Accounting Concentration

General Description

The accounting curriculum prepares students for careers in auditing, corporate accounting and management services, governmental and nonprofit organizations, and taxation. In addition, it equips the prospective business executive with tools for analysis, prediction, decision-making, and control. It also provides an excellent background for students considering graduate work in business administration or law.

Course Requirements

Basic Business Curriculum

Sophomore Year: BUS A201, A202, L201.

Junior and Senior Years: BUS A311, A312, A325, A328, A422, A424, L303, and two of the following accounting courses: BUS A339, A380, A337.

Accounting graduates who meet requirements of the State Board of Public Accountancy of Indiana are eligible to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination in Indiana. The school has a program to allow students to meet the 150 credit-hour CPA requirement. One avenue is the Postbaccalaureate Certificate; the other, for accounting bachelor’s holders, is the M.B.A. program.

The Accounting Council at the School of Business is a student organization dedicated to connecting accounting students with the professional community.