Accounting, B.S.

Students who complete a degree in Accounting will be able to perform an audit, develop a budget, assess financial risks and controls, prepare individual and corporate tax returns, use financial databases for decision-making, and respond to professional, ethical, and regulatory issues in accounting. Accounting students are strongly encouraged to pursue the designation of Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accounting (CMA), and/or the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). Students wishing to pursue the CPA license must complete 150 semester hours of college credit prior to sitting for the certification exam. Working with their advisors, students can choose an appropriate path for this requirement, including completing a fifth year while earning an MBA.

Performance Learning

Performance Learning initiatives for 3rd parties in the community could include preparing income tax returns (VITA), performing financial audits for local business, interning as financial accountants and/or managerial accountants as well as presenting accounting analysis for business clients.

Career Opportunities

Accounting graduates obtain employment as auditors, corporate accountants, consultants, tax accountants, business analysts, and public accountants.

Learning Goals for the Accounting Major

• Knowledge Acquisition: Accounting graduates will develop competency in the functional areas of accounting.
• Research Skills: Accounting graduates will develop the ability to utilize financial and other authoritative databases.
• Communication Skills: Accounting graduates will develop the ability to effectively present findings, in both written and oral format at a professional level.
• Ethics and Professional Responsibility: Accounting graduates will develop the ability to recognize and respond to professional, ethical and regulatory issues in accounting.