Accounting
Bachelor of Science | COLLEGE FOR ADULTS
About the program
Are you interested in putting numbers to work for business?
Prepare for an in-demand career in accounting
With a bachelor's degree in Accounting from St. Kate’s College for Adults, you'll gain a deep knowledge of accounting practices and critical thinking, problem solving and leadership skills to take your career to a higher level.
What
can I do with a degree in
Accounting?
As a graduate of the accounting degree program from St. Kate’s College for Adults, you will be prepared for careers including:
• Financial analyst
• Public accountant
• Management accountant
• Government accountant
• Internal auditor
St. Kate’s Accounting graduates have secured jobs at leading firms such as Deloitte, 3M, Ecolab and Wells Fargo. Within two years of employment, public accountants frequently move into advanced positions as partners, internal auditors, accounting managers, budget directors, chief cost accountants, and more.
Employment of accountants and auditors is projected to grow 10 percent from 2016–2026, faster than the average for all occupations, according to the U.S. Department of Labor Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). In 2023, according to the BLS, the median annual earnings for accountants and auditors was $79,8800.
Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure
After graduating with your major in Accounting, you may meet provisions of the Minnesota State Board of Accountancy to sit for the Uniform Examination for the CPA. To become certified, you’ll need to have earned a minimum of 150 semester credits.
In the state of Minnesota, individuals have three years upon CPA exam completion to earn the additional 30 credits.
If you need to earn additional credits beyond the 120 required for your bachelor’s, you may complete them at St. Kate’s at the undergraduate or master’s level.
What will I study?
In this major, you’ll get work-ready knowledge you need to start a career in accounting. You’ll also gain learning that builds on your experience as an adult, with a focus on leadership, ethics and advocating for change. St. Kate’s business majors benefit from abundant resources as they move through the program towards their career goals. Exceptional instructors, both full-time professors and practicing professionals with a broad range of experience, provide a balanced theoretical and applied business curriculum. You’ll gain a thorough knowledge of:
• Foundations in economics, statistics, social sciences
• Managerial accounting
• Taxation
• Financial management
• Auditing
• Business law
• Economics
• Computer science
• Mathematics
Bachelor’s
-to-
Master’s Pathway
While pursuing your bachelor’s degree in the College for Adults, you may be eligible to take 1-2 courses from select St. Kate’s graduate programs, such as Business Administration (MBA) or Organizational Leadership (MAOL). Credits earned will count toward both your bachelor’s and your future master’s.
Class scheduling / time to completion
The major courses meet online, with a combination of synchronous and asynchronous learning formats.
The Accounting major may be completed in 21 months. You may need longer to complete liberal arts and elective requirements.
Do you already have a bachelor’s degree in a different major? Enroll in our post-bachelor’s Accounting certificate program.
Your program of study
Major courses
• ACCT 2110: Financial Accounting (4 credits)
• ACCT 2130: Managerial Accounting (4 credits)
• ACCT 3110: Intermediate Accounting I (4 credits)
• ACCT 3120: Intermediate Accounting II (4 credits)
• ACCT 3150: Income Tax (4 credits)
• ACCT 3202: Business Finance (2 credits)
• ACCT 3212: Advanced Finance (2 credits)
• ACCT 4120: Cost Accounting (4 credits)
• ACCT 4130: Auditing (4 credits)
• BUSI 2012: Business Analytics (2 credits)
• BUSI 2502: Global Business (2 credits)
• BUSI 3642: Legal Environment of Business (2 credits)
• BUSI 3652: Business Law Contracts (2 credits)
• BUSI 4800: Business Portfolio (0 credits)
• One additional upper-division accounting course (4 credits)
Supporting courses
Note: Students must complete supporting work with a grade of C- or higher.
• LEAD 2202: Leadership and Influence (2 credits)
• MGMT 2402: Principles of Management (2 credits)
• MKTG 2302: Introduction to Marketing (2 credits)
• Select one of the following (4 credits): ECON 1080: Statistical Analysis for the Social Sciences
ECON 1090: Statistical Analysis for Decision Making
PSYC 1090: Statistical Methods in Psychology
STAT 1090: Statistical Analysis
• ECON 2610: Principles of Microeconomics (4 credits)
• ECON 2620: Principles of Macroeconomics (4 credits)
Business portfolio
In your portfolio, you will integrate skills and knowledge you bring with you as an adult student with knowledge you’ve gained in the Accounting major. You’ll validate your experiences at St. Kate’s and reflect on how you’ll connect them to your work. The portfolio is cumulative you’ll complete most aspects during course work throughout the program.
School of Business
Accounting is a major in the University’s School of Business, offering certificates, bachelor’s and master’s programs through the St. Kate’s College for Adults, College for Women and Graduate College
All information is subject to change
The information in this document applies to students entering the College for Adults in Fall 2024 or later. Provisions of this document are subject to change at any time. Consult the St. Catherine University Undergraduate Academic Catalog for official requirements.
CORE liberal arts courses
• CORE 1000W: The Reflective Woman: The Reflective Practitioner (4 credits)
• CORE 3990W: Global Search for Justice (4 credits)
• Behavioral and Social Sciences: choose one from communication studies, economics, political science, psychology or sociology (except ECON 1080, 1090, or PSYC 1090)
• Mathematics or Logical Reasoning: choose one from ECON 1080, ECON 1090, HLTH 1090, PSYC 1090, PHIL 2150, STAT 1089, STAT 1090, or any four-credit MATH course numbered 1000 or higher, except MATH 2500 and MATH 2510
• Natural Sciences: choose one course with a laboratory and/or field component in biology, chemistry, or physics
• Arts and Humanities: choose two courses from different disciplines: philosophy (except PHIL 2150), literature, history, foreign language, studio art, art history, creative writing, classics.
• Theology: choose one 1000 or any 2000-level theology course (except 2994 Topics)
Electives
Additional courses, as needed, to accumulate a minimum of 120 semester credits required for your bachelor’s degree.
Core course exemptions
Students pursuing the Accounting major who have completed a previous bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited institution prior to enrollment at St. Catherine University are exempt from the CORE curriculum requirements.
Students who have completed an A.A. degree from a regionally accredited institution, or the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum, can satisfy the CORE curriculum requirements by taking CORE 3990
Next steps:
• Contact your admission counselor
• Ask for a free transfer evaluation
• Apply to start in Fall, Spring or Summer
