Bachelor of Accountancy
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The degree of Bachelor of Accountancy (also known as Bachelor of Accounting) is the principal academic degree
in accountancy
in several countries, and is often the only degree recognised for subsequent practice; see First professional degree
. It is abbreviated B.Acy. or B.Acc. or B. Accty.. It is also sometimes titled "Bachelor of Accounting Science" (B.Acc.Sci.) or "Baccalaureus Computationis" (B.Compt.) http://www.ul.ac.za/index.php?Entity=sch_eco_man_aca http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=7302.
The degree is not to be confused with a B.B.A.
in Accounting and B.Com
. in Accounting, which are general business administration and commerce
degrees with accounting as an area of concentration. The Bachelor of Accountancy is a specialized degree on its own. For discussion, see further under Bachelor's degree
.
Due to the extremely specialized nature of the B.Acy., it is a professional degree course that not many universities actually offer. In the United States
, it is likely to be a four-year undergraduate degree. In other parts of the world, such as Singapore
, it can be a three-year undergraduate degree course as well. In Malta
, it is a two year course which can be taken after qualifying in Bachelor of Commerce
only for students who obtain exceptional grades in their previous course.
After completion of the Bachelor of Accountancy, a student can generally go on to work as an accountant and or pursue a Master of Accountancy
.
Academic degree
An academic degree is a position and title within a college or university that is usually awarded in recognition of the recipient having either satisfactorily completed a prescribed course of study or having conducted a scholarly endeavour deemed worthy of his or her admission to the degree...
in accountancy
Accountancy
Accountancy is the process of communicating financial information about a business entity to users such as shareholders and managers. The communication is generally in the form of financial statements that show in money terms the economic resources under the control of management; the art lies in...
in several countries, and is often the only degree recognised for subsequent practice; see First professional degree
First professional degree
A professional degree prepares the holder for a particular profession by emphasizing competency skills along with theory and analysis. These professions are typically licensed or otherwise regulated by a governmental or government-approved body...
. It is abbreviated B.Acy. or B.Acc. or B. Accty.. It is also sometimes titled "Bachelor of Accounting Science" (B.Acc.Sci.) or "Baccalaureus Computationis" (B.Compt.) http://www.ul.ac.za/index.php?Entity=sch_eco_man_aca http://www.unisa.ac.za/default.asp?Cmd=ViewContent&ContentID=7302.
The degree is not to be confused with a B.B.A.
Bachelor of Business Administration
The Bachelor of Business Administration is a bachelor's degree in Commerce and business administration. In most universities, the degree is conferred upon a student after four years of full-time study in one or more areas of business concentrations; see below...
in Accounting and B.Com
Bachelor of Commerce
A Bachelor of Commerce is an undergraduate degree in commerce and related subjects. The degree is also known as the Bachelor of Commerce and Administration, or BCA...
. in Accounting, which are general business administration and commerce
Commerce
While business refers to the value-creating activities of an organization for profit, commerce means the whole system of an economy that constitutes an environment for business. The system includes legal, economic, political, social, cultural, and technological systems that are in operation in any...
degrees with accounting as an area of concentration. The Bachelor of Accountancy is a specialized degree on its own. For discussion, see further under Bachelor's degree
Bachelor's degree
A bachelor's degree is usually an academic degree awarded for an undergraduate course or major that generally lasts for three or four years, but can range anywhere from two to six years depending on the region of the world...
.
Due to the extremely specialized nature of the B.Acy., it is a professional degree course that not many universities actually offer. In the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
, it is likely to be a four-year undergraduate degree. In other parts of the world, such as Singapore
Singapore
Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...
, it can be a three-year undergraduate degree course as well. In Malta
Malta
Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...
, it is a two year course which can be taken after qualifying in Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Commerce
A Bachelor of Commerce is an undergraduate degree in commerce and related subjects. The degree is also known as the Bachelor of Commerce and Administration, or BCA...
only for students who obtain exceptional grades in their previous course.
After completion of the Bachelor of Accountancy, a student can generally go on to work as an accountant and or pursue a Master of Accountancy
Master of Accountancy
Master of Accountancy , alternatively Master of Professional Accountancy or Master of Science in Accountancy , is a graduate professional degree designed to prepare students for public accounting and to provide them with the 150 credit hours required by most states before taking the...
.