More About the Program
This program is designed to deliver a quality education and develop individuals who can provide leadership in a changing global environment, within an ethical and socially responsible framework. This is accomplished through a broad education using business theory and practice and based upon a liberal arts foundation. Our expert faculty employ a variety of teaching techniques, including lectures, cases, role-playing, seminars, directed study, internships and computer team simulations to emphasize not only technical competence but also the ethics of professional service. This approach seeks to foster sensitivity and responsiveness to social responsibilities, as well as the ability to identify and pursue personal opportunities.
The curriculum in accounting is designed with the principal goal of developing a level of technical competence necessary to prepare students for a career as a professional accountant. The required coursework provides the student with the minimum educational requirements to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant examination and other similar professional accounting certifications. This program has also been designed to provide the student with a broad educational background which emphasizes social responsibility and professional service. Course work has been designed to build on the student's liberal arts foundation coursework that emphasizes reading, writing, mathematics, research, critical thinking and problem-solving skills to accomplish these objectives.
Upon graduation, students majoring in accounting will be able to demonstrate competencies in the core areas of research, problem solving, statistical analysis, computer skills, mathematics, oral communication and writing, apply ethical reasoning to decision making and demonstrate personal and team leadership skills, exhibit knowledge of the legal, regulatory, ethical and technological issues inherent in the global environment of business today, demonstrate skills necessary to progress in a career and/or pursue advanced studies, demonstrate an overall perspective of the basic elements of accounting theory, concepts and applications, and apply fundamental knowledge of economics, finance, information systems, accounting research, law, management and international business to decision making.
Career Options
Every business needs accounting support to exist. In the last three years, our program graduates have gone on to work for a wide variety of private and corporate companies including:
- Local, regional and Big-4 accounting firms
- Higher education institutions
- Financial advising
- National and local banks
- Government
- Corporate management positions
- And much, much, more.
Meet the Faculty