Chair: Jennifer Altamuro, PhD.
Associate Chair: Denise Downey, PhD., KPMG Endowed Professor in Accounting
Office: 3019 Bartley Hall
Telephone: 610-519-4340
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To earn an accounting major, students must complete the university core curriculum, the business core curriculum, along with four required accounting courses and two accounting elective courses. A major in Accounting leads to a degree of Bachelor of Business Administration.
If an accounting major decides to become a certified public accountant (CPA), the requirements differ by state and have traditionally required the completion of a certain number of credit hours in an accounting program at a college/university; passing the Uniform CPA Exam; and obtaining a specific amount of professional work experience. Currently, a small number of States have passed laws that add an option to earn the CPA with 120 credit hours accompanied by additional professional work experience. This contrasts with the current law in many states that requires 150 credit hours and less work experience. Our expectation is that most States will pass laws that allow for the completion of 120 credit hours with expanded work experience in the very near future. Please contact our faculty advisors: Professors Patty Crenny (patricia.crenny@villanova.edu) or Stasia Morlino (stasia.morlino@villanova.edu) for the latest updates regarding these changes.
We have many students that complete both an undergraduate and graduate degree; our two accounting graduate degree programs are the Master of Accounting with Data Analytics (MAC) and Master of Business Taxation with Data Analytics (MBT). Students can earn both degrees over the course of four, four and a half, or five years. Please see the accounting faculty advisors listed above for more information and to determine if this option is right for you.
PRIMARY MAJOR (125 Credits)
125 credits are required to complete Accounting as the primary major and the Bachelor of Business Administration degree. For students seeking the Bachelor of Business Administration, Honors degree and Accounting as the primary major, 126 credits are required.
Accounting Major Courses (18 Credits)
Accounting major requires six (6) unique ACC courses. A major GPA of 2.00 is required.
Note: ACC 3430, ACC 3460 (6 cr.), ACC 3470 (6 cr.), and ACC 3500 do not count toward Accounting elective courses.
Plus two (2) Accounting elective courses
Core Curriculum Requirements
Electives
Degree Credit Summary
- Major Course Requirements: 18 Credits
- Core Curriculum Requirements: 89 Credits
- Liberal Arts & Sciences Curriculum (44 cr.)
- Business Core Requirements (45 cr.)
- Elective Requirements: 18 Credits
- Total Credits: 125 Credits
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- All Arts and Sciences core courses, business core courses (except VSB 0099 – 0 cr., VSB 1000 – 1 cr. and VSB 1003 – 0 cr.), major courses, minor courses, and concentration courses must be taken for a letter grade.
- One credit courses {except ACC 2021, ACC 2022, ACC 2023, COM 5300, EGEN 2100 (for Engineering EENT or EESI minor), FIN 2121, MAT 1000, VSB 1000, VSB 2000, VSB 2121, and VSB 3000} may not satisfy degree requirements, including free electives.
1. Three one credit courses listed below may also satisfy a free elective requirement:
ACC 2021 - Intro to Forensics for Accountants
ACC 2022 - Intro to Deals Advisory for Accountants
ACC 2023 - Intro to Digital & Cyber-Security for Accountants
2. Three COM 5300 (1 cr.) on different topics may satisfy a non-business or a free elective requirement.
- An “S/U” grade (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Option) is only permitted for a non-business elective or free electives. See the Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory Option section for more information.
- Generally, courses may not be able to satisfy multiple degree requirements within VSB. The only exception is sharing courses between a major and co-major. Please refer to the co-major sections for the sharing details.
SECONDARY MAJOR (18 Credits)
Students who declare Accounting as a secondary major must complete all accounting major courses to earn this major. Secondary accounting major courses may also fulfill the free elective requirements.