• An accounting background will provide a competitive edge for those aspiring to become chief executive officers. Students often study accounting even though their major interests may be in other areas of business. This enables these students to have a salable skill for easy entry into a business firm.

  • Mission

    • We are an academic community with the Shidler College of Business, whose mission is:
    • To provide students with an accounting education relevant to a technologically advanced global economy; to advance accounting knowledge through research; and instill students with a sense of moral, ethical, and professional obligation to society.

  • Accounting Careers

    • The accounting profession may be divided into the following two major segments.

  • Public Accounting

    • Specialties in this area include auditing, tax, and management advisory services. Some of the larger firms have reorganized these activities along industry lines. Students entering public accounting should prepare to become Certified Public Accountants (CPA). Many students who graduate with an accounting degree are employed by national or international CPA firms, or by local CPA accounting firms. Some open their own independent practices after they become certified.

  • Other Accounting Jobs

    • Accounting positions in the industry are available in firms engaged in manufacturing, wholesaling, retailing, banking, transportation, insurance, and real estate, as well as in hotels, entertainment enterprises, and restaurants. Positions in these organizations can be found in the areas of financial accounting, managerial accounting, internal auditing, tax accounting, and accounting information systems. Graduates also find employment as accountants in various branches of federal, state, or local governments or in not-for-profit organizations.