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Capella University · Capella School of Business, Technology and Health Care Administration

BS in Business — Accounting Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationOnline

Overview

An online business bachelor's with an accounting specialization of 180 quarter credits, offered in self-paced FlexPath and GuidedPath formats; the page states it is not designed to prepare students for a CPA exam.

Official program name
Accounting, Bachelor of Science in Business
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Business · major: Business
Source: capella.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Degree level
Bachelor's
Subject focus
Concentration inside a broader degree — AccountingA formal accounting major, concentration, track or specialization inside a broader degree such as a BBA, BSBA or MBA. The awarded degree is the broader one.
Source: capella.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School
Capella University — Capella School of Business, Technology and Health Care Administration
Source: capella.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location
Minneapolis, MNFor 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.
Subjects
Accounting — formal concentration / track (“Accounting specialization”)
Required credits
180 quarter credits (90 program points in FlexPath)
Source: capella.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration
Not verified

Entry pathway

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

Why this program is listed

Formal accounting specialization within an online BS in Business.

BS in Business with an Accounting specialization of 8 specialization courses.

Source: capella.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
Online
Source: capella.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Online delivery
Online delivery type not verified
Campus visits (online option)
Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option)
Not verified
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

Curriculum

  • 8-14 general education, 10 core, 8 specialization, 7-13 elective courses and 1 capstone.
    Source: capella.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Other

  • Up to 135 transfer credits accepted (GuidedPath).
    Source: capella.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 the specialization is not designed to prepare students for a CPA examSource: capella.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 for this program: not verified. We publish this only when the institution states it on an official page.

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

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

Tuition and fees

Each amount keeps its student category, academic year and basis. Per-credit, per-term and whole-program figures are not comparable with each other, and tuition is not the full cost of attendance.
CategoryAmountBasis and year
All students — FlexPath, per 12-week billing session$2,575(basis not stated by the institution)Source: capella.edu · verified October 30, 2026
All students — GuidedPath, 1000-2000 level credit$375per creditCalculated tuition$67,500 = 180 credits × $375 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: capella.edu · verified October 30, 2026
All students — GuidedPath, 3000-4000 level credit$415per creditCalculated tuition$74,700 = 180 credits × $415 per credit. Excludes mandatory fees, books, travel for any required visits or placements, transfer credit reductions and rate changes. Not the full cost of attendance.Source: capella.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Other published fees

FlexPath resource kit
$125
Source: capella.edu · verified October 30, 2026
GuidedPath resource kit
$150
Source: capella.edu · verified October 30, 2026

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

No business-school accreditation (AACSB, ACBSP, IACBE) is on record for this school. Accreditation is optional and its absence is not a sign of poor quality.

Supplemental accounting accreditation

No separate accounting accreditation is on record. AACSB business accreditation does not mean the accounting program holds AACSB accounting accreditation.

State authorization (online students)

Not verified — check the school's state authorization page before applying from outside Minnesota.

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 26, 2026.
  1. capella.edu/online-degrees/bachelors-accounting — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  2. DAPIP — HLC institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026

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