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Central Michigan University · The Philip L. Kintzele School of Accounting

BSBA in Accounting — Accounting Concentration

Bachelor'sBSBAConcentrationOn campusOnlineAccounting accreditation on record

Overview

A Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an Accounting major, listed in both on-campus and online formats; the online version totals 120 credits.

Official program name
Accounting, B.S.B.A.
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration · major: Accounting
Source: cmich.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: cmich.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School
Source: cmich.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location
Mount Pleasant, MIFor 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 major”)
Required credits
120 total credits to graduate (online degree overview); major 21-39 credit hours
Source: online.cmich.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration
Not verified
Start terms
Spring, Fall
Source: cmich.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

BSBA with an Accounting major, offered on campus and online per the program page.

Page lists Accounting as a major leading to the B.S.B.A. with 21-39 major credit hours.

Source: cmich.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: cmich.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

Accelerated options

  • Accelerated MBA Accounting pathway offered by the school
    Source: cmich.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.
  • Michigan. States a BSBA with a major in Accounting meets Michigan educational requirements to sit for the CPA ExamConditions stated: CPA certification has separate requirements; generally 150 semester hours in MichiganSource: cmich.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

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

    Rolling admission · for Fall 2027

    The school does not print a year with this date.

    Source: cmich.edu · verified October 30, 2026
    Rolling

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 — Online accounting estimated annual cost (tuition and fee estimate)From the school's online tuition table$23,730per academic yearIncludes feesSource: online.cmich.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

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

Supplemental accounting accreditation

  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: College of Business AdministrationListed 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)

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

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.
  1. online.cmich.edu/program/online-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
  3. AACSB accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026
  4. cmich.edu/academics/colleges/college-business-administration/departments-schools/school-of-accountin — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  5. cmich.edu/program/accounting — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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