BBA Accounting at University of South Dakota

Programme overview

Bachelor of Business Administration in Accounting offered at the Vermillion campus and in Sioux Falls, preparing students to become accounting and business professionals, with accelerated BBA/MAcc and BBA/MBA options.

Faculty: Beacom School of Business | Department: Accounting and Finance | Study mode: full-time | Location: Vermillion, SD, United States

What you will study

Accounting major within the Beacom School of Business.

Career pathways

General accounting, audit, tax, financial planning and management consulting; 26 CPA firms recruit on campus each year.

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Application information

Entry requirements

University-wide first-year applicants (all USD undergraduate programmes): meet at least one of a 2.6/4.0 high school GPA, upper 50% class rank, ACT composite 21 (SAT 1070), or a score of 3+ on the Smarter Balanced English and Mathematics assessments; a test score is not required for review. High school coursework with a C average or better: 4 years English, 3 years advanced mathematics, 3 years laboratory science, 3 years social science, and 1 year fine arts (South Dakota graduates). Transfer applicants: 24 or more semester credits and a 2.0 cumulative GPA, in good standing at the last school attended.

Requirements published at program group level.

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 for international applicants: Spring 2027 classes start January 11, 2027 (new student arrival deadline January 10); Fall 2027 classes start August 23 (new student arrival deadline August 20).

International undergraduate applicants: application deadline December 15 for Spring 2027 and August 1 for Fall 2027. Apply through the USD Undergraduate Application or the Common App; the application fee is non-refundable and paid online by credit card.

Graduate applications go through the USD Graduate Application or GradCAS; Audiology, Speech Language Pathology, Law, Medical, Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Physical Therapy, Physician Assistant Studies and Social Work use specialty CAS applications. Application deadlines are set per programme in the Graduate Catalog and are due by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. The graduate application fee cannot be waived or deferred and is non-refundable.

Law (JD): applications open September 1 for the next year's admission; applicants apply through LSAC CAS and must submit the LSAT, GRE or JD Next. June LSAT scores are accepted for the same year if the application is submitted by July 1. Out-of-state applicants scoring 150+ on the LSAT receive in-state tuition.

Apply through the official page: https://www.usd.edu/Admissions-and-Aid/Apply

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