Vernon Richardson Department Chair, 401 WCOB, 479-575-4051 The mission of the department of accounting is to cultivate an environment of educational excellence. We do so by pursuing the following endeavors: Providing a learning environment in which students interact with others to identify and solve accounting and business problems. Developing and disseminating knowledge that has the potential for significant impact on accounting, business, and education. Interacting with the accounting profession, the business and academic communities, and the community at large. The department of accounting offers an undergraduate degree program in accounting and graduate programs at both the master’s and doctoral levels. The department’s programs are accredited by the AACSB – The International Association for Management Education, which ensures quality and promotes excellence and continuous improvement in undergraduate and graduate education. In addition, the accounting department offers courses in Business Law. The objective of the B.S.B.A. accounting curriculum is to provide students with a broad overall education, solid grounding in the common body of knowledge of business administration, and exposure to accounting in sufficient depth to help them achieve entry-level competence for pursuit of a career in industry. The department also offers a five-year integrated program approach to receive the Master of Accountancy degree, which leads to the simultaneous award of the B.S.B.A. and the Master of Accountancy degrees. The integrated program is designed for students who wish to concentrate in accounting and obtain education in an accounting specialization. The objective of the integrated program is to provide students with advanced knowledge of accounting and business topics in order to obtain an accelerated position in accounting or help them launch a career in public accounting. Those students who are not accepted into the integrated program or choose not to enroll in the integrated program will be allowed to graduate with a B.S.B.A. upon successful completion of the B.S.B.A. degree requirements and Accounting Major Requirements detailed below.

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