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Accounting

“When I start my own business, I want to be able to manage the finances and not rely on anyone else. I also enjoy helping people and want to be able to offer them solid financial advice.”

Meet accounting student and future small business owner Jose Pedroza

You should major in accounting if:

You’re detail-oriented, patient, and like working with numbers.
You like a challenge, and you want to find solutions by analyzing and interpreting data.
You want a high-paying career as a certified public accountant, auditor, or chief financial officer.

In the accounting program at �鶹��ý Lafayette, you’ll learn to gather, record, analyze, interpret and communicate information about a person’s or organization’s financial performance and risks. You will also develop problem-solving, critical thinking, technology, and communication skills.

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What's Accounting Like?

Research
Group work & collaboration
Writing
Internships
Presentations
Math

Top 1%

We are among the top 1% of business schools worldwide accredited in both business and accounting by AACSB.

Life as an Accounting Major

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Professional Development

Get to know accounting professionals while earning your degree. Accounting firms and industry professionals regularly visit classes to share their experiences and recruit interns. The Department of Accounting hosts speed interviewing with accounting firms, and our hold professional development events every semester.

Prepare for Your Career

Connect with companies and firms to get on-the-job experience through internships or part-time employment before graduation. You’ll also receive assistance writing cover letters and resumes.

CPA Exam Prep

In our accounting program, you will graduate with the knowledge and skills to enroll in our . The master’s program provides the necessary credit hours to be licensed as a certified public accountant in the state of �鶹��ý.

Business Secrets LLC

The Business Secrets Living-Learning Community (LLC) connects you with other first-year students who share your interest in business. LLC members live in the same residence hall on campus, take classes together, and participate in events and programs focused on starting and managing a business.

Available Concentrations for Accounting Majors

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Legal Studies

In the legal studies concentration, take classes in business law and specialized legal topics, such as dispute resolution, contracts, employment law, and consumer protection.

Accounting According to Students

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ACCT 201: Introduction to Financial Accounting

Going over the basic principles with the professor was a perfect fit for me to get use to the terminology of accounting in English.”

Guillaume Tetreault, Accounting Major

ACCT 202: Introduction to Managerial Accounting

The workload is not heavy at all but the tests require a good bit of study. Follow the book and presentations, participate in class, and you'll do great. It covers the basic introductions for financial and managerial accounting.”

Elaria Abader, Accounting and Finance Double Major

ACCT 333: Accounting Information Systems

It truly let me learn all the ins and outs of Excel and how useful it can be for understanding raw data. That was one of my favorite classes I have had so far in college; I still refer to the information I learned from that project and apply it today.”

Mary-Margaret Gil, Accounting Major

Careers in Accounting

Zach Wells

“�鶹��ý Lafayette has provided me with a huge sense of community. I’ve been given opportunities here, I’ve had resources here that I don’t think I would have anywhere else. I’ve built relationships with my professors and my peers that — to me — will be lifelong.”

Accounting '19

Graduate Student at Columbia Law School

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Jobs in Accounting

Payroll Administrator & HR Generalist
Certified Public Accountant & Supervisor
Tax Accountant
Forensic Accountant
Chief Financial Officer
Budget Analyst

Program Requirements

Admissions Requirements

To major in accounting, you must meet the University's admissions requirements.
See the full admission requirements.

Graduation Requirements

To graduate with your Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in Accounting, you must complete 120 credit hours and pass all selected courses with a C or higher.

See all course requirements in the University catalog:

To earn a minor in accounting, you must take at least 18 credit hours of accounting courses. At least 6 hours need to be at the 300/400 level.

Students in any major can earn a business minor. Business majors can apply by emailing the Moody Business Office of Student Services. Non-business majors will need to contact the dean’s office of their college. See requirements above for an accounting minor or check out another business minor:

In the bachelor’s in accounting program, you will gain the knowledge to prepare for and pass the CPA Exam and complete 120-credit hours of the 150-credit hour requirement for a CPA license in �鶹��ý. The 120-credit hours earned include the required accounting and business courses to be exam eligible.

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