BBA Accounting at University of Cincinnati

Programme overview

Accounting is a system that provides quantitative information about finances, maintains and audits financial records, and prepares reports for investors and managers to help them make business decisions. The accounting program at the UC Carl H. Lindner College of Business (Lindner) is designed to prepare students for careers in public and corporate accounting through a rigorous course of study.

Faculty: Carl H. Lindner College of Business | Duration: 4 years | Study mode: full-time / online | Location: Cincinnati, OH, United States

What you will study

Lindner’s Bachelor of Business Administration and Bachelor of Arts degrees are granted to those who satisfactorily complete the required coursework for the specified degree, with university, major and minor grade point averages of 2.0 or better. All students must meet the residency requirements of the college (50% of business courses, and the last 30 hours of your degree must be taken in residence) and must contract for graduation with an academic advisor.

Career pathways

Graduates of the UC Lindner College of Business accounting program can find career opportunities in public and corporate accounting. Employers include both national and international public accounting firms (Big 4), regional and local public accounting firms, financial services firms, manufacturing firms and retailers, and others.

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Application information

Entry requirements

Admission to this major follows the university/college admission requirements: First-year applicants are those who have not enrolled in college or university courses (other than Dual Enrollment or College Credit Plus courses) since graduating from high school. Freshman application please visit the Admissions Requirements page for further information. Applicants are advised that Lindner requires four units of college preparatory mathematics for admission to all bachelor degree programs.

Tuition is charged per credit, so the total depends on the modules you register for each year. Current fees are listed in the official fee schedule.

Entry terms: Fall, Spring and Summer semesters for first-year and transfer students; the College-Conservatory of Music generally accepts transfer applications for fall only, except BA Music and Electronic Media.

First-year: Early Action deadline November 1 (fall only); fall application deadline March 1 (rolling admission), spring November 1, summer March 1. Confirmation deadlines: May 1 (fall), December 1 (spring), April 1 (summer). The BSN has a priority deadline of November 1 and CCM applicants are encouraged to submit pre-screening materials by November 15.

Transfer: fall application deadline July 1, spring November 1, summer March 1. CCM programmes: December 1 application deadline for fall; DAAP programmes: March 1 application deadline for fall.

First-year applicants apply through the Common Application; ACT/SAT scores are optional for fall 2025 and fall 2026 entry.

Graduate applications: programmes set their own deadlines and decision schedules. Most programmes use the UC Graduate Admissions Application; Nursing uses NursingCAS, Occupational Therapy OTCAS, Physical Therapy PTCAS, Athletic Training ATCAS, Audiology and Speech-Language Pathology CSDCAS, and Public Health SOPHAS.

Apply through the official page: https://admissions.uc.edu/apply.html

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