Program:
Limited number of competitive academic based scholarships for classes to be taken during summer session after high school graduation (before your freshman year in college), or may be taken summer session after your junior year of high school.

Scholarship is for two courses -- six semester credits total -- approximately $2100 scholarship. ACCT 101 - Financial Principles of Accounting plus one other 100 level course selected from Bellarmine University's Summer Class Schedule. Registration is limited to seats available in classes after regular registration is completed.

Additional coursework may be taken at reduced tuition
ACCT 101 - Financial Principles of Accounting (3 credits) is designed to acquaint students with financial accounting based on a manager's decision-making perspective. The basic elements of observing, measuring, recording, and communicating financial information are covered. Further, basic financial analysis and analytical decision skills are developed. It is a required freshman level course for accounting and business majors and is the first course for accounting majors..

Benefits:
$2,100 scholarship does not reduce Bellarmine University scholarship awards for entering full-time students.
Lighter class loads during academic career at Bellarmine University.
Start upper division classes in your major earlier.
Earlier eligibility for internships in accounting and business firms.
Future employers like the program.
May allow earlier college graduation.
May allow completion of 150 credit hour requirement for becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) within four years.
Allows earlier entry to and completion of Bellarmine University MBA program.
Application Procedure and Accounting Program Advising:

To apply, please send me an e-mail with the following information:

Name
Address
Phone Number
E-mail Address
High School
Year in School
Planned College Major
Brief Description of Career Plans
Transcript to Date
ACT, SAT, and/or PSAT Scores
Letter of Recommendation (from teacher, counselor, or business or accounting professional)
Please list your first four choices of 100 level classes that you would like to take the ACCT 101. Students will be registered on a space-available basis.

If you have already applied for admission to Bellarmine University, we can obtain 9, 10, and 11 (above) from the Admissions office.

Keith Richardson, PhD, CPA
krichardson@bellarmine.edu