BP254 - Bachelor of Business (Accountancy)

The Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) degree requires completion of 24 x 12 credit points of study, which includes 8 business common core courses, 8 Accountancy major courses and 8 flexible courses.

8 flexible courses allow you to undertake one of the following three options:

• Option A: Complete a second major in a business discipline comprising 8 courses (or 96 credit points). The second major will be identified on your transcript of results; OR

• Option B: Complete two (2) minors in a business discipline comprising of four (4) courses (or 48 credit points) each; OR

• Option C: Complete a minor in a business discipline comprising four (4) courses (or 48 credit points), and four (4) university electives. University Elective courses can be from any discipline area within RMIT University. 

If you choose Option B or Option C you MUST complete a full Business minor/s.

Please note: All courses listed may not be available each Semester, this is important to note when planning your enrolments. You must ensure that you satisfy the academic requirements of your program in order to graduate. 

Important note: In order to be accredited to practice students must complete the following two flexible course options:

• LAW2450 - Company and Finance Law
• ACCT1056 - Auditing 

Further information regarding accreditation can be found below

Capstone Courses

Capstone Courses are compulsory courses designed to consolidate the learning undertaken throughout the program and should be taken in your final semester of study. Applications for credit transfer or recognition of prior learning will not be accepted for Capstone courses.

The capstone course for this program is: 

• ACCT1028 Strategic Accounting and Leadership

Accreditation Information

For information regarding external accreditation and industry links related to this program, please click here.

A list of the required courses you must complete in order to fulfil the accreditation requirements for the Professional Body related to your program, can be located here. Please note the 2 flexible options listed which are required in order to practice.

Global Intensives, Student Exchange, and Cross-campus Study

As part of your elective choices, you may want to consider enriching your student experience by undertaking global study and work (offered by the College of Business and Law) as part of your RMIT program.

Please visit the Global Study and Work webpage for more information. International study and work opportunities at RMIT include:

• Global intensives (study tour)
• Student exchange
• Cross-campus study in Vietnam
   

Transition Rules - Semester 1 2023

• If you are enrolled in ECON1010 Macroeconomics 1 and not enrolled in ECON1020 Prices and Markets in Semester 1 or Semester 2 2023, please drop this course and enrol in new course, ECON1607 Economics and Quantitative Analysis.

• If you are enrolled in ECON1020 Prices and Markets and not enrolled in ECON1010 Macroeconomics 1 in Semester 1 or Semester 2 2023, please drop this course and enrol in new course, ECON1607 Economics and Quantitative Analysis.

• If you are enrolled in both ECON1010 Macroeconomics 1 and ECON1020 Prices and Markets in Semester 1 or Semester 2 2023, please drop these courses and enrol in new courses, ECON1607 Economics and Quantitative Analysis and ACCT2343 Accounting Data Analytics and Visualisation.

If you have completed both ECON1010 Macroeconomics 1 and ECON1020 Prices and Markets before Semester 1 2023, these changes do not apply to you.

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Year One of Program

IMPORTANT NOTE: The BP254 Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) program has been formally discontinued from Semester 2, 2022. The final intake for admission into BP254 Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) program was Semester 1, 2022. 

The program will be taught out to current students until Semester 2, 2030.

The BP254 Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) is currently accredited by CPA Australia, Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, and the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants until 31 December 2023; the Singapore Accountancy Commission until 25 October 2021; and the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants and the Institute of Chartered Accountants of England and Wales indefinitely. The College of Business and Law will seek ongoing professional accreditation of BP254 Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) until the end of the teach out period. 

Current students who has not finished the program by the end of 2021 have the option to either:

Option 1 - Remain in your current program

Recommended for students in the second or third year of your current program.

If you remain in your current program, you must complete the program by the end of Semester 2, 2030. Please refer to the course teach-out schedule to ensure you complete all core courses prior to their final offering.

If you commenced the program before Semester 1 2022, please refer to the following transition rules:

• If you have completed LAW2442 Commercial Law, you do not need to complete LAW2442 Business Law, as this is a course title change only.
• If you have completed ACCT1077 Financial Accounting Theory, you do not need to complete ACCT1077 Critical Accounting Perspectives, as this is a course title change only.
• If you have completed ACCT1028 Performance Analysis and Simulations, you do not need to complete ACCT1028 Strategic Accounting and Leadership, as this is a course title change only.
• If you have completed ACCT1060 Management Accounting and Business, you do not need to complete ACCT1060 Managerial Advisory Finance, as this is a course title change only. 

Option 2 - Transfer to the BP351 Bachelor of Accounting or any other available RMIT program

Recommended for students in the first year of your current program.

Note: entry will be subject to maintaining satisfactory academic progress.  

In year one of your program, you will study seven (7) of your business common core courses and one (1) of your Accountancy major courses in the first year.

It is highly recommended that you repeat any failed course(s) in the next available semester.

Complete the following Eight (8) Courses:

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Year Two of Program

In year two of your program, you will complete your final business common core course, three (3) of your Accountancy major courses and four (4) of your flexible option courses. 

Majors, Minors and University Electives:

• A list of disciplines and prescribed courses for each available second major and minor can be found on the Majors & Minors Bachelor of Business Programs Guide. Note: Not all courses are available every semester.
• Information about University Elective courses at RMIT is available on the University Electives web page.
• The College of Business and Law also offers an Undergraduate Business Internship elective.

It is highly recommended that you repeat any failed course(s) in the next available semester.

Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Complete Two (2) Courses from a Business Discipline minor.

Option 1: Complete Two (2) Courses from a Business Discipline or Other Discipline minor.

Option 2: Select Two (2) courses from any:

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Year Three of Program

In year three of your program, you will complete your final four (4) Accountancy major courses and your final four (4) flexible option courses. 

Complete the following Four (4) Courses:

Complete Two (2) Courses from a Business Discipline minor.

Option 1: Complete Two (2) Courses from a Business Discipline or Other Discipline minor.

Option 2: Select Two (2) courses from any:

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