One of the most commonly asked questions about the NUS BAC programme is: What’s the difference between a BBA (Acc.) Degree and a normal BBA degree?



Well our BBA (Acc.) degree is like a regular Bachelor of Accountancy programme with additional Business modules, so it is almost like a “double” degree programme (except in name) for Accountancy and Business Administration that can be completed in 3 years!



In addition, for BAC students who are interested to pursue a separate specialisation (eg. Finance etc), they will be able to do so during their honours year with proper modular planning involved.

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Student Exchange Programme (SEP)​
 

For BAC students, SEP is usually a tricky topic. Aside from the main few modules that have to be done in Singapore (ACC1002, BSP1004 and BSP2005), BAC students are not allowed to map any level 3000 Accounting modules abroad at the moment.



Essentially, this means that BAC students are only allowed to clear their other foundation modules or as mentioned earlier, any second specialisation modules using their unrestricted elective modules taken from their Honours year.



It is strongly advisable for BAC students to go on exchange in Year 2, although going in Year 3 Semester 1 is still possible with proper module planning, for students doing the Honours programme. Thus, proper module planning is very important for BAC students if you want to have modules to clear abroad, so do start your planning early and ask seniors for advice!

Like other BBA students, BAC students will have to fulfil the requirements of the BBA(Acc.) programme and take up all the foundation modules, with the main differences being that BBA students have to take an extra module (DSC2008 Business Analytics – Data & Decisions), and BAC students take Accounting Information Systems (ACC1006) while BBA students take Entrepreneurship (MNO2009). On top of that, they will also have to satisfy all the coursework requirements for the professional Accountant qualification.