Accounting

Accounting

About Accounting

The Accounting Program prepares graduates for rewarding accounting and professional careers. Our educational programs furnish the solid knowledge base and conceptual infrastructure our graduates will need to make immediately valuable and lasting contributions as business professionals in local and global economy.

Mission:
To prepare graduates for successful careers as leading professionals in the national accounting marketplace, equipped with high ethical standards and contributing to community service and lifelong learning.

Program Objectives

Prepares future Accounting professionals

Provide students with the knowledge and skills in all areas of accounting practices: financial reporting, cost management, planning, decision-making, accounting information systems, zakat (alms) and taxation, and auditing

Develop students’ ability to direct and manage financial resources of private and public companies

Support the professional and personal skills that allow students to keep abreast with labor market requirements

Prepare students for professional and specialized examinations such as CMA, CPA as well as enhancing students’ capabilities to enter Saudi Organization of Certified Public Accountants Examinations (SOCPA)

Program Details

Program Name	Accounting
Final Awarded Degree	Bachelor of Science in Business Administration - Accounting
Program Code	BSBA MGT
Credit Hours	127
Language of Instruction	English

Mode of Study	Full Time
Duration	4 Years
Number of Levels	8 Levels
Number of Weeks/Levels	15 Weeks
Graduation Requirements	GPA 2.0/4.00

Financial

Tuition Fees

For more information please see Tuition Fees

Scholarships

For more information please see Scholarships page

Job Market and Opportunities

Students may want to specialize their career in one of the following disciplines:
- Audit and assurance
- Financial accounting
- Forensic accounting
- Financial management
- Zakat and Tax
- Consultation

Main Courses

ACCT 321	Intermediate Accounting
ACCT 312	Financial Accounting and Reporting
ACCT 322	Cost Accounting
ACCT 431	Tax Accounting
ACCT 441	Auditing
ACCT 422	Accounting Information Systems
ACCT 452	International Accounting

Graduate Attributes

- Knowledgeable in a broad range of accounting field.

- Critical thinkers in the field of accounting, auditing, and taxation.

- Skillful Entrepreneurs

- Effective and influential contributors to the Society.

- Proficient communicators.

- Work effectively as a member and leader in a team.

College Requirements

All students enrolled in all Bachelor of Science programs in the College of Business Administration should study all of these courses.

ECON 101	Introduction to Micro-economy
CS 115	Introduction to Computing for Business
MATH 111	Applied Calculus I
ENGL 101	First Year Composition
ECON 102	Introduction to Macro-economy
MGT 101	Introduction to Management
MATH 112	Applied Calculus II
ENGL 102	Introduction to Report Writing
ACCT 201	Introduction to Financial Accounting
STAT 211	Statistics for Business I
PHSC 113	Physical Science
ENGL 201	Technical Writing
ACCT 202	Introduction to Managerial Accounting
MGT 222	Organizational Behavior
MKT 201	Introduction to Marketing
MIS 201	Management Information Systems
MGT 311	Legal Environment of Business
MGT 331	Business Communication
FIN 301	Financial Management
STAT 311	Statistics for Business II
MGT 312	Operations Management

Accounting Framework

Requirements	Courses Type	Number of Credit Hours
General	Compulsory	06
	Elective	12
	Free Elective	03
College	Compulsory	64
Major	Compulsory	21
	Supporting	06
	Professional Elective	12
	Field Training	03
Total Credits: 127

Requirements

General

Course Plan	Num. of Credit Hours
Compulsory	06
Elective	12
Free Elective	03

Requirements

College

Course Plan	Num. of Credit Hours
Compulsory	64

Requirements

Major

Course Plan	Num. of Credit Hours
Compulsory	21
Supporting	06
Professional Elective	12
Field Training	03

Total of program Credit Hours

127

Accounting Study Plan

First Year

First Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Requisite
ECON 101	Introduction to Micro-economy	3
CS 115	Introduction to Computing for Business	3	PCS 001
MATH 111	Applied Calculus I	3	MATH 012
ENGL 101	First Year Composition	3	ENGL 005
GHAL xxx	Humanities, Arts and Languages Elective	3
	Total	15

Second Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Requisite
ECON 102	Introduction to Macro-economy	3	ECON 101
MGT 101	Introduction to Management	3
MATH 112	Applied Calculus II	3	MATH 111
ENGL 102	Introduction to Report Writing	3	ENGL 101
GDMC xxx	Diversity and Multiculturalism Elective	3
	Total	15

Second Year

First Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Requisite
ACCT 201	Introduction to Financial Accounting	3	MATH 112
STAT 211	Statistics for Business I	3	MATH 112
PHSC 113	Physical Science	4	MATH 111
ENGL 201	Technical Writing	3	ENGL 102
GIAS 101	Islamic Culture	3
MIS 201	Management Information Systems	3	CS 115
	Total	19

Second Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Requisite
ACCT 202	Introduction to Managerial Accounting	3	ACCT 201
MGT 222	Organizational Behaviour	3	MGT 101
MKT 201	Introduction to Marketing	3	ENG 201
ENT 201	Introduction to Entrepreneurship	3	ENG 201
GIAS 102	Arabic Language Skills	3
	Total	15

Third Year

First Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Requisite
ACCT 321	Intermediate Accounting	3	ACCT 202
MGT 331	Business Communication	3	ENGL 201
FIN 301	Financial Management	3	ACCT 201
STAT 311	Statistics for Business II	3	STAT 211
GSOS xxx	Social Sciences Elective	3
	Total	15

Second Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Requisite
MGT 312	Operations Management	3	STAT 311
ACCT 312	Financial Accounting and Reporting	3	ACCT 201
ACCT 322	Cost Accounting	3	ACCT 201, ACCT 202
ECON 362	Economy of Saudi Arabia	3	ECON 102
MGT 311	Legal Environment of Business	3	ENG 201
	Total	15
FIN 394	Summer Field Experience	3 Credits

Fourth Year

First Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Requisite
ACCT 431	Tax Accounting	3	ACCT 201, ACCT 202
ACCT 441	Auditing	3	ACCT 201, ACCT 202, ACCT 321
BUS xxx	BUS I	3
BUS xxx	BUS II	3
XXXX xxx	Free Elective	3
	Total	15

Second Semester

Course Code	Course Title	Credit Hours	Requisite
ACCT 422	Accounting Information Systems	3	ACCT 201, ACCT 202
ACCT 452	International Accounting	3	ACCT 202
ACCT xxx	Professional Course I	3
ACCT xxx	Professional Course II	3
GIAS xxx	Islamic Studies Elective	3
	Total	15
Total Credit Hours Required: 127
The English courses ENGL 111 and ENGL 112 can be taken as an elective within any of the areas: GHAL, GDMC or GSOS