Mission Statement
The Department of Accountancy (DA) cultivates a comprehensive, high quality accounting education environment, serving graduate and undergraduate accounting majors, business majors, and other interested persons. Student development is the School’s top priority, and the primary responsibility of a full-time faculty engaged with its students. Accordingly, faculty encourages interaction with students in the classroom, during office visits and through other school, college, and university programs. The faculty is also engaged in productive scholarship and meaningful service and interaction with the accounting profession, the University, and the larger community. The DA acknowledges that teaching, research, and service are integrated, complementary activities. These scholarly endeavors advance knowledge, foster an attitude of inquiry, meet the needs of society, and contribute to student learning.
At the College of Business focuses not only on the procedures and conventions followed in accounting, but more importantly, on developing the professional skills essential to future success. Here you will learn the essential skills such as teamwork, listening, communicating (both orally and in writing), synthesis, evaluation, and critical thinking.
To achieve our goals, the Department of Accounting plans for, monitors, and assesses its programs. The BS in Accounting is a four-year degree program that prepares students to enter the workforce or to enroll in our MS in Accounting and subsequent PhD programs. Students will have explored all aspects of the practice of accounting including: Accounting Information Systems, Financial Accounting, Management Accounting, Taxation, and Auditing.