DBA - Accounting Specialization
The Doctor of Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting prepares students for careers in accounting education, consulting, and business leadership. Students in this program will integrate forward-thinking virtuous leadership into global team-based business practice, create ethical change management solutions and strategies for complex business problems, and design solutions to accounting problems using new applications of theory or changes in present accounting standards. Students will synthesize advanced research in education, consulting, or business leadership into their doctoral practice in order to create new accounting knowledge for application in the global workplace. Students will integrate a virtuous worldview into both their personal and professional lives.
This program is designed for practicing professionals who possess a master's degree in business or technology or possess an advanced degree in another area of specialization. Students participating in this program desire additional study in order to expand and enhance their ability to contribute to their career path, company, and society. This program requires students to be working 21 hours per week in a paid or non-paid position, which may include: current employment in a full- or part-time professional position (provided this employment is appropriate for a training
opportunity, considering the goals and requirements of the degree program), participation in job shadowing, or participation in an internship.
Graduates of the program will be able to:
- Integrate forward-thinking virtuous leadership into the global team-based business practice.
- Create ethical change management solutions and strategies for complex business problems.
- Synthesize advanced research in education, consulting, or business leadership into their doctoral practice.
- Create new knowledge for application in the global workplace.
- Integrate a virtuous worldview into both their personal and professional lives.
- Design solutions to real world accounting problems using new applications of theory or changes in present accounting standards.
Admission Requirements
Requirements for admission to the Doctor in Business Administration with a specialization in Accounting are as follows:
- A Master in a business discipline and either a
- CPA or
- 18 graduate accounting credits together with at least 5 years of accounting or accounting teaching experience.
- Degrees are only accepted from a college or university that is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) verified on original transcripts sent by the institution directly to Indiana Wesleyan University.
- A graduate grade point average (GPA) of 3.25 or higher from the graduate degree granting institution with at least five years of work experience in accounting or accounting teaching experience. If an applicant's GPA is below 3.25, the student may be admitted on a probationary basis, as established by the guidelines of the DeVoe School of Business.
MGMT-601 is a pre-requisite for the Doctor of Business Administration Program. Students must complete this pre-requisite course with at least a grade of "B" by the end of the first term of the program. However, this requirement is waived for students who have a Bachelor’s or Master’s in business, business administration, accounting, finance, marketing, management, or other related discipline from a college or university accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by both the U.S. Department of Education (ED) and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA).
Graduation Requirements
- Complete all credit-hours required in the curriculum sequence with a minimum GPA of 3.25 and a minimum grade of "B-" in each course. A grade of "C+" or below will require the course to be repeated.
- Successful completion and defense of the doctoral project.
- Payment of all tuition and fees is required to receive a diploma.
DBA - Specialization in Accounting - Program of Study
Core Courses
| BADM-700 | The Craft of Academic Writing for Business | 4 |
| BADM-701 | Residency 1: The DBA Journey | 1 |
| BADM-702 | Foundations of Doctoral Research | 4 |
| BADM-703 | Virtuous Leadership and Global Based Teams | 4 |
| BADM-704 | Economic Analysis for Virtuous Leaders | 4 |
| BADM-705 | Virtuous Marketing | 4 |
| BADM-706 | Residency 2: Success Skills | 1 |
| BADM-707 | Data Analytics and Research | 4 |
| BADM-708 | Virtuous Business in a Global Marketplace | 4 |
| BADM-709 | Current Issues for the Virtuous Organization | 4 |
| BADM-710 | Residency 3: Completing the Doctoral Project | 1 |
| BADM-785 | Comprehensive Exam | 1 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 36 |
Career Seminar Courses
Select one of the following:
Specialization Courses - Accounting
| ACCT-730 | Financial Reporting | 4 |
| ACCT-731 | Accounting in the Global Marketplace | 4 |
| ACCT-732 | Advanced Topics in Management Accounting | 4 |
| ACCT-733 | Doctoral Accounting Seminar | 4 |
| ACCT-790 | Applied Doctoral Program Evaluation and Assessment - Accounting | 4 |
| Total Credit Hours: | 20 |
Total Credit Hours for Degree: 60
