More than ever, a well-trained and competent accountant finds a high demand for his or her services in secular businesses and Christian organizations.
Maranatha’s Accounting Management major is designed to train you as a manager with specialized knowledge in accounting so you can prepare and analyze financial reports for businesses, governments, and other organizations. Godly, experienced faculty members of Maranatha’s Department of Business reinforce the importance of possessing not only technical skills but personal integrity.
What better way to answer the high-profile scandals of corporate firms than to be the most ethical, reliable, and capable Christian accountant you can be? The Accounting Management major results in a Bachelor of Business Administration degree that is also a great foundation for graduate study in more specialized fields of accounting, including public accounting as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA).
Suggested Schedule
This is the suggested class list for the Accounting Management Major. You may also want to look over the details for our Accounting (CPA) Major.
Year 1
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Introduction to Business & Management | 2 | Introduction to Information Systems | 2 |
| Computer Applications Seminar | 1 | Microsoft Excel | 1 |
| Christian Life 1 | 1 | New Testament Survey | 2 |
| Old Testament Survey | 2 | English Composition 2 | 3 |
| English Composition 1 | 3 | Science Elective | 3 |
| Fundamentals of Public Speaking | 2 | Minor | 4 |
| The Modern World | 3 | ||
| Music Elective | 2 |
Year 2
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principles of Accounting 1 | 4 | Principles of Accounting 2 | 4 |
| Principles of Marketing | 3 | Microsoft Access | 1 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | Business Communication | 3 |
| Christian Life 2 | 1 | Principles of Bible Study | 2 |
| Baptist Heritage | 3 | Probability and Statistics | 3 |
| Minor | 3 | Minor | 3 |
Year 3
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Finance | 3 | Microeconomics | 3 |
| Business Law 1 | 3 | Intermediate Accounting 2 | 3 |
| Intermediate Accounting 1 | 3 | Bible Doctrine 2 | 3 |
| Auditing | 3 | Bible Elective | 2 |
| Bible Doctrine 1 | 3 | Literature Elective | 3 |
| Minor | 3 |
Year 4
Fall | Credits | Spring | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|
| Principles of Management | 3 | Business Strategy Senior Capstone | 3 |
| Federal Taxation 1 | 3 | Accounting Electives | 6 |
| Bible Elective | 2 | Bible Elective | 2 |
| Christian Life 3 | 1 | Minor | 6 |
| American Studies Elective | 3 | ||
| Minor | 3 |
Career Options
- Certified Management Accountant
- Certified Public Accountant
- Financial officer
- Investment analyst
- Banker
- Business managerial owner
- Financial analyst
- Tax accountant
- Auditor
- Chief financial officer
- Comptroller
Alumni
Michael O’Neal (’07) was presented with the Meritorious Performance Award in the Accounting & Finance category at the Military Comptrollers National Professional Development Institute in San Antonio. O’Neal works for Defense Finance & Accounting Service in Cleveland, Ohio, he became a Certified Public Accountant in January of 2011. He serves in the audio/video ministry of Cleveland Baptist Church.
Faculty
Business Department associate professor Jeff Drost came to Maranatha in 2008 after spending 13 years in the banking and financial services industry. He previously served aboard the U.S. Navy battleship USS Missouri during the first Persian Gulf conflict. Drost was instrumental in helping Maranatha become one of six Wisconsin sites for Microsoft Office Specialist certification tests.