The accounting undergraduate major prepares graduates for careers in governmental, private, or public accounting and provides background for graduate study. Theory and application are integrated to develop the ability to think, to exercise judgment and to make decisions in a complex and rapidly changing business environment.
Accounting is the language of business and as such is a communication process.
A strong liberal arts background and a broad business background are provided for the communication skills necessary to progress to management levels in the accounting profession. The program fosters on a sense of ethical, social and public responsibilities. The Biology Department believes that a knowledge of biology is necessary to understand the natural world and the role of humans as components of that world. The accurate dissemination of knowledge about the diversity of nature is seen as an integral component of a liberal arts education, which seeks to better understand the broad panoply of human experience. A variety of educational and career opportunities awaits the students who choose to major in Biology.