A major in accounting is built upon a liberal arts approach and is recommended for those students who wish to pursue a career in public, private or governmental accounting. As a department, we recommend experience in the field through credited internships.
Program Learning Goals. Upon completion of the program:
1: Students will be able to distinguish the principal concepts, theories, and practices in accounting.
2: Students will be able to evaluate legal and ethical principles in business and apply them to organizational decision making.
3: Students will be able to apply accounting-related quantitative methods and tools to the formulation of management decisions.
4: Students will be able to construct coherent oral and written forms of communication and present them in a professional context.
5: Students will be able to work effectively with colleagues in team situations.
6: Students will be able to articulate their personal commitments and calling(s) through engagement with a Christian understanding of one or more facets of our responsibility to God, others, and the world in their area of business.