Accounting

Schreiner University’s Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) major in Accounting studies how organizations record, analyze and communicate financial information. Coursework combines financial and managerial accounting with tax, auditing, ethics, accounting systems and business decision-making.

Why study Accounting at Schreiner?

The major connects upper-level accounting courses with business study in legal structures, research, strategy, entrepreneurship and quantitative methods. Its required sequence includes accounting systems and a supervised professional internship, connecting financial reporting with how organizations use accounting information.

What you’ll learn

Coursework in the published major requirements covers:

• Financial and managerial accounting, including intermediate and cost accounting.
• Individual, corporate and partnership taxation.
• Advanced accounting and financial reporting, including business combinations, partnerships, governmental and nonprofit accounting, and international reporting topics.
• Auditing, accounting ethics, regulation and accounting information systems.
• Business research, strategy, entrepreneurship and quantitative methods.

What you can do with this degree

Accounting knowledge is used in public, private, government and nonprofit organizations. This BBA provides undergraduate study in the field; specific roles and professional credentials may require additional education, experience or certification.

Learning beyond the classroom

The catalog lists ACCT 4398, Professional Internship in Accounting, among the required major courses. This supervised field experience gives students an opportunity to apply prior learning. The course has prerequisites and requires an approved internship application; ask the Accounting program about timing and placement details.

How the program works

Students earn a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Accounting. Consult Schreiner’s current degree plan and catalog for the complete course sequence and graduation requirements.

Does this major qualify me for CPA certification in Texas?

The major does not itself award CPA certification. Texas has education and work-experience pathways with different requirements. Plan with an accounting advisor and check the Texas State Board of Public Accountancy’s current requirements before selecting courses.