contemporary Issues in Human Resource Management | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Third Semester | ||
| ACCT 521 | Advanced Cost Accounting | 3 |
| BUSI 601 | Accounting for Decision Making | 3 |
| BUSI 650 | Operations Management | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fourth Semester | ||
| ACCT 531 | Accounting Information Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 612 | Tax Research and Jurisprudence | 3 |
| BUSI 610 | Organizational Design and Structure | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Fifth Semester | ||
| ACCT 622 or ACCT 632 |
Advanced Auditing or Advanced Financial Accounting Theory |
3 |
| BUSI 561 | Legal Issues in Business | 3 |
| BUSI 690 | Policy and Strategy in Global Competition | 3 |
| Hours | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 45 | |