School of Business Undergraduate
Bachelor of Science in Accounting
BS Bachelor of Science in Accounting
The accounting curriculum provides an opportunity for students with varied interests to obtain a broad-based understanding of the role of accounting in the measurement and communication of financial and economic data.
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Is this program right for you?
Route 01
You are aiming for the CPA
Accounting students who expect to take the Certified Public Accountant professional examinations
Should select elective courses with the approval of and in consultation with the Chair of the Accounting department.
Route 02
You want a broad view of business
A number of interdisciplinary courses have been designed for those students wishing a maximum overview of multinational issues in accounting and taxation
Students will understand internal accounting systems, controls, reports for decision making and will learn how to effectively communicate economic data.
Route 03
You plan to continue to graduate study
Those students who intend to pursue more advanced studies in accounting
Students will acquire the accounting foundation that enables them to pursue advanced study required for the successful completion of the CPA exam.
Program structure
How the degree is structured
The curriculum gives you a broad-based understanding of the role of accounting in the measurement and communication of financial and economic data.
Business and accounting core
Accounting concepts, principles, and theories, alongside the business and quantitative foundations the later courses build on.
Technical and analytical skills
You develop the technical skills needed to measure, analyze, and interpret economic data.
Systems, controls, and reporting
Internal accounting systems, controls, and reports for decision making, and how to communicate economic data effectively.
Professional and regulatory study
Professional and regulatory requirements, and the accounting foundation that supports advanced study toward the CPA examination.
Find additional information about the Accounting BS degree in the academic catalog.
See the full course catalogLearning outcomes
What you will be able to do
Master the concepts
Students acquire the knowledge necessary for the understanding of business data and will master accounting concepts, principles, and theories.
Measure and interpret
Students will develop technical skills necessary to measure, analyze, and interpret economic data.
Work inside the systems
Students will understand internal accounting systems, controls, reports for decision making and will learn how to effectively communicate economic data.
Meet the requirements
Students will study professional and regulatory requirements. Additionally students will acquire the accounting foundation that enables them to pursue advanced study required for the successful completion of the CPA exam.
Complete an internship
Students will pursue internships.
Join the VITA program
Students will have the opportunity to apply to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program where they will gain hands-on, real world experience.
Career outcomes
Where the accounting degree can take you
Analysis, banking, and public service
The department’s list also includes budget specialist, business analyst, bank officer, bursar, city manager, revenue officer, risk and finance analyst, and taxation specialist, actuary/underwriter, insurance agent, investment banker, investment manager, office manager, personal financial advisor, portfolio manager, real estate manager, research analyst, staff accountant, stock broker, treasurer.
Where our graduates work
- Deloitte
- H&R Block
- Pitney Bowes
- PwC
- State of Connecticut
Admission requirements
How to apply
Financial aid is available, and we accept applications on a rolling basis
What you submit
- Completed University of Bridgeport application
- Transcripts from every high school, college, or university attended
- Proof of high school completion or equivalent
Worth knowing
- Applications are accepted on a rolling basis
- Financial aid is available
- We have comprehensive support services that will get you through college and into a great career
- Accounting students who expect to take the Certified Public Accountant professional examinations should select elective courses with the approval of and in consultation with the Chair of the Accounting department
Common questions
Frequently asked questions
Accounting students who expect to take the Certified Public Accountant professional examinations should select elective courses with the approval of and in consultation with the Chair of the Accounting department.
Students will have the opportunity to apply to the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) program where they will gain hands-on, real world experience.
Students will pursue internships.
In the bachelor’s degree in Accounting program, a number of interdisciplinary courses have been designed for those students wishing a maximum overview of multinational issues in accounting and taxation as well as for those students who intend to pursue more advanced studies in accounting.
Course catalog
Full course descriptions
View all courses offered and read full course descriptions in our online course catalog system.
General education requirements
3 courses
33 credits
General education requirements
Year 1
5 courses
Year 1
Year 2
7 courses
Year 2
Year 3
4 courses
Year 3
Year 4
4 courses
Year 4
Accounting electives
6 courses
18 credits
Accounting electives
Free electives
9 credits
Free electives
May be selected from any University courses with the permission of an advisor.
- Free Electives 9 credit(s)
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Financial aid is available, and we accept applications on a rolling basis