Buena Vista University Graduate & Professional Studies is exclusively for students seeking to complete degrees begun elsewhere. We facilitate the smooth transfer of credits from Ellsworth Community College, Iowa Valley Community College District. This advising guide is effective for students entering BVU in the 2011-12 academic year. As course and degree requirements change, students are encouraged to consult with BVU personnel.

Ellsworth Community College has a full articulation agreement with Buena Vista University. Students who have completed an approved associate's degree at ECC can seamlessly move on to complete a bachelor's degree through BVU.

B.A. Degree with a Major in Accounting

Common Business Core

ACCT 205 - Financial Accounting ......................................................................ACC 121 - Principles of Accounting I
ACCT 206 - Managerial Accounting ...................................................................ACC 122 - Principles of Accounting II
ECON 205 - Principles of Microeconomics .....................................................ECN 130 - Principles of Microeconomics
ECON 206 - Principles of Macroeconomics ....................................................ECN 120 - Principles of Macroeconomics
FNBK 306 - Managerial Finance

MGMT 306 - Principles of Management ............................................................MGT 101 - Principles of Management
MGMT 315 - Business Law I ...............................................................................BUS 185 - Business Law I or
                                                                                                                                   BUS 182 - Intro to Law Decision Making
MGMT 206 - Quantitative Methods for Business .............................................BUS 230 - Quant Methods for Business
MGMT 492 - Business Policy & Strategy
MRKT 306 - Principles of Marketing ...................................................................MKT 110 - Principles of Marketing
MATH 140 - Elementary Applied Statistics ........................................................MAT 156 - Statistics I

Major Courses

ACCT 306 - Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 307 - Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 308 - Intermediate Accounting III
ACCT 309 - Cost Accounting ................................................................................ACC 221 - Cost Accounting
ACCT 405 - Auditing
ACCT 403 - Advanced Accounting or
ACCT 413 - Advanced Accounting I and
ACCT 414 - Advanced Accounting II
ACCT 415 - Individual Federal Income Tax
ACCT 416 - Corporate Federal Income Tax

*Students must earn a minimum of 12 credit hours at the 300/400 level in their major from Buena Vista University. 
*All transcripts will be evaluated on an individual basis.  If questions should arise, please contact the Graduate & Professional Studies Iowa Falls location at 866.449.7056 or 1100 College Avenue, Iowa Falls, Iowa  50126.