Accounting (BA) — online accelerated degree

Bachelor'sBADedicated degreeDegree completionOnline

Overview

An online Bachelor of Arts in Accounting in eight-week courses, with 33 business core and 21 accounting hours, designed for students with prior college credit and accepting up to 90 transfer credits.

Official program name: Accounting (BA) — online accelerated degree
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Arts in Accounting · major: Accounting
Source: career.cuchicago.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: career.cuchicago.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School: Concordia University-Chicago
Location: River Forest, ILFor 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 — core of the degree
Required credits: 120 credits total including general education, electives and major requirements; 54 required major hours
Source: catalog.cuchicago.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration: as few as 16 months (depends on transfer credits accepted, course availability and course load)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: career.cuchicago.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Entry pathway

Degree completion program. Requires prior college credits or an associate degree; you finish the remaining credits.

Source: career.cuchicago.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Transfer credit: RequiredOfficial transcripts from all colleges attended; most recent transcript must show good standing and at least a 2.0 cumulative GPA on a 4.0 scale.
Source: career.cuchicago.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated online B.A. in Accounting.

Page titles the degree an online Accounting degree leading to a Bachelor of Arts in Accounting; 54 required hours.

Source: career.cuchicago.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: career.cuchicago.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: career.cuchicago.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Campus visits (online option): Campus visits: not verified
Class schedule (online option): Asynchronous
Source: career.cuchicago.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

33-hour business core plus 21 required accounting hours (total required 54).
Source: catalog.cuchicago.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. Describes graduates as prepared to sit for professional certifications like the CPASource: career.cuchicago.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Illinois. Lists Illinois CPA licensure pathways including 150 credit hours and, starting Jan. 1, 2027, a bachelor's with the required accounting concentrationConditions stated: Student should confirm Illinois requirementsEffective: Starting Jan. 1, 2027Source: catalog.cuchicago.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

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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

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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

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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

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 Illinois.

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.

career.cuchicago.edu/accounting/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
catalog.cuchicago.edu/undergraduate/college-business/accelerated-degree-programs-adp/accounting/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 30, 2026
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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Key facts

Format
Fully online · Asynchronous
Attendance
Fully online as published (no separate campus-visit statement)
Focus
Dedicated degreeAccounting
Length
as few as 16 months (depends on transfer credits accepted, course availability and course load) · 120 credits total including general education, electives and major requirements; 54 required major hours
Tuition
Not verified
Next deadline
No upcoming verified date
Accreditation
No accounting accreditation on recordNo business accreditation on record
Location
River Forest, IL

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