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University of Southern Maine · School of Business

BSBA in Accounting — Accounting Concentration

Bachelor'sBSBAConcentrationFirst-year entryOn campusHybrid

Overview

An accounting major within the Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at USM's School of Business, listed as a typical four-year program with an internship option.

Official program name
Accounting
Awarded degree
Bachelor of Science in Business Administration · major: Accounting
Source: usm.maine.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: usm.maine.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School
Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location
Portland, ME
Subjects
Accounting — formal concentration / track (“Accounting major”)
Required credits
Not verified
Duration
Typical completion time: 4 years. Flexible options may save time.
Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Entry pathway

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

Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Why this program is listed

Formal accounting major within the BSBA, offered in person and blended.

Accounting is an undergraduate major in the School of Business awarding the BSBA.

Source: usm.maine.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: usm.maine.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Internship
Optional internship
Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Study intensity
Not verified

Curriculum

Accelerated options

  • An Accelerated Graduate Pathway to the MaineMBA (awarded through the University of Maine) is available to students in this major.
    Source: usm.maine.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. Says the program provides most of the hours needed to qualify for the CPA examSource: usm.maine.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. The page lists a student Accounting Society.Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 30, 2026

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

SAT / ACT
Optional
Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 30, 2026

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.
  • Priority deadline

    February 1 (priority application deadline for academic scholarship consideration) · for Fall term

    The school does not print a year with this date.

    Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 30, 2026
    Year not printed
  • Application deadline

    Rolling admission · for Fall term

    The school does not print a year with this date.

    Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 30, 2026
    Rolling

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 — In-state, School of Business (Differential Level 3), 30 credit hoursFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$11,100per academic year · 2026-2027Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Out-of-state — Out-of-state, School of Business (Differential Level 3), 30 credit hoursFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$32,580per academic year · 2026-2027Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 30, 2026
NEBHE Tuition Break Program, School of Business (Differential Level 3), 30 credit hoursFrom the school-wide rate table for this level$19,380per academic year · 2026-2027Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Other published fees

Mandatory fees (Comprehensive, Technology and Student Activity), 30 credit hours
$3,390 per academic yearMandatory
Source: usm.maine.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

  • AACSB — accreditedUnit: School of BusinessScope: School of Business, stated on the accounting major pageStated by the school; not yet confirmed in the accreditor's directory.Source: usm.maine.edu · verified October 30, 2026
  • AACSB — accreditedUnit: School of BusinessListed 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.
  1. DAPIP — NECHE institutional accreditation record (data files downloaded 2026-10-10) — U.S. Department of Education dataset (IPEDS / DAPIP), verified October 10, 2026
  2. usm.maine.edu/academics/academic_programs/accounting-bs/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
  3. usm.maine.edu/office-of-admissions/apply/undergraduate-admission/ — Official admissions page, verified October 30, 2026
  4. usm.maine.edu/student-financial-services/undergraduate-tuition-fees — Official tuition and fees page, verified October 30, 2026
  5. AACSB accredited institutions (accreditor directory) — Accreditor directory, verified October 26, 2026

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