Most UW-Whitewater accounting majors begin their career upon graduation either in public accounting or private industry. In recent years, our placement success rate for accounting majors has been 95 percent. Depending on their backgrounds and goals, most individuals choosing public accounting start in financial auditing. Others go directly into tax planning and preparation or system development. Private industry offers diverse opportunities, from services to production to banking.
Graduates generally begin with management accounting and decision making or internal auditing.
From that springboard, accountants progress to many diverse positions within the organization, ranging from controllership to general management positions often leading to president or chief financial officer. The accounting program is accredited by the Wisconsin Accounting Examining Board. Currently we have both undergraduate and graduate level programs. Although most of our students now complete only the undergraduate BBA degree, students who anticipate graduating in the year 2000 and beyond and want to become Certified Public Accountants will need to complete the 150-credit Master of Professional Accountancy degree. The four-year accounting major will still be offered for those who do not intend to become CPAs.