Oklahoma State University-Main Campus Accounting: External Reporting, Control, and Auditing, BSBA: 2027 Review

Score

59.9 of 100

Cost (20%)

5.5 of 10

Graduate Earnings (20%)

5.9 of 10

Completion (15%)

5.3 of 10

Flexibility (15%)

0.0 of 10

Credential Alignment (10%)

10.0 of 10

Track Record (10%)

10.0 of 10

Program Reputation (10%)

9.1 of 10

Credits

120

Format

On Campus

Accreditation

AACSB (confirmed on the official list)

AACSB Accounting

Accounting accreditation listed by AACSB

See exactly how we score on the methodology page. We checked the school's figures on October 8, 2026.

Two practicum courses and a run of data-analytics classes frame this degree. You start with ACCT 3004 and ACCT 3001 in the sophomore spring. You end with ACCT 4911 in your last semester. The Spears School of Business also holds the extra AACSB accounting accreditation that only 194 institutions have.

The School of Accounting in the Spears School of Business at Oklahoma State University offers this Bachelor of Science in Business Administration. You study on the Stillwater campus or at the Tulsa campus. You also have a second major option, Internal Reporting, Control and Auditing.

• You like spreadsheets and code. Data analysis is built into Intermediate Accounting I and the information systems course.
• You want to be an auditor. External Auditing and Ethics for Public Accountants both sit in your senior year.
• You want to become a certified public accountant (CPA), certified management accountant (CMA) or certified internal auditor (CIA). The catalog lists review courses for all three exams.
• You're in Tulsa. The major is offered there as well as in Stillwater.

Your accounting core starts with ACCT 3004 Foundational Accounting and Data Skills, which pairs financial reporting with data analytics. ACCT 3104 Intermediate Accounting I and Data Analysis comes next. Then you take ACCT 3113 Intermediate Accounting II on reporting theory. ACCT 3603 teaches system design, internal controls and analytic tools.

ACCT 4503 External Auditing covers audit procedures. ACCT 4133 Advanced Accounting covers business combinations and nonprofit entities. You'll also need MSIS 4123 Cybersecurity Systems Management. ACCT 3001 and ACCT 4911 are the two professional practicums. MGMT 4513 Strategic Management closes your plan. You can add ACCT 4933, a supervised internship of at least 320 hours.

The degree takes 120 credit hours, and the catalog lays out a four-year plan. You meet an advisor each semester to set your schedule. Your accounting classes begin in the sophomore fall with ACCT 2003 Survey of Accounting. To transfer in, you need at least 60 hours from a four-year institution and 30 hours completed at Oklahoma State.

Up to one-half of major course requirements can be transfer work. The School of Accounting aims to prepare you for the CIA and CMA exams, or for the MS in accounting as the route to the CPA exam.

The school reports about $698 per credit hour. If you're looking for help paying, the School of Accounting awards nearly $500,000 a year in scholarships to over 100 accounting students.

You'll attend classes on campus at Stillwater or Tulsa. The Accounting Communication Center helps you with writing, presenting and financial storytelling.

The School of Accounting and its college hold AACSB accreditation, reaffirmed in 2024. Review courses for the CPA, CMA and CIA exams are listed as ACCT 4963, 4953 and 4943. The ethics course meets the ethics requirement that some states set before you can sit for the CPA exam. The school encourages every student to earn a certification.

Where this degree can lead: Accounting Degree Jobs.

The School of Accounting was a 1977 charter member of the Federation of Schools of Accountancy, according to the school. A school news release quotes the School of Accounting head saying faculty focus on student success and academic excellence.

Course Advisor's 2023 rankings put Oklahoma State at the top of Oklahoma schools for accounting students. The school states that its students, undergraduates and graduates together, exceeded state and national CPA pass-rate averages on all four exam sections.

• How do ACCT 3001 and ACCT 4911 fit into the plan?
• Is the Tulsa campus schedule the same as Stillwater?
• Would the ACCT 4933 internship earn credit toward my CPA state's accounting hours?
• What is the next step if I want the MS in accounting for the CPA?
• How do I apply for School of Accounting scholarships?

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