The Public Accounting concentration provides students with basic business skills as well as the accounting knowledge needed to pass the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) exam. Graduates of this program have a very high CPA exam pass rate and are heavily recruited by local and regional CPA firms. Most graduates will have job offers months before graduation.?

This program is also the undergraduate component of the 3+2 program, in which students can earn the graduate a Bachelor of Science in Accounting and a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in five years.?

This combination prepares students to earn the hours needed to sit for the CPA exam. Through careful planning and coordination students can complete their four-year degree and begin their graduate degree, finishing both simultaneously.