Accounting

Contact Information:
Dept.: Business & Public Affairs
Office: CH 101
Phone: 537-6114

The primary objective of the Accounting Program is to prepare students for the full range of responsibilities which professional accountants are expected to assume. Fulfillment of these responsibilities requires both a high level of technical knowledge and a profound awareness of the context and consequences of professional decision-making.

Acquisition of both is expected to result from the following course of study:

44 hours of Liberal Arts Curriculum courses;
30 hours of Business Core studies;
27 hours of study specific to the Accounting Major;
Elective courses sufficient to meet the 128 semester hour minimum for a bachelor’s degree.

Further, the program satisfies the academic requirements to sit for the

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination
Certified Management Accountant (CMA) examination
Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examination.

Completion of the minor in Accounting program provides a core of fundamental accounting courses enhancing any business-oriented course of study. Completion of the two-year accounting degree provides the student with a background suitable for either clerical or paraprofessional work in the field.