BS Accounting & Finance

Program Info

BS (Hons) Accounting and Finance is a 4-years programme, which covers intensive Accounting and Finance Syllabi. There are total 126 credit hours including internship. The programme is a mix of strong accounting and finance conceptual framework and soft skills needed to excel in these areas. This programme also improves technical and interpersonal skills of students.

Syllabus coverage of the courses allows the students not only to attain the BS (Hons) degree but also to attempt ACCA (UK) papers, within the 4 years. At the end of this time period, a candidate may become a graduate and a professional qualification holder. ACCA offers exemption of first 9 papers to the graduates of UCP, BS (Hons) Accounting and Finance Programme. This is the first degree in Pakistan provided by the University of Central Punjab that has been awarded with exemption of 9 papers of ACCA (UK). Under ‘Accelerate’ programme ACCA exempts Registration Fee, First Annual Fee,and Exemption Fee of the 9 courses to the graduates of BS Accounting and Finance. To complete ACCA qualification graduates just have to pass last 5 papers of ACCA.

Outline

Sr. No.	Category	Cr. Hrs.
a)	General Education Courses	30
b)	Major Courses	78
c)	Interdisciplinary Courses	12
e)	Field Internship	3
f)	Capstone Project	3
Total	-	126

Eligibility Criteria

At least 45% marks in intermediate or equivalent. All applicants must pass the UCP Admission Test and interview if required.

Selection Criteria

Matric	Intermediate	Admission Test
10%	45%	45%

Fee Structure with Scholarship

Program Name: BS Accounting & Finance

Per Credit Hour Fee: 11,000

Admission Fee: 25,000

1st Semester Total Fee Including Admission fee	1st Installment Including Admission fee	1st Installment with 35% PGC Scholarship	1st Installment with 25% Merit/PGC/Legacy Scholarship	1st Installment with 50% Merit Scholarship	1st Installment with 75% Merit Scholarship	1st Installment with 100% Merit Scholarship	Total Credit Hours	Total Fee(incl Admission fee)
190,000	107,500	78,625	86,875	66,250	45,625	25,000	126	1,411,000

Disclaimer

The above-mentioned fee structure is for illustration purpose only. UCP reserves the rights to make changes in the Fee Structure whenever deemed necessary or appropriate.

Tentative Study Road Map

Semester I

Sr. No.	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	Quantitative Reasoning – I	General Ed	3	-
2	Ideology & Constitution of Pakistan	General Ed	2	-
3	Civics and Community Engagement Course*	General Ed	2	-
4	Functional English	General Ed	3	-
5	Social Science Course**	General Ed	2	-
6	Fundamentals of Accounting and Finance	Major	3	-
Total	-	-	15

Semester II

Sr. No.	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	Quantitative Reasoning – II	General Ed	3	-
2	Expository Writing	General Ed	3	-
3	Fundamentals of Management	Major	3	-
4	Financial Accounting	Major	3	-
5	Business Law	Interdisciplinary	3	-
6	Application of Information & Communication Technologies (ICT)	General Ed	3	-
Total	-	-	18	-

Semester III

Sr. No.	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	Fundamentals of Economics	Interdisciplinary	3	-
2	Cost & Managerial Accounting	Major	3	Financial Accounting
3	Financial Management	Major	3	Financial Accounting
4	Islamic Studies	General Ed	2	-
5	Arts & Humanities Course***	General Ed	2	-
6	Natural Sciences Course****	General Ed	3	-
Total	-	-	16	-

Semester IV

Sr. No.	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	Financial Reporting	Major	3	Financial Accounting
2	Investment Appraisal	Major	3	Financial Management
3	Performance Management	Major	3	Cost & Managerial Accounting
4	Human Resource Management	Major	3	-
5	Entrepreneurship	General Ed	2	-
6	Fundamentals of Marketing	Major	3	-
Total	-	-	17	-

Semester V

Sr. No.	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	Corporate Law	Interdisciplinary	3	Business Law
2	Corporate Reporting	Major	3	Financial Reporting
3	Governance Risk and Ethics	Major	3	-
4	Business Analysis	Major	3	-
5	Strategic Planning	Major 3	2	-
Total	-	-	15	-

Semester VI

Sr. No.	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	Banking Laws and Practice	Interdisciplinary	3	Business Law
2	Financial Analysis	Major	3	Financial Reporting
3	Advanced Corporate Reporting	Major	3	Corporate Reporting
4	Computerized Accounting	Major	3	Financial Accounting
5	Audit and Assurance	Major	3	Financial Accounting
Total	-	-	15	-

Semester VII

Sr. No.	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	Taxation Management	Major	3	Financial Accounting
2	Research Methods in Business	Major	3	Business Statistics
3	Investment and Portfolio Management	Major	3	Investment Appraisal
4	Performance Strategy	Major	3	Strategic Planning
5	Internship	Internship	3	-
Total	-	-	15	-

Semester VIII

Sr. No.	Course Title	Category	Cr. Hrs.	Pre-requisites
1	Enterprise Resource Planning	Major	3	Financial Accounting
2	Taxation Laws and Practice	Major	3	Taxation Management
3	Advanced Audit and Assurance	Major	3	Audit and Assurance
4	Organization Behavior	Major	3	Fundamentals of Management
5	Capstone Project	Project	3	-
Total	-	-	15	-

Career Opportunities

A management degree equips you with extensive knowledge of business, finance, economics, and marketing. It teaches you a range of practical skills, making graduates into professional employees by allowing them to work in public, private, or voluntary sectors. Business graduates are high in demand worldwide and a degree in Management opens avenues to many diverse career paths.

Criteria for Award of Degree

Each candidate of the BSAF degree is required to complete 126 Cr. Hrs. with a minimum CGPA of 2.0 on a scale of 4.0. This is a four-year degree program comprising of 8 semesters. There is a Fall and a Spring semester in each year. The summer semester is utilized for deficiency courses and field internship. The maximum duration to complete the BSAF program is 7 years.