The objective of the Bachelor of Science in Accounting program is to educate students to function effectively in a wide range of accounting careers in all types of economic organizations. The program stresses basic conceptual knowledge in all fields of business administration as an essential foundation for an effective accounting career. The program includes financial accounting, accounting information systems, cost accounting, managerial accounting, advanced accounting, auditing, accounting theory and research, as well as 28 weeks of practical training in accounting. The focus of the program is on the principles, concepts, and procedures of measuring, analyzing, and communicating economic information for decision making. The program keeps up with the most recent developments in the field of accounting. Heavy emphasis is placed on computer applications in all areas of accounting.

• prepare, analyze, and interpret financial statements competently;
• audit financial statements and the underlying accounting systems, controls and records, and express an independent professional opinion about them;
• identify, measure, gather, analyze, interpret and communicate cost and other types of information to management for planning, control, performance measurement, and decision making related to pricing, operating, investing, and financing activities;
• identify and anticipate control risks both in manual and computerized accounting systems, and to suggest and establish better controls to safeguard business resources from risk exposures of illegal acts.
• Analyze and design accounting information systems, and use computer applications in business transaction cycles.
  Pursue graduate studies and professional certification in Accounting.
  Career Opportunities
  The accounting program is designed for students who wish to pursue careers as certified public accountants, managerial accountants, financial accountants, internal auditors, or accounting directors in governmental and non-profit entities. A student graduating with a major in accounting will have the necessary training to move up in the organizational hierarchy to the level of a chief executive officer.