MBA Online

University of Guam
Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting (BBAA)

The Accounting degree is for students interested in professional careers in the field. Jobs in accounting are found in public accounting firms and in almost all business firms and levels of government.

This Program stresses technical skills that support the four key areas of accounting: audit, cost, government and tax. Particular emphasis is given to knowing how financial data are assembled and integrated into an articulated set of financial statements, understanding techniques and procedures, and using accounting computer applications.

Requirements for students selecting the Accounting degree program include: Students in this program will graduate with 136 credits after completing all program requirements which consist of 55 credits of General Education, 51 credits of business foundation courses, and 30 credits of accounting major courses consisting of Accounting, Taxation and Law. Also required are at least six (6) credits of non-business courses. Graduates of this program will have completed more than 24 credits of accounting inclusive of credits taken in the foundation course requirements and the 36 credits of business courses thereby meeting the prerequisites to take the CPA board examination in Guam.

A student may opt to take more courses in the undergraduate degree program to satisfy the 150 credit to fulfill the requirements for certification of the Guam Board of Accountancy.

GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS SPECIFICALLY FOR BBAA

General Education Requirements (55 credit hours): Each student must fulfill the General Education requirements as listed in the Academic Rules and Regulations section of this catalog. However, the BBA in Accounting Program requires the follow General Education courses to fulfill its degree requirements:

1. Essential Skills
Statistic/Computer Skills
BA130 Introduction to Computer Operation 3

2. The Individual and Society
PY101 General Psychology or
SO101 Introduction to Sociology 3

3. Search for Meaning
PI101 Introduction to Philosophy or

PI101 Contemporary Ethical Problem or
PI210 Introduction to Logic 3

School of Commerce is an entity of Nanjing university. It dates back to Section of Commerce of National Central University and Section of Commerce of Jingling University. The present School of Commerce was established in May, 1988.

School of Commerce is composed of Department of Economics, Department of Business Administration, Department of International Business and Trade, Department of Accounting, Department of Finance, Economic Information Center, and Institute of Demographic Research.

Business Administration is the key discipline of Jiangsu Province. It owns a modernized laboratory of business administration.

The School of Commerce offers 3 programs for professional trainees (finance, marketing, and financial management), 7 bachelor’s degree programs (economics, the science of finance, marketing, international trade, accounting, and finance), 12 master’s degree programs (political economics, national economics, western economics, finance, business administration, MBA, international business and trade, the world economy, accounting, industrial economics, and economy of population, resources and environment), 2 doctoral degree programs (business administration, political economics), and one post-doctoral circulation station (business administration).

The School of Commerce has a faculty of 100, and 80 of them are teachers. There are 26 professors and 30 associate professors now. Over 80% teachers in the school have got master or doctoral degrees.

The School of Business has 90 doctoral students, 800 MA students (500 of them are pursuing for MBA) and 1100 BA undergraduates. Besides, the school has 1800 students receiving adult education, and 1300 students are receiving graduate course training.

In academic field, the School of Business has also gained great achievements. In 1998, the school of Businessaltogether hosted over 300 science and research projects. Besides, the school has published over 320 books and over 1600 essays and theses.

In 1993, with the rectification of then Committee of National Education, the School of Business of Nanjing University was admitted to run a MBA Class in Singapore. Till now, 7 classes of students have graduated. The teaching quality, teaching level and teaching effects have gained wide praises in Singapore. In April, 2000, with the rectification of the Ministry of Education, the School of Business has co-established in Holland “Sino-Dutch International Business Center”. Besides, the School of Business has established fixed inter-university cooperation and communication with universities in the US, Britain, Holland, Austria, Singapore and Japan.