Abstract:

In this study, because of the fact that undergraduate-level accounting education is intensivly given in business department of faculties, Business Administration Department’s course schedules of state and private universities is examined and an analyse has been made about accounting courses that is given in these universities. In the conclusion of the study it was seen that accounting course is given under 170 different names. Required accounting courses is more weighted in state universities than in private universities. There are important differences among state and private universities in terms of amount of required accounting courses and total number of teaching hours. Despite most of the stateuniversities give required accounting courses, it was seen that tendency to give required accounting courses in private universities intensifies in second and third academic years. While all state universities has elective accounting courses, in private universities there are some faculties that has not elective accounting courses. Both types of universities give elective accounting courses predominantly in third and fourth academic years.

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