The Department of Accounting offers courses in the areas of financial accounting, management accounting, auditing, accounting systems and taxation. Completion of an accounting area of specialization leads to professional careers in public accounting, business and government and begins the preparation for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA) and Certified Internal Auditor (CIA) examinations.
The specialization in accounting is designed to enable students to advance more rapidly to positions of responsibility and leadership in their chosen fields. In the state of Ohio, all candidates taking the CPA exam must have completed 150 credit hours. Accounting career fields other than public accounting have not adopted the 150-hour requirement. The department of accounting offers a graduate degree that can be pursued in addition to a bachelor's degree.
