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Accounting B.S. Program

Contact Info

Ms. Mary Burnell, CPA, Program Coordinator
Department of Accounting and Finance
School of Business
Room 102 Jaynes Hall
Phone:  304.367.4189
FAX:  304.367.4613
E-Mail:  Mary.Burnell@fairmontstate.edu

Department Faculty

Mary Burnell

T. Jean Engebretson

Leisa Muto

 

OVERVIEW OF ACCOUNTING PROGRAM

The accounting curriculum is designed to offer an integrated educational experience in the sub-disciplines of financial accounting, managerial accounting, taxation, information systems, and auditing. The B.S. in Accounting provides students with traditional technical accounting skills, as well as expanded skills in analytical reasoning, problem solving, information systems, and oral and written communication. 

EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN ACCOUNTING

Students completing the B.S. in Accounting will be able to compete with graduates of other colleges and universities for entrance into graduate school and forpositions in public accounting, in industry, or in government.  Our graduates are prepared for careers in public, industrial, and governmental accounting in positions such as general accountants, account managers, staff accountants in public accounting, internal auditors, industrial accountants, financial analysts, and Internal Revenue agents.  Over time, our graduates move into senior positions such as partners in public accounting firms or controllers, treasurers, or chief financial officers in private industry.


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