Appalachian State University Courses & Fees

The Accounting (BSBA) degree at Appalachian State University introduces and further develops skills in various areas of accounting, including the recording and reporting of financial performance, tax return preparation, cost accounting, information systems and auditing.   Knowledge and skills in these areas prepare you to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and pursue a career in public accounting, industry or government.

Major selling points of the program include employability and faculty/student interaction.  Faculty members in the Department of Accounting are known for giving personal attention to their students, and their connections with employers foster networking opportunities that lead to career-starting internships and full-time jobs. Accounting students are strongly encouraged to participate in an internship, for which they will receive academic credit and gain valuable experience in the accounting profession (most internships are also well paid).  The majority of internships lead to permanent employment for students after graduation. 

Appalachian State University’s Bachelor of Science degree in Career and Technical Education prepares students to teach about technology, business, child development, design and engineering. This degree program uses an investigative, hands-on research and design approach to help students better understand the world around them.

Appalachian State University is widely recognized as providing top-quality teachers for the public schools. Graduates of our program are in extremely high demand, both here in North Carolina and across the nation. Career and Technical Education teachers get to teach a subject they love while providing an invaluable service to students and schools.

This degree has five concentrations, each of which is considered a high need field. Many school districts seek teachers who are specialists in these areas.

• Business, Finance and Information Technology Education
• Business, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences
• Technology, Engineering and Design Education
• Trade and Industrial Education

Appalachian State University’s Bachelor of Science degree in Career and Technical Education prepares students to teach about technology, business, child development, design and engineering. This degree program uses an investigative, hands-on research and design approach to help students better understand the world around them.

Appalachian State University is widely recognized as providing top-quality teachers for the public schools. Graduates of our program are in extremely high demand, both here in North Carolina and across the nation. Career and Technical Education teachers get to teach a subject they love while providing an invaluable service to students and schools.

This degree has five concentrations, each of which is considered a high need field. Many school districts seek teachers who are specialists in these areas.

• Business, Finance and Information Technology Education
• Business, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences
• Technology, Engineering and Design Education
• Trade and Industrial Education

Rapid advances in the health care industry demand that organizations and health care providers seek leaders who are bold, innovative and visionary and who possess tried-and-true management skills. Appalachian State University’s Health Care Management (BS) prepares such leaders.

This program combines foundation business courses with those providing knowledge and understanding of the health care industry. With this strong curriculum, graduates are prepared for challenging management positions in a variety of health care organizations – from hospitals and health systems, to physician offices, long-term care facilities, consulting firms, pharmaceutical companies, or medical supply and equipment manufacturers.

An organization’s people are one of its primary resources. Appalachian State University’s Management (BSBA) degree provides students with the knowledge and skills needed to effectively and efficiently manage organizations to get the best out of their employees and to achieve strategic goals. 

This includes learning how to attract and retain talented employees, and ensure that their activities are aligned with strategic objectives – both in existing companies and in new start-up ventures.  Management majors also gain valuable leadership and interpersonal skills, along with an understanding of group dynamics – which, together, are the skills that truly define effective managers.

As a Management major, you will learn from Department of Management faculty who are leaders in their respective fields, developing knowledge and insight through research that is shared nationally. Management majors have a broad career base, as their skills are transferrable to virtually every industry. As a result, career options are varied. Some graduates will go into management-trainee or leadership development programs, while others are hired for entry-level management positions. Some graduates prefer to start their own businesses, or work for small, family-owned companies.

The marketing industry has undergone a fundamental transformation as consumers and businesses increasingly shift their attention from traditional marketing media to digital media. Today, companies must connect with customers and other businesses through digital channels — such as websites, e-newsletters and social media — and adjust their marketing mix in order to succeed.

Despite digital marketing’s prevalence, research by the Harvard Business Review and industry consultants has found that only a small portion of companies feel they use social media effectively.

Appalachian’s Marketing (BSBA) – Digital Marketing degree helps fill this skills gap by preparing students for the business requirements of digital and social media marketing. Appalachian is one of the few universities in the countries to offer such a program and has partnered with companies to create this opportunity.

What determines buyer behavior? What’s the best way to promote a product? These are important questions in marketing – an essential business function in for-profit, non-profit and public sectors. In Appalachian State University’s Marketing (BSBA) degree program, students learn how to drive industry initiatives that develop customer satisfaction and retention, contribute to company profits and build connections with suppliers, distributors and the community. 

Housed in the Walker College of Business Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, this major prepares graduates to begin careers with a solid foundation in business and specialized knowledge in sales and marketing. In this degree program, you will examine topics such as product management, marketing research, promotions, elements of sound price decisions, product distribution, the underlying determinants of buyer behavior, and the social and ethical considerations of marketing decisions. Practical experience is a strong-point of Appalachian’s program, with students encouraged to complete an internship, compete in regional and national competitions and network with industry professionals.

Professional selling remains the second largest occupational category in the American workforce. The Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that the U.S. will add nearly 2 million new sales jobs by 2020. In response to such trends, Appalachian State University offers a marketing major with a sales concentration, as well as minors in professional selling/sales for business and non-business majors.

Housed in the Walker College of Business’ Department of Marketing and Supply Chain Management, this major prepares graduates to begin careers with a solid foundation in business and specialized knowledge in sales and marketing. Students learn to drive industry initiatives that develop customer satisfaction, generate company revenues and build connections with suppliers, distributors and the community.

Insurance is a global industry that employs more than 2.3 million people in the United States alone. Jobs are available in risk management and insurance (RMI). In recent years the number of graduates from the nation’s RMI programs met only 10-15 percent of the industry’s needs.

Appalachian State University’s Risk Management and Insurance (BSBA) degree prepares you for a variety of professions within the greater risk and insurance field, including: general management, underwriting, claims, agency sales and operations, brokerage, surplus lines, risk management and reinsurance specialties. With so many career paths, potential work environments include office, home and field.

Appalachian’s Brantley Risk and Insurance Center was ranked 5th in Risk Management Magazine’s 2015 list of “The 10 Largest Risk and Insurance Schools.” The Center is committed to developing the finest insurance talent and involves students with industry professionals by arranging guest speakers, shadow days and travel opportunities including the Independent Insurance Association of North Carolina (IIANC) Conference and the annual Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Conference. The center also holds an extensive career fair twice a year, allowing students unparalleled access to employers regarding internships and full-time career opportunities.

Appalachian offers a major in Supply Chain Management to prepare professionals who can contribute to organization success through various aspects of supply chain management – including procurement, sourcing, logistics, manufacturing, distribution and quality management.

With the increasing complexity and globalization of supply chains, the demand for supply chain professionals is growing. Many industries are reporting significant shortages in talent, and this program will prepare you to help fill these economic needs.

The educational objective of Appalachian State University’s Master of Science in Accounting program is to provide advanced coursework to meet the needs of students seeking professional positions and successful careers in the field of accounting. Our students are highly regarded by employers and heavily recruited.

The MS in Accounting program offers two courses of study — a general track and a tax track. Both include courses in data analytics and other technologies as well as in-depth accounting knowledge as part of a rigorous curriculum. Additionally, the program broadens the general business knowledge of its graduates to improve their performance beyond the entry-level into their professional careers.

The program also includes elective courses that further help prepare students for the successful completion of certifying examinations such as the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination.

The educational objective of Appalachian State University’s Master of Science in Accounting program is to provide advanced coursework to meet the needs of students seeking professional positions and successful careers in the field of accounting. Our students are highly regarded by employers and heavily recruited.

The MS in Accounting program offers two courses of study — a general track and a tax track. Both include courses in data analytics and other technologies as well as in-depth accounting knowledge as part of a rigorous curriculum. Additionally, the program broadens the general business knowledge of its graduates to improve their performance beyond the entry-level into their professional careers.

The program also includes elective courses that further help prepare students for the successful completion of certifying examinations such as the Uniform Certified Public Accountant Examination.

Marketing analytics comprises the processes and technologies that enable marketers to evaluate the success of their marketing initiatives. In this concentration, students will learn techniques and procedures involved in the collection, processing, analysis and organization of marketing information both in the U.S. and abroad through applied methods such as in-depth case analysis, simulations and/or marketing projects.

App State's Master of Business Administration program provides educational experiences to prepare students for lifelong learning and professional leadership responsibilities in a dynamic global environment. The program’s flexibility allows each student to receive the best educational experience possible with the opportunity to complete your degree in one year through our full-time program on the main campus in Boone or two years through our part-time on-campus program or our online program.

Our program provides individualized attention through dedicated career services and academic advising, as well soft skills and professional development. App State's MBA program believes that networking and team building are extremely important in the process of building future leaders. Wherever you find yourself in life, you can always call on an App State graduate for help, advice and support.

App State’s main-campus MBA program offers seven concentrations, all of which require the completion of at least one course with an international focus. This requirement can be fulfilled through an optional faculty-led study abroad experience.

Cultivate advanced business and data analytics skills that can be applied to discipline-specific and more general business problems — skills that today's organizations demand for decision-making.

App State's Master of Business Administration program provides educational experiences to prepare students for lifelong learning and professional leadership responsibilities in a dynamic global environment. The program’s flexibility allows each student to receive the best educational experience possible with the opportunity to complete your degree in one year through our full-time program on the main campus in Boone or two years through our part-time on-campus program or our online program.

Our program provides individualized attention through dedicated career services and academic advising, as well soft skills and professional development. App State's MBA program believes that networking and team building are extremely important in the process of building future leaders. Wherever you find yourself in life, you can always call on an App State graduate for help, advice and support.

App State’s main-campus MBA program offers seven concentrations, all of which require the completion of at least one course with an international focus. This requirement can be fulfilled through an optional faculty-led study abroad experience.

Develop analytical tools and conceptual framework needed to understand the international financial, political and economic environment, and how that environment influences a firm’s strategy and performance.

Enhance your competencies in areas such as planning, staffing, rewarding and developing talent, and cultivating an organization's people and culture.

Acquire comprehensive knowledge of how to plan and manage an organization's resources and processes that create products or services.

Appalachian State University’s Bachelor of Science degree in Career and Technical Education prepares students to teach about technology, business, child development, design and engineering. This degree program uses an investigative, hands-on research and design approach to help students better understand the world around them.

Appalachian State University is widely recognized as providing top-quality teachers for the public schools. Graduates of our program are in extremely high demand, both here in North Carolina and across the nation. Career and Technical Education teachers get to teach a subject they love while providing an invaluable service to students and schools.

This degree has five concentrations, each of which is considered a high need field. Many school districts seek teachers who are specialists in these areas.

• Business, Finance and Information Technology Education
• Business, Marketing and Entrepreneurship Education
• Family and Consumer Sciences
• Technology, Engineering and Design Education
• Trade and Industrial Education