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Rhode Island College · Department of Accounting

Accounting BS

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeOn campusHybrid

Overview

A Bachelor of Science in Accounting in the School of Business. The program page lists auditing, business law, fraud examination, business statistics and management among topics covered and says classes are offered in person, online and hybrid.

Official program name
Accounting BS
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Accounting · major: Accounting
Source: ric.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: ric.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School
Source: ric.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location
Providence, RI
Source: ric.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects
Accounting — core of the degree
Required credits
Not verified
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

Dedicated B.S. in Accounting offered in person, online and hybrid classes.

The program page presents a Bachelor of Science in Accounting in the Department of Accounting.

Source: ric.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 · Hybrid
Source: ric.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Internship
Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity
Not verified

Curriculum

Curriculum

  • Topics listed on the program page: auditing, business law, macroeconomics, fraud examination, business statistics and management.
    Source: ric.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Internship

  • A student testimonial on the program page mentions an internship at Hasbro working with tax accountants; the page does not say an internship is required.
    Source: ric.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 the B.S. in Accounting as an asset for advancing education to become a CPASource: ric.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”.
Application fee
Required$50 — $50 application fee (waived on Apply to RIC for Free Day, November 16).
Source: ric.edu · verified October 30, 2026

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

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
In-state — Full-time undergraduate (12-18 credits), Rhode Island resident, per semesterFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$5,230.50per semester · 2026-2027Source: ric.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Full-time undergraduate (12-18 credits), Northeast Neighbors, per semesterFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$7,845.50per semester · 2026-2027Source: ric.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Out-of-state — Full-time undergraduate (12-18 credits), out-of-state resident, per semesterFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$13,799.50per semester · 2026-2027Source: ric.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Other published fees

Dining Center/Student Union Fee, full-time undergraduate, per semester
$287 per semester
Source: ric.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

  • New England Commission of Higher Education (NECHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

  • IACBE — accreditedUnit: School of BusinessScope: Accounting BS is marked with an asterisk among programs accredited through April 20, 2027Stated by the school; not yet confirmed in the accreditor's directory.Source: ric.edu · verified October 30, 2026
  • IACBE — accreditedUnit: School of BusinessListed as: IACBE-accredited business programs (see member PDF: https://www.iacbe.org/memberpdf/RhodeIslandCollege.pdf)Since March 30, 2020 · next review 2027-04-30Confirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: iacbe.org · verified October 26, 2026

Supplemental accounting accreditation

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

Sources and verification

Every fact on this page comes from the official pages and directories below. Last verified October 27, 2026.
  1. IACBE accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026
  2. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  3. ric.edu/academics/graduate-degree-programs/accountancy-mpac — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  4. ric.edu/academics/our-schools/discover-school-business — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  5. ric.edu/academics/undergraduate-degree-programs/accounting-bs — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  6. ric.edu/admissions-financial-aid/tuition-fees/undergraduate-tuition-and-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 30, 2026

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