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Accounting
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Aim to develop the skills you need to enhance your analytical abilities and boost your organization’s financial health with an online bachelor's degree in accounting from 91Ö±²¥ of Maryland Global Campus. Engage with a diverse network of peers and learn from highly respected faculty members as you prepare to advance in nearly any industry or workplace. With convenient online courses, multiple start dates, access to lifetime career services, and a generous transfer credit policy, UMGC provides the flexibility and support you need. Begin your accounting degree journey today.
Program Highlights
- Enhance communication skills: Communicate with financial and non-financial audiences in a concise manner to facilitate decisions.Ìý
- Develop effective reports: Create financial and business reports based on research and data analysis.Ìý
- Inform business decisions: Apply accounting and business management principles to inform decision-making and risk management.Ìý
- Assess modern technology: Evaluate technology designed to help personnel work collaboratively and facilitate the decision-making process.Ìý
- Test and validate data: Employ standards to identify, test, and validate processes, systems, and financial data.Ìý
- Detect and prevent fraud: Plan for fraud detection and deterrence analysis, implementation, and evaluation.Ìý
- Manage agency finances: Perform a range of functions, including budgeting, reporting, and auditing to manage federal agency finances.Ìý
- Improve the use of data: Propose a plan for improved use of business intelligence, data management, and analytics.Ìý
Required Courses
Core Courses (Major)
(3 Credits, ACCT 221)
(3 Credits, ACCT 310)
(3 Credits, ACCT 311)
(3 Credits, ACCT 321)
(3 Credits, ACCT 323)
(3 Credits, ACCT 326)
(3 Credits, ACCT 410) or any upper-level ACCT course
(3 Credits, ACCT 411) or (3 Credits, BMGT 382)
(3 Credits, ACCT 422)
(3 Credits, ACCT 436) or any upper-level ACCT course
(3 Credits, ACCT 438) or any upper-level ACCT course
Capstone Course (Major)
(3 Credits, ACCT 496)
Career Preparation
This undergraduate accounting program is specifically designed to enable you to succeed in a wide range of professional environments within both the public and private sectors, including corporate accounting departments, auditing firms, taxation agencies, financial consultancies, and more. Graduates may pursue careers as entry-level accountants, financial analysts, auditors, forensic accountants, tax consultants, management accountants, or budget analysts.Ìý
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $330 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
Learn more about professional licensure as it relates to this program.
Business Administration & Management
Bachelor of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Gain a well-rounded education that provides foundational, workplace-relevant management and leadership skills, organizational theory, and operational knowledge with an online bachelor’s degree in business administration and management from 91Ö±²¥ of Maryland Global Campus. Boost your marketability by building key business knowledge in finance, marketing, operations, human resources, strategic management, and more. Learn under the tutelage of experienced faculty members who bring their practical expertise to the classroom. Save time and money with our convenient online courses, generous transfer credit policy, and in-state tuition for Maryland residents. Why wait? Take the first step and apply today!
Program Highlights
- Evaluate data: Evaluate qualitative and quantitative data for decision-making.Ìý
- Communicate effectively: Communicate a shared vision across all levels of an organization that will drive strategy.Ìý
- Practice management: Apply functions of management comprising planning, organizing, and controlling job performance with employees.Ìý
- Demonstrate leadership: Demonstrate emotional intelligence and ethical decision making.Ìý
- Apply strategies: Apply global business strategies, integrating corporate responsibility and sustainable practices for positive social impact.Ìý
- Champion innovation: Utilize innovative technologies to meet organizational goals.ÌýÂ
Required Courses
Core Courses (Major)Â
- (3 Credits, BMGT 317)Â Â
- (3 Credits, BMGT 330)Â
- (3 Credits, BMGT 365)Â
- (3 Credits, BMGT 392)Â
- (3 Credits, BMGT 411)Â Â
- (3 Credits, BMGT 484)Â
- (3 Credits, BMGT 382)Â
Elective Courses (Major)
You must complete a total of three courses (9 credits) from any upper-level (300 or above) BMGT, HRMN, MRKT, ACCT, FINC, and OPMG courses.
Capstone Course (Major)Â
- (3 Credits, BMGT 495)Â
Career Preparation
This program is designed to equip you with the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for successful careers in business and management. Graduates may pursue career paths in various business sectors including finance, marketing, human resources and operations. Potential job titles in this industry include business analyst, management analyst, marketing manager, human resources manager, operations manager, management consultant, general manager, product manager, and more.ÌýÂ
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
No previous experience is needed.
Total Program Credits
120
Transfer Credits
Up to 90
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
Tuition Per Credit
- $330 per credit (in-state)
- $499 per credit (out-of-state)
- $250 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
This program follows standard UMGC admission requirements.
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
This program does not have state-specific restrictions.
Accounting & Financial Management
Master of ScienceThese program requirements are for students who enroll in the 2024-2025 academic year.
Earn a Master of Science in accounting and financial management at 91Ö±²¥ of Maryland Global Campus. This career-relevant online program combines two of the fastest-growing fields in the market and is taught by experienced faculty members with decades of professional experience. Hone your career skills in our convenient online classroom and expand your knowledge base using our no-cost digital resources. If you’re ready to move up in your career, apply today!Â
Program Highlights
- Develop a financial plan: Design a comprehensive financial analysis of a large organization and propose a plan for improvement.Ìý
- Make strategic decisions: Make strategic management decisions to solve operational problems.Ìý
- Analyze financial reporting: Analyze financial reporting and its effect on financial markets.Ìý
- Study real organizations: Analyze case studies of real organizations facing financial challenges.Ìý
- Examine financial crises: Examine the sources of global financial crises and analyze how organizations respond.Ìý
- Create and evaluate plans: Create a plan that reduces costs and mitigates risks.Ìý
Required Courses
This program requires a total of 36 credits.Ìý
Initial RequirementÂ
- (0 Credits, UCSP 615)Â
This course must be taken within the first 6 credits of study (if required). The UCSP 615 requirement may be waived if you previously earned a graduate degree from a regionally accredited institution. For more information, contact your academic advisor.Ìý
Core CoursesÂ
You will need to take 18 credits in accounting, 15 credits in financial management, and a 3-credit capstone course.Ìý
Accounting CoursesÂ
- (3 Credits, ACCT 610)Â
- (3 Credits, ACCT 611)Â
- (3 Credits, ACCT 613)Â
- (3 Credits, ACCT 628)Â
- Take two of the following courses for a total of 6 credits:Â
- (3 Credits, ACCT 625)Â
- (3 Credits, ACCT 630)Â
- (3 Credits, ACCT 635)Â
- (3 Credits, ACCT 640)
- (3 Credits, ACCT 686)
- Please note: You cannot take both ACCT 686 and FIN 686.
Financial Management CoursesÂ
- (3 Credits, FIN 605)Â
- (3 Credits, FIN 610)Â
- (3 Credits, FIN 620)
- (3 Credits, FIN 660)
- Take one of the following courses for a total of 3 credits:
- (3 Credits, FIN 630)
- (3 Credits, FIN 645)
- (3 Credits, FIN 686)
Capstone CourseÂ
- (3 Credits, MSAF 690)Â
Career Preparation
This program is designed to help you prepare for accounting and financial management careers in many professional contexts. The skills you gain in this program translate to most industries in the public and private sectors. UMGC courses are taught by experienced faculty and address skills and competencies that are highly valued by today’s employers.
Experience Recommended for Success in the Program
You don’t need to have majored in any specific area to be successful in this program. However, we do recommend you have a recent background in finance and accounting, and we recommend you have familiarity with Microsoft Excel. Please note: Our admission requirements call for 15 undergraduate accounting credits or a CPA license.Ìý
Total Program Credits
36
Transfer Credits
Up to 12
Format
- All courses available online
- Select hybrid courses available
- Program restrictions apply
- Location restrictions apply
Tuition Per Credit
- $544 per credit (in-state)
- $659 per credit (out-of-state)
- $336 per credit (military)
- Other fees may apply
Admission Requirements
Before enrolling in any graduate accounting course, you must do one of the following:Â
- Complete 15 credits of undergraduate accounting courses, with a grade of C or better in each course; upon submission of an official transcript, you may be accepted into the program with fewer than the required 15 credits, but you must complete that coursework before enrolling in your first graduate accounting course.Ìý
- Earn a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) license as determined by a State Board of Accountancy; upon submission of documentation and verification of your having earned a CPA license, you may enroll in a graduate accounting course.Ìý
Military-Specific Details
This program does not have military restrictions. It is available to all eligible civilian and military-affiliated students.
State-Specific Details
Learn more about professional licensure as it relates to this program.
