Distance-Learning Courses in Accounting

Capella University

• Capella University in Minnesota offers an online bachelor of science degree in accounting. Capella requires students to complete a total of 180 quarter credit hours, with 45 credit hours required in general education. The remaining 135 hours are core courses in business and accounting. Accounting courses include Foundations in Finance, Financial Accounting Principles, Contemporary Auditing: An Ethical Perspective, Managerial Accounting Principles, Income Tax Concepts and Strategies, Intermediate Financial Accounting Topics and Trends, Cost Accounting for Planning and Control, and Advanced Financial Accounting Topics and Trends.

  Capella University

  Capella Tower

  225 S. 6th St., 9th Floor

  Minneapolis, MN 55402-3389

  888-227-2736

  capella.edu/

Northwest Ohio University

• Northwest Ohio University offers an online associate degree in accounting as well as three different bachelor's degrees. Bachelor's degrees are offered in accounting, forensic accounting and a CPA track in accounting. Courses offered in the accounting field include Accounting, Accounting Professional Ethics, Introduction to Accounting Software, and Accounting Information Systems. Courses offered as part of the forensic accounting program include studies in most basic accounting courses, and also studies in White Collar Crime, Introduction to the Legal System, Criminal Law and Forensic Accounting.

  University of Northwest Ohio

  College of Distance Learning

  1441 N. Cable Rd.

  Lima, OH 45805

  419-998-3120

  unoh.edu

Louisiana State University

• For those not necessarily wanting to pursue a degree in accounting, a distance education certificate program in accounting might provide a suitable alternative. Louisiana State University (LSU) offers a program that prepares students to sit for the CPA examination. To be admitted to the program, applicants must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university and have completed at least six hours of intermediate accounting. Courses include studies in Cost Analysis and Control, Commercial Transactions for Accountants, Income Tax Accounting, Governmental and Not-for-Profit Accounting, Advanced Accounting, and Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting.

  LSU Continuing Education

  Independent & Distance Learning

  1225 Pleasant Hall

  Baton Rouge, LA 70803

  225-578-2500

  is.lsu.edu