Accounting (Accelerated) / Bachelor of Science

Total Credit Hours: 128

Major Credit Hours: 67

This program is only available to Albuquerque students. The School for Professional and Continuing Education provides adult students an opportunity to complete a college degree with a learner-centered, accelerated delivery format compatible with their needs and lifestyles.

Most 3 semester credit hour courses are completed in five- or eight-week sessions. The academic focus is on the integration of theory and practice emphasizing application, analysis and synthesis through collaborative learning experiences. Through small class size, group interaction and one’s unique life experiences, the classroom becomes a dynamic environment in which each student is an active participant.

Lewis faculty are prepared as teachers, scholars, researchers and practitioners. In the adult classroom, they serve as coaches, role models and facilitators. Each holds a Master’s or Doctoral degree, providing a rich blend of academic knowledge in their discipline with practical, professional experience.

The College of Business has three comprehensive purposes:

  1. to help students understand the function of business in the development and stability of local, national and international societies;
  2. to assist students in their mastery of the knowledge and skill necessary for careers in business; and
  3. to instill in business graduates capabilities for quality decision-making and leadership, with an ethical sensitivity and sense of justice and social responsibility.

Program Entrance Requirements

Applicants should be at least 24 years of age; have earned a minimum of 12 semester (18 quarters) hours of transferable credit at a regionally accredited post-secondary institution; have earned a minimum of a 2.0 (4.0 scale) cumulative transfer GPA, based on all transferable courses to be considered for admission; and have at least 3 years of full-time work experience. Credits earned through PLA cannot be used for satisfying the transfer credit hour requirement for admission into an accelerated degree program. Business course grades of “C” or higher will be accepted for transfer into the major.

Degree Requirements

I. General Education (45)

Three Mission-related courses are required. Two must be taken at Lewis University.

II. Core Courses (37)

LA-120Accounting for Managers

3

LA-121Principles of Accountancy II

3

LB-200Principles of Management and Leadership

3

LB-300Business Communication in the Digital Age

3

LE-200Fundamentals of Macroeconomics

3

LE-201Basic Microeconomics

3

LF-200Finance for Managers

3

LG-200Introduction to Information Systems

3

LG-230Finite Mathematics

3

LG-349Statistics for the Decision Maker

3

LG-350Decision Science

3

LM-200Principles of Marketing

3

64-396Major Field Test

0

Students are required to take one College of Business Seminar. (1 Credit Hour)

III. Major Courses (30)

LA-250Business Law I for Accountants

3

LA-251Business Law II for Accountants

3

LA-300Intermediate Accounting Theory I

3

LA-301Intermediate Accounting Theory II

3

LA-320Cost Accounting

3

LA-329Advanced Accounting Theory

3

LA-335Accounting Research and Analysis

3

LA-420Principles of Auditing

3

LA-430Individual Income Tax

3

LA-431Advanced Federal Tax

3

IV. The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by Accounting majors by successful completion of Business Communication in the Digital Age (LA-300).