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University of Arkansas · William Dillard Department of Accounting

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting

Bachelor'sBSBADedicated degreeOn campusOnlineAccounting accreditation on record

Overview

A BSBA in Accounting of 120 credit hours. The online option is 100% online per the online program page; students are classified as pre-business until pre-business requirements are met.

Official program name
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration · major: Accounting
Source: online.uark.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: online.uark.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School
Source: walton.uark.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location
Fayetteville, ARFor 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: walton.uark.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects
Accounting — core of the degree
Required credits
120 credit hours
Source: online.uark.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Duration
4 years estimated time to complete (online) (online program page estimate)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: online.uark.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Entry pathway

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

Prerequisite courses
RequiredGrade of B or better in ACCT 20103 Accounting Principles I, plus pre-business core courses with a C or better.
Source: online.uark.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Why this program is listed

Bachelor's degree in accounting from the Walton College, offered on campus and online.

The online program page titles the degree as a BSBA in Accounting; the department describes an accounting major.

Source: online.uark.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: walton.uark.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Online delivery
Fully onlineAll coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.All coursework is online and the institution states no required campus attendance for the online option.
Source: online.uark.edu · verified October 30, 2026
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

  • Eight-semester degree completion plan to finish the accounting bachelor's degree in four academic years.
    Source: walton.uark.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Academic calendar

  • Online courses run in 15-week fall and spring semesters and five-week summer sessions.
    Source: online.uark.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.
  • Arkansas. States the 120-credit-hour degree alone does not meet the 150-credit-hour education requirement for CPA licensing; the Arkansas board may allow exam eligibility with 30 upper-level accounting hours, Governmental/Nonprofit Accounting and 120 hoursConditions stated: Approval from the William Dillard Department of Accounting; licensing only after 150 hours; accounting coursework with grade of C or betterSource: walton.uark.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”.

Technical preparation

Prerequisite courses
RequiredGrade of B or better in ACCT 20103 Accounting Principles I, plus pre-business core courses with a C or better.
Source: online.uark.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Minimum GPA
RequiredMinimum 2.5 — Pre-business requirements include a minimum 2.50 overall GPA before enrolling in upper-division business and accounting major courses.
Source: online.uark.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
All students — Online program, fall 2026 (completely online students)$376.09per credit · Fall 2026Calculated tuition$45,130.80 = 120 credits × $376.09 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: online.uark.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Other published fees

Network & Data Systems
$18 per credit
Source: online.uark.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Off-Campus
$30 per credit
Source: online.uark.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: Sam M. Walton College of BusinessListed as: AACSB business accreditationConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · verified October 26, 2026

Supplemental accounting accreditation

  • AACSB Accounting — accreditedUnit: Sam M. Walton College of BusinessListed 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 Arkansas.

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. online.uark.edu/programs/bachelor-science-business-administration-accounting.php — 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. walton.uark.edu/departments/accounting/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  4. walton.uark.edu/departments/accounting/undergraduate-accounting-program.php — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  5. AACSB accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026

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