Individuals with an accounting degree will find employment opportunities in both private and public sectors. In the private sector, graduates may seek employment with manufacturing or service companies emphasizing internal auditing, financial, cost, or managerial accounting. Additionally, graduates may pursue careers with Certified Public Accounting firms. Accounting graduates will also find employment opportunities in the public sector. All levels of government hire accountants for positions in auditing, financial, tax and managerial accounting.
Accountants have a unique opportunity to obtain many different professional certifications.
Current education requirements to take the CPA in Georgia are a Baccalaureate degree and completion of a minimum of 6 upper-level accounting courses. Beginning in November 1998, one will be required to have a minimum of 150 semester based hours of college course work with at least 30 hours upper-level accounting courses. The degree offered by the Department of Accounting is a Bachelor of Business Administration with a major in Accounting.