University of Pennsylvania · Accounting Department, The Wharton School

BS in Economics — Accounting Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationFirst-year entryOn campus

Overview

Accounting is one of the concentrations a Wharton student chooses within the Bachelor of Science in Economics. It combines three required accounting courses with three electives from a printed list.

Official program name: Accounting, BS (concentration)
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Economics · major: Economics
Source: accounting.wharton.upenn.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: catalog.upenn.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School: University of Pennsylvania — Accounting Department, The Wharton School
Source: accounting.wharton.upenn.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location: Philadelphia, PA
Subjects: Accounting — formal concentration / track (“Accounting concentration”)
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: Not verified

Entry pathway

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

Source: accounting.wharton.upenn.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Why this program is listed

Formal Accounting concentration with named required courses inside the Wharton BS in Economics.

Wharton students graduate with a BS in Economics and choose a concentration; Accounting is a listed concentration with its own required courses.

Source: accounting.wharton.upenn.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
Source: accounting.wharton.upenn.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Internship: Internship requirement: not verified
Study intensity: Not verified

Curriculum

Required: ACCT 1010, ACCT 1020 and ACCT 2120; plus three courses from a printed list of accounting and related electives.
Source: accounting.wharton.upenn.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.

Pennsylvania. States that Pennsylvania only requires 120 hoursConditions stated: Students must contact the state board for that state's requirements; most states require a fifth year of studySource: accounting.wharton.upenn.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Not specified. Says students normally need all of the accounting courses required for the concentration plus Legal Studies 1010 and 2020 for CPA exam preparation, with requirements varying by stateConditions stated: Requirements vary by stateSource: accounting.wharton.upenn.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.

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.

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

Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

AACSB — accreditedUnit: The Wharton SchoolListed as: AACSB business accreditationConfirmed in the accreditor's own directory.Source: aacsb.edu · 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 26, 2026.

accounting.wharton.upenn.edu/programs/mba/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
accounting.wharton.upenn.edu/programs/undergraduate/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
accounting.wharton.upenn.edu/programs/undergraduate/acct-concentration/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
accounting.wharton.upenn.edu/programs/undergraduate/cpa-exam/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
catalog.upenn.edu/undergraduate/wharton/concentrations/ — Official catalog / bulletin, verified October 30, 2026
DAPIP — MSCHE 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

Something out of date? Request a correction · Represent this school? Claim the profile

Similar programs at other schools

Same degree level and focus. Listed for discovery, not ranked.

Capella University

BS in Business — Accounting Concentration

Bachelor'sBSConcentrationBachelor of Science in Business

Online

Minneapolis, MNSchool location, not a residency requirement

Online attendance requirements not verified

Duration not verified · 180 credits

$375 per credit · All students — GuidedPath, 1000-2000 level credit

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: HLC

Accounting

View program

University of Dayton

BSBA in Accounting — Accounting Concentration

Bachelor'sBSBAConcentrationFirst-year entryBachelor of Science in Business Administration

Campus

Dayton, OH

Campus-based study

Duration not verified · 120 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSBAccounting accreditation: AACSB Accounting

Accounting

View program

Drake University

BSBA in Accounting — Accounting Concentration

Bachelor'sBSBAConcentrationFirst-year entryBachelor of Science in Business Administration

Campus · Full-time, Part-time

Des Moines, IA

Campus-based study

typically completed in four years on a full-time basis (full-time) · 120 credits

Tuition not verified

No upcoming verified deadline

Institution accredited: HLCBusiness school: AACSB

Accounting

View program

Accounting Degrees is independent and not affiliated with University of Pennsylvania. Information is collected from official pages and directories and can change; confirm requirements, costs and deadlines with the school.