Factors Affecting Students’ Choice of
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy as Major
Charlotte Jhiza A. Beleno
Adamson University

Abstract The need for accounting graduates continually grows in this decade. The US Bureau of Statistics projected that there will be a 15.7% increase in the number of accounting jobs between 2010 and 2020. This increase in demand gives the importance to study and understand the factors that motivate and encourage students to take up Bachelor of Science in Accountancy as their college course, so that quality graduates will meet the demand in the field of accounting profession. This paper also helps high school teachers, parents and guidance counselors on how they can influence students to take up BS Accountancy in their tertiary level. On the other hand, it also informs the students on the advantages of being accountancy major and an accountant in the future.

Factors Affecting Students’ Choice of Bachelor of Science in Accountancy as Major
A Review of Related Literature and Studies
Accounting as defined by Webster is the system of recording and summarizing business and financial transactions and analyzing, verifying and reporting the results. On the other hand, Accountancy is the profession or practice of accounting.
Bachelor of Science in Accountancy prepares students for careers in accounting firms, financial institutions, public sectors, and financial departments of companies. It is an in demand course since there is an upward trend and opportunities to accountancy graduates and these graduates are expected to experience much faster employment than the average in this decade. Thus, colleges and universities are in need to produce a sufficient supply of quality graduates available to enter the profession.
This literature review searches for the factors influencing students’ choice of BS Accountancy as their college course