The online bachelor’s in accounting from Illinois College gives you the academic foundation you need to reach your goals in the competitive realm of accounting.

Online Accounting Program

Whether you’re striving for career advancement within your company or are seeking a new career in an in-demand field, earning our online BS in accounting will provide you with the professional skills and financial expertise you need.

Our online accounting program is perfect for:

Adults seeking an online bachelor’s in accounting that allows them to learn on their schedule
Business professionals striving to move into a position in accounting
Individuals who want a rewarding career in an in-demand field

Convenient Online Accounting Courses

Our accounting courses are offered asynchronously, which means you can take them wherever and whenever is right for you. We have developed our online accounting program with working adults in mind.

Study full- or part-time in six- or eight-week subterms. You can complete the accelerated accounting courses in as little as 15 months.

Online Accounting Program Highlights

As an online accounting program student, you have access to campus resources, such as coaching, tutoring, library staff, and online counseling services. Our small classes also provide you with the individualized attention you need.

Other benefits of our online BS in Accounting include:

Earn a Double Major

You may want to consider complementing your online BS in Accounting with a double major in management, marketing, or organizational and strategic communication. Take an additional 24 credit hours to enhance your employment options.

Personal Career Advising

You will be assigned an academic advisor who is a professor of accounting courses. Advisors offer career advice, often oversee internships, and can write recommendation letters or act as references.

As a business student, you will also have the option of taking the course IC 421: Graduate READY: Career Strategies. Here you will learn how to search for jobs or graduate programs, practice and perfect interview skills, fine-tune your resume, and develop strategies to begin an entry-level job or graduate program.

Members of our Career Readiness team can also review your resume, complete mock interviews, find internships, and help you connect your co-curricular learning to job-related skills.

Comprehensive Education

Our online accounting program is embedded with the skills employers value most, which means you will study a wide variety of topics where you will gain:

Analytical thinking skills that allow you to approach problems from a variety of disciplinary angles
Communication skills through class opportunities to write in-depth and give public presentations
The ability to evaluate the validity of data sets and consider the ethical nature of policy proposals and outcomes for any organization

Career Opportunities for Online Accounting Program Graduates

Our online accounting degree helps you Graduate READY for accounting careers in a variety of businesses. In fact, 100% of accounting students are employed in an accounting profession or in graduate school within three months of graduation.

Our graduates have received job offers from companies and agencies including:

Archer Daniels Midland Co.
Caterpillar Inc.
Dot Foods
Sikich LLP
BKD LLP
Crowe LLP
the Illinois Auditor General

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, accountants and auditors earn on average $78,000 per year. Becoming a licensed Certified Public Accountant (CPA) can improve your earning potential and job prospects.

“ This program has given me a strong foundation of accounting principles. A lot of accounting work in the field is, in many ways, different from the classroom, but we did a lot of on-the-job learning throughout the course. The classes are tailored to put you in work scenarios through projects and papers. There’s an intentional element of putting yourself in a professional’s mindset, which I think is a nice touch.”

- Kenneth Painter

Online Bachelor's in Accounting Requirements and Courses

Our accelerated online accounting courses are built around accounting innovations.

Not only does our online BS in Accounting prepare you for a career in accounting, you will also gain the background you need to pursue a variety of other careers in business.

Each accounting course is instructed by expert faculty members who incorporate years of field experience into their lessons. Through the online bachelor’s in accounting curriculum, you’ll explore field essentials and become proficient in key topics, including:

Economics
Financial accounting
Concepts of auditing
Income tax
Business ethics
Risk assessment
Statistics

Our capstone accounting course also allows you to apply your business and accounting. Gain more hands-on experience through an optional internship.

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Get Started in the Online Accounting Program

Now is the time to begin your journey towards a career in accounting or business.

To apply to our online bachelor’s in accounting program, you must:

Be a high school graduate (or equivalent)
Have earned at least a 2.5 high school or college GPA
Submit official transcripts of any college work completed

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Online Bachelor in Accounting