Research and local internship opportunities enhance the comprehensive accounting curriculum, leading to excellent preparation for the CPA and CMA exams.
What Can Students Do With A Career In Accounting?
Accountants are an integral part of private, public and nonprofit organizations. A career in accounting provides you the opportunity to work within almost any industry imaginable, performing a variety of functions from preparing and examining financial records, forecasting and strategizing growth, analyzing organization-wide budgets, to improving the financial processes of nonprofits or government agencies. Those who hold certifications, such as the CPA, are well respected strategic business advisors and decision-makers, consulting on many issues including taxes and financial strategies.
Common Accounting-Related Job Titles
- Accountant
- Auditor
- Certified Management Accountant (CMA)
- Certified Public Accountant (CPA)
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Controller
- Financial Analyst
- Forensic Accountant
- Tax Manager
Places Where Recent 果冻传媒 Accounting Graduates Are Working
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- Deloitte
- Ernst & Young
- KPMG
- NiSource
- Plante Moran
- Proctor & Gamble
- PWC
Accounting Major Requirements
- ACCT 225M: Financial Accounting - 4 Credits
- ACCT 226: Managerial Accounting - 4 Credits
- ACCT 240: Accounting Information Systems - 4 Credits
- ACCT 325: Intermediate Accounting I - 4 Credits
- ACCT 326: Intermediate Accounting II - 4 Credits
- ACCT 327: Cost Accounting - 4 Credits
- ACCT 423: Advanced Accounting - 4 Credits
- ACCT 426: Federal Taxation - 4 Credits
- ACCT 427W: Auditing - 4 Credits
- ACCT 495: Accounting Research & Analysis - 4 Credits
- Approved internship relevant to ACCT (or BUSN 381) - 0-4 Credits
- Why You Mock Interview Program
- Total credits: 40-44
Accounting Minor Requirements
- ACCT 225 Financial Accounting - 4 credits
- ACCT 226 Managerial Accounting - 4 credits
- ACCT 240 Accounting Information Systems - 4 credits
- Choose three courses from the following classes - 12 credits
- ACCT 325 Intermediate Accounting I - 4 credits
- ACCT 326 Intermediate Accounting II - 4 credits
- ACCT 327 Cost Accounting - 4 credits
- ACCT 423 Advanced Accounting - 4 credits
- ACCT 426 Federal Taxation - 4 credits
- ACCT 427 Auditing - 4 credits
- ACCT 495 Accounting Research and Analysis - Senior Capstone - 4 credits
- Total credits: 12
Accounting In The News
Senior Salute 2019: Troy Boucher: Accounting and Finance Major Shares His 果冻传媒 Experience (published May 10, 2019)