research and local internship opportunities enhance the comprehensive accounting curriculum, leading to excellent preparation for the cpa and cma exams.
what can students do with a career in accounting?
accountants are an integral part of private, public and nonprofit organizations. a career in accounting provides you the opportunity to work within almost any industry imaginable, performing a variety of functions from preparing and examining financial records, forecasting and strategizing growth, analyzing organization-wide budgets, to improving the financial processes of nonprofits or government agencies. those who hold certifications, such as the cpa, are well respected strategic business advisors and decision-makers, consulting on many issues including taxes and financial strategies.
common accounting-related job titles
- accountant
- auditor
- certified management accountant (cma)
- certified public accountant (cpa)
- chief financial officer (cfo)
- controller
- financial analyst
- forensic accountant
- tax manager
places where recent wittenberg accounting graduates are working
- Abercrombie & Fitch
- deloitte
- Ernst & Young
- kpmg
- nisource
- plante moran
- Proctor & Gamble
- pwc
accounting major requirements
- acct 225m: financial accounting - 4 credits
- acct 226: managerial accounting - 4 credits
- acct 240: accounting information systems - 4 credits
- acct 325: intermediate accounting i - 4 credits
- acct 326: intermediate accounting ii - 4 credits
- acct 327: cost accounting - 4 credits
- acct 423: advanced accounting - 4 credits
- acct 426: federal taxation - 4 credits
- acct 427w: auditing - 4 credits
- ACCT 495: accounting Research & Analysis - 4 Credits
- approved internship relevant to acct (or busn 381) - 0-4 credits
- why you mock interview program
- total credits: 40-44 credits
accounting in the news
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senior salute 2019: troy boucher: accounting and finance major shares his wittenberg experience (published may 10, 2019)