In addition to providing a general liberal arts and business background, the curriculum offers specialized training in the fields of general accounting, cost accounting, and public accounting. It offers specific, basic training to students who wish to become industrial accountants, cost analysts, auditors, credit analysts, controllers, income tax consultants, teachers of specialized business subjects, certified public accountants, government cost inspectors, or government auditors.The broad scope of the courses offers fundamental training in the accounting field of the student’s choice, whether this training is to be used as an aid to living or as a basis for graduate study.The accounting program provides specialized training in financial reporting, auditing, tax, and cost accounting. Upon completion of all course and credit degree requirements, accounting majors are prepared to sit for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination if they choose to do so.Our undergraduate and graduate accounting programs are the only ones in Rhode Island that hold the highly regarded, separate accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) International. Accounting, one of the largest undergraduate majors on the URI campus, has an extremely high job placement rate.