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Major
College or School: 
Raj Soin College of Business

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Accounting provides financial information for evaluating the present and planned activities of complex organizations. It includes a range of services to individuals, businesses, and government at all levels. Few career fields offer as wide a variety of positions as accounting. Every institution, regardless of its size or structure, has an accounting function and employs the services of certified public accountants, auditors, tax advisors, certified management accountants, financial managers, and consultants.

  • The accountancy major provides an excellent undergraduate background for students planning to go to law school or wishing to pursue graduate studies in other business disciplines.
  • A fifth-year M.Acc. program is an option for students who wish to qualify to sit for the Ohio uniform CPA exam.
  • The Accounting Leadership Program (ALP) emphasizes the development of professional business skills and business-world knowledge in addition to an extensive accounting background. ALP admits 20–25 students every year directly from high school. ALP students receive a minimum scholarship of $1,000 per year while in the program and in good academic standing.

 

Bachelor of Science in Business in Accountancy—Suggested Curriculum
Freshman
English Comp I & II
History
College Algebra
Computer Literacy
Calculus for Mgt Life & Social Science
GE College Component
GE Sciences (3)
GE Human Behavior
GE Human Expression
GE Non-Western Course		 Sophomore
Business Writing
Macroeconomics
Accounting I
Accounting II
Microeconomics
Probability & Statistics
Quantitative Business Modeling
Business Communication
Principles of Marketing
Careers in Accounting
Additional GE Courses (2)		 Junior
Organizational Behavior
Intermediate Accounting I & II
Global Economy
Intro to Operations Management
Financial Management I
Business Electives
Non-Business Electives
Federal Income Tax I
Management Accounting
Business Law
Intro to MIS		 Senior
Acc Systems Design
Auditing
Accounting Seminar
Financial Management II
Public Policy
Strategic Management
Business Electives
Accounting Elective

Fast Facts:

Average starting salary of professionals with a bachelor’s degree in a business-related field: accounting $48,854; business administration/management $42,094; economics $49,809; finance $50,546; MIS $47,798; marketing $49,035. (Source: Salary Survey Spring 2010, The National Association of Colleges and Employers)

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the following career fields will have a significant increase in demand from 2008 to 2018: systems analysts, management analysts, and database administrators

Discover what some of Wright State's alumni are doing with a degree in:

Accountancy—staff accountant, law school student, accounting/management information system specialist, vice president of finance, state auditor, IRS agent, forensic accountant

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