Ball State University · Paul W. Parkison Department of Accounting

Accounting Major (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campusOnlineAccounting accreditation on record

Overview

A bachelor's degree in accounting from the Paul W. Parkison Department of Accounting, listed as an on-campus 120-credit program with a separate 100 percent online version for working adults.

Official program name: Accounting Major (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science)
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of Science in Accounting · major: Accounting
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Degree level: Bachelor's
Subject focus: Dedicated degreeThe degree title itself is in accounting, accountancy, taxation or another accounting subject (for example a Master of Accountancy).
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School: Ball State University — Paul W. Parkison Department of Accounting
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location: Muncie, INFor the online option this is where the school is located — not a residency requirement, and not a guarantee that you may enroll from your state.
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects: Accounting — core of the degree
Required credits: 120 credits (on-campus program)
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration: Not verified
Start terms: Spring
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Entry pathway

Not verified whether this degree admits first-year students or only applicants with prior credits.

Why this program is listed

Dedicated bachelor's degree in accounting offered on campus and online.

The page says the university offers a bachelor of arts or bachelor of science in accounting through the accounting department.

Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

We list associate, bachelor's, master's and research-doctorate programs in accounting, accountancy and taxation at institutionally accredited US schools — degrees in the subject and formal accounting majors or concentrations, never certificates or degrees with a single accounting course. Eligibility rules

Format and attendance

Formats, online delivery, campus visits, internships and class schedule are shown separately, each only as the school states it.

Formats offered: On campus · Online
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Online delivery: Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Asynchronous
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

The program page does not say whether the online option requires campus visits. Ask the school before you apply — missing information is not “no requirement”.

Curriculum

Transfer pathways

Online program: graduates of an Ivy Tech Community College or Vincennes University associate of science in business administration with a 2.5 GPA or higher can enter with junior status; other community colleges are evaluated case by case.
Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

CPA-related information

Academic qualification, CPA exam eligibility and CPA licensure are three different things, and requirements differ by state board, pathway, applicant background and date. These are statements this school publishes, shown with the jurisdiction they name.

Not specified. States that most states require 150 credit hours for CPA licensure and that requirements vary by locationConditions stated: Advisors can help plan for 150 hours through electives or the Accelerated Master's ProgramSource: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Indiana. Lists three pathways to an Indiana CPA license starting January 1, 2027, each requiring a bachelor's degree with an accounting concentrationConditions stated: Experience and exam requirements as listed on the pageEffective: Starting January 1, 2027Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

A school describing a program as supporting CPA preparation does not establish eligibility for every applicant in every state, and this directory does not label any program “CPA eligible”. Check your own state board's current rules before you enrol. Accounting degrees and CPA requirements

Other professional recognition

Other credentials and outcomes appear only where the school itself publishes them, with their date.

Other professional recognition. Accounting Club and Beta Alpha Psi student organizations.Source: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

This directory does not publish pass rates, placement rates or salaries for any program. Occupational statistics for accountants are in the guides, labelled as statistics for the occupation, not outcomes of a school.

Admissions

Required, optional, waived and not-required items are shown exactly as the school states them. Anything not listed is not verified — not “not required”.

Admission requirements: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tests

Entrance and English-language test policy: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

We do not publish acceptance rates or estimate admission chances.

Start dates and deadlines

Dates are shown with the term the school printed. A past date is marked passed and is never carried into a new cycle.

Application deadlines: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Tuition and fees

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Tuition for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Scholarships and funding

Awards published by the school for this program or for its level. Loans must be repaid and are not scholarships; service scholarships require government service after graduation. Doctoral funding guide

Program-specific scholarships: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

Accreditation

Three different things, kept apart: institutional accreditation of the school, business-school accreditation of the unit, and supplemental accounting accreditation. One never implies another.

Institutional accreditation

Higher Learning Commission (HLC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

AACSB — accreditedUnit: The Miller College of BusinessListed as: AACSB business accreditationConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

Supplemental accounting accreditation

AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: The Miller College of BusinessListed as: AACSB separate accounting accreditation (as listed: Business + Accounting)Confirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

State authorization (online students)

Ball State states it is authorized by the U.S. Department of Education to accept online students from all U.S. states, with extra regulations possible for licensure programs. Official pageSource: bsu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

International applicants

Not verified for the online option.

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 27, 2026.

DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
AACSB accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026
bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/accounting/academic-programs/bachelors-degree — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/accounting/academic-programs/bachelors-degree/accelerated-m — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/online/academic-programs/bachelors/accounting — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
bsu.edu/academics/collegesanddepartments/online/academic-programs/masters/ms-accounting — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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