Potential careers related to accounting include but are not limited to careers in the private, not for profit and governmental sectors as a staff accountant, cost accountant, financial analyst and controller. However, this concentration is also beneficial for students interested in pursuing careers in public accounting as an auditor or tax professional as well as in law enforcement as an FBI Agent or in government as an IRS Agent. (In general, a Bachelor?s of Science degree with an Accounting major is required for entry into a professional position; whereas, some of these, and other careers, require additional education or experience).

In order to prepare graduates the MCU Accounting concentration has a cross-functional focus designed to develop concrete, highly-demanded skills for work in the rapidly expanding world of accounting.? Students will deepen their knowledge of accounting principles through courses which reflect best practices in the field of accounting including Financial and Management Accounting, Taxation, Analysis, Auditing, Accounting Information Systems and Reporting Procedures.

A Student Completing the Marymount California University Bachelors of Science In Accounting will Possess the Skills to:

• Navigate financial accounting reporting, disclosures, interim reporting requirements, projections and pro-forma financial statements.

• Understand concepts of federal income taxation as it is applied to individuals, and sole proprietorships, partnerships and corporations.

• Apply different theories of the accountant?s professional responsibilities and ethics adopted by professional associations, state licensing boards for accountants, auditors, and fraud examiners such as the AICPA.

• Understand and use technologies in making decisions in areas of the accounting profession, such as managerial accounting, financial accounting, auditing, and tax accounting.

• Apply theories and practices related to business combinations and consolidated financial reporting and complex business structures, and demonstrate mastery in financial statements analysis.

• Use the principles and practices of financial statement auditing including Generally Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS), regulatory requirements, internal controls, and audit risk also research changes in the accounting and auditing.