For undergraduate curriculum in business, major in accounting, see College of Business, Curricula.
Accounting is an integral part of the management of business and public organizations.
Accountants, therefore, participate in planning, evaluating, and controlling the activities of the firm. Accounting is needed by external users in order to make investment decisions, grant or withhold credit, and, in the case of government, to collect revenue and gather statistical information. In order to provide useful information, accountants collect, analyze, synthesize, and report data in an understandable manner. The instructional objective of the Accounting Program is to provide a well-rounded professional education in accounting. The major in accounting is designed to give students a conceptual foundation as well as to provide a wide range of basic skills and analytical tools for use in reporting for both public and private concerns.