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2024-2025 University Catalog

Accounting, B.S.

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The accounting major prepares students to become professional accountants and begin careers in large or small businesses, public accounting, government or private practice. The accounting program has a practical orientation, and accounting majors examine, in depth, the contemporary accounting systems that are used to fulfill the information needs of shareholders, managers, taxing authorities and others. All accounting majors gain hands-on, real-world accounting experience as interns. Accounting majors are encouraged to pursue one or more professional accounting certificates (CPA, CMA, CFM, CIA, CFE) after graduation.

Business Core Requirements

International Dimension Course Requirements

In order to insure that School of Business graduates have taken coursework focusing on the global business environment, all business majors are required to take at least one of the following courses:

This requirement is waived for students who have had a study abroad experience for which the student earned 3 or more college-level credit hours.

Data Analytics Course Requirement

To ensure that GSB graduates have developed sufficient skills in the area of data analytics, all business majors are required to take at least one of the following courses:

Program Requirements

In addition to satisfying all University Core Curriculum and Business Core requirements, accounting majors must complete the following courses:

Required Courses

Professional Licensure Disclosure

In accordance with the 2019 Reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, RWU discloses that the Bachelor of Science in Accounting alone, which is accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB), does not satisfy the educational requirements for licensure as a Certified Professional Accountant, which requires a minimum of 150 credits in all U.S. states and territories. 

However, we have a special pathway for any student who wishes to complete their CPA to take 150 credits in their undergraduate.Please contact the Accounting Department to do so.

Additionally, applicable licensing board in your state/territory may also impose additional requirements on candidates prior to granting a license (e.g., specific coursework; passing of an exam; obtaining a certificate; providing evidence of work experience; etc.), and if you are interested in becoming a CPA, we encourage you to investigate those requirements with your licensing board

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