University of Southern Mississippi · School of Accountancy

BSBA in Accounting — Accounting Concentration

Bachelor'sBSBAConcentrationOn campusOnlineAccounting accreditation on record

Overview

BSBA in accounting offered on the Hattiesburg campus or fully online; the school describes it as a foundation for the Master of Professional Accountancy.

Official program name: Accounting, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (BSBA)
Awarded degree: Bachelor of Science in Business Administration · major: Accounting
Source: usm.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: online.usm.edu · verified October 30, 2026
School: University of Southern Mississippi — School of Accountancy
Source: usm.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Location: Hattiesburg, MSFor 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: usm.edu · verified October 30, 2026
Subjects: Accounting — formal concentration / track
Required credits: Not verified
Duration: as little as two years (for students with prior college credit or a degree in another field)A minimum under the stated conditions, not a typical length.
Source: usm.edu · verified October 30, 2026

Entry pathway

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

Why this program is listed

BSBA with an accounting major offered on the Hattiesburg campus and fully online.

The BSBA lists Major Area of Study requirements in accounting, including accounting information systems and intermediate accounting.

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

Online page lists Major Area of Study courses such as Accounting Information Systems, Introduction to Intermediate Accounting and Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting; not all bulletin course choices are available online.
Source: online.usm.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 BSBA in accounting as satisfying the prerequisites for professional certifications such as the CPA, CFE and CMASource: usm.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

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

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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

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) — accreditedSource: ope.ed.gov · verified October 10, 2026

Business-school accreditation

AACSB — accreditedUnit: 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: 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 Mississippi.

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 27, 2026.

online.usm.edu/undergrad/accounting/ — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
DAPIP — SACSCOC 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
usm.edu/graduate-programs/accounting.php — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
usm.edu/news/2023/release/school-of-accounting-online.php — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026
usm.edu/undergraduate-programs/accounting.php — Official program page, verified October 30, 2026

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