Program: Accounting Analytics BBA - Andrews University

May 10, 2025

2025-2026 Academic Bulletin (Review Copy)

This degree combines accounting and analytics to help accounting students develop a working proficiency in data management, cleaning, and visualization. With an emphasis on applications, this degree is geared towards students seeking careers outside of public accounting.

Total Credits - 120

Business Core - 39

ACCT 121 - Principles of Accounting I Credits: 3
ACCT 122 - Principles of Accounting II Credits: 3
BSAD 341 - Business Law Credits: 3
BSAD 355 - Principles of Management Credits: 3
BSAD 365 - International Environment of Business Credits: 3
BSAD 475 - Operations Management Credits: 3
BSAD 494 - Business Strategy and Decisions Credits: 3
ECON 225 - Principles of Macroeconomics Credits: 3
ECON 226 - Principles of Microeconomics Credits: 3
FNCE 317 - Business Finance Credits: 3
INFS 130 - Management of Information Systems Credits: 3
INFS 250 - Data Analytics, Business Intelligence and AI Credits: 3
MKTG 310 - Principles of Marketing Credits: 3

Major Requirements - 21

ACCT 321 - Intermediate Accounting I Credits: 3
ACCT 322 - Intermediate Accounting II Credits: 3
ACCT 328 - Intermediate Managerial Accounting/Data Analytics Credits: 3
ACCT 425 - Data Analytics for Accounting Credits: 3
ACCT 476 - Accounting Information Systems Credits: 3
CPTR 236 - Data Visualization Credits: 3
CPTR 350 - Big Data Management Credits: 3

Major Electives - 6

Choose six credits from the following (maximum of one elective course can be in Accounting):

ACCT 456 - Advanced Accounting Credits: 3
ACCT 465 - Auditing Credits: 3
CPTR 435 - Machine Learning Credits: 3
INFS 360 - Drone Maintenance & Management Credits: 3
INFS 380 - Applied Decision Support (DSS) and Expert Systems (EX) Credits: 3
INFS 390 - Cybersecurity and Information Assurance Credits: 3
INFS 428 - Database Systems Design and Development Credits: 3

General Education (Andrews Core Experience)

Students must fulfill all Bachelor’s Degree requirements listed in the Andrews Core Experience .

Student Learning Outcomes

Program Outcomes

Students will be able to apply the major business theories and concepts to inform decision-making.
Students will be able to communicate complex ideas.
Students will be able to implement the elements of a high performing team.
Students will be able to employ decision-support tools in organization problem-solving.
Students will be able to apply the strategic planning process to formulate innovative solutions to complex business problems.
Students will apply a Christian (Adventist) perspective to evaluating the social and ethical responsibilities of business.

Major Outcomes

Students will be able to explain how the required and elective Accounting major courses integrated with the other functional areas of business.
Students will be able to explain the major concepts, theory, and practice of their required major courses: Intermediate Accounting, Managerial Accounting, Data Analytics, Accounting Information Systems, Data Visualization and Big Data Management.
Students in Accounting Analytics will be able to articulate that their understanding of Christian principles and ethics related positively to their professional careers.
Students will be able to explain how the rigor and content of their Accounting Analytic courses adequately prepared them for their careers in business.