We offer you the opportunity to get an education which will prepare you for the career of your choice. Accounting is one of the most respected professions in the United States. It has stature comparable to law and engineering. Today, well over a million people are employed as accountants, and several million are employed in accounting-related positions. More of today's senior corporate executives have emerged from accounting and financial positions than from any other single discipline.
Opportunities exist in accounting for students with diverse backgrounds, abilities, and interests.
The attributes which a student must demonstrate in order to achieve success in accounting include the desire to participate in a career of professional service through the fullest application of one's talent, the technical ability to work with financial figures in the preparation of financial reports, and a personality which allows one to work with and direct the work of others. At least 5 of the 10 semester hours of electives must be outside the College of Administrative Science. 470 Seminar in Contemporary Accounting Issues Back to table of contents Admission to Certificate in Accounting Program Admission to the certificate in accounting program requires that the student hold a bachelor's or master's degree in any discipline. The student must seek counsel from the College's Director of Advisement, secure the approval of the Chair of the Department of Accounting and Information Systems, and be admitted to UAH as a regular student before enrolling in the certificate in accounting program. General Accounting Option For individuals with a career interest in accounting who do not plan to sit for professional certificate examinations.