You can earn a Bachelor’s degree online without every setting foot in a physical classroom. This of course depends on the school itself and the requirements it has set forth for graduation. Online degrees are the wave of the educational future, certainly, and everybody is getting in on it. Because of the convenience, online classes and degree programs are terribly expensive, so keep that in mind.

How “valued” an online degree is depends on who is doing the evaluation. An online degree is not held in high esteem by college professors, who would prefer that you go the conventional route, of course. And depending on who is doing the hiring and what the position is, a degree at a conventional university might be preferred just in terms of snobbiness.

As more online degree programs get into the mix, you will see more and more students with those degrees and in time, they will come to be more respected than they are now. But the fact is, if you have a four-year degree in accounting and the required number of hours in accountancy, you can, like anybody else, take the CPA exam. That’s what matters most.

If you sign up for an online degree program, you take a series of classes that will mostly likely be arranged in a predetermined order. These classes are often shorter and more intense than conventional classroom courses. Most online classes are six to eight weeks long.

You will be given access to online material, an online site for test taking, a special email and message board group and likely be assigned to a group of “cohorts” with whom you will progress through the program. You will often be required to interact with those cohorts via email and message boards, and you may given collaborative assignments as well in an effort to step up the interaction.

You will submit all your work online, take tests online and take the final exams in a timed environment.

You can in fact get a bachelors degree online and, as long as the college is regionally accredited, your degree should be accepted by any potential employers or other academic institutions.

That having been said not all colleges (either online or campus) are viewed the same by potential employers. Even within the same school their accounting program may be viewed more favorably than say their nursing programs. But there is nothing unique to an online program that would make it viewed more or less favorably.

My best recommendation would be to contact a number of schools to find the best fit for you and your needs. This site has some good info on regionally accredited bachelors degrees in accounting and some colleges to help expand your search even further:
http://www.ecollegefinder.org/online-bachelors-degree-in-accounting.aspx

Good Luck!