Southern Illinois University-Carbondale · School of Accountancy

Bachelor of Science in Accounting

Bachelor'sBSDedicated degreeFirst-year entryOn campusOnlineAccounting accreditation on record

Overview

A 120-credit-hour Bachelor of Science in Accounting offered in person or online, with an optional internship course.

Official program name: Bachelor of Science in Accounting
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Accounting · major: Accounting
Source: academics.siu.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: academics.siu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School: Southern Illinois University-Carbondale — School of Accountancy
Source: academics.siu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location: Carbondale, 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.
Source: gradcatalog.siu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects: Accounting — core of the degree
Required credits: Total Degree Requirements: 120 credit hours
Source: academics.siu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration: Not verified

Entry pathway

Full degree from first-year entry. Open to applicants without prior college credit (freshman admission).

Source: academics.siu.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Why this program is listed

Dedicated Bachelor of Science in Accounting, in person and online.

Degree title names accounting; 30 credit hours of major requirements.

Source: academics.siu.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: academics.siu.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: Optional internship
Source: academics.siu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
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

University Core 39 hours, Professional Business Core 47 hours, Major 30 hours, Electives 4 hours.
Source: academics.siu.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 it is the only Illinois public university offering an accredited online accounting completion option qualifying graduates to take the CPA examConditions stated: Online completion optionSource: academics.siu.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

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

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

Supplemental accounting accreditation

AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: School of AccountancyScope: Accounting program separately accreditedStated by the school; not yet confirmed in the accreditor's directory.Source: academics.siu.edu · verified October 30, 2026
AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: College of Business and AnalyticsListed 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 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.

academics.siu.edu/business/accounting/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
academics.siu.edu/programs/accounting/bachelors/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
gradcatalog.siu.edu/programs/acct/ — 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
AACSB accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026

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