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Welcome
to the Department of Accounting at Western Washington University.
Included here is information to assist you in getting started in our
department. Please explore all the links provided throughout this
site. If you have any questions, please feel free to ask!
The
Department of Accounting offers a broad program of courses in
accounting. Coupled with required and elective courses in economics and
business administration, the accounting curriculum provides the graduate
with a sound educational foundation for an accounting career or
post-graduate studies. The accounting curriculum
also provides a theoretical foundation for students who plan to take
examinations to become a Certified
Public Accountant (CPA) or a Certified
Management Accountant (CMA). In addition, the College of Business
and Economics also provides a full-time, four quarter MBA program for
qualified applicants with business degrees. For more information
on the MBA program and application process, see http://www.cbe.wwu.edu/mba.
We're
proud of our Accounting program!
- We are committed to a high quality education
for our students - our faculty
are continually reviewing and revising our curriculum to stay ahead!
- Students enjoy a high level of interaction with
professors!
- We attract great students!
- We have an impressive collection of
senior-level accounting electives! In addition to required courses
in financial accounting, managerial accounting, accounting
information systems, tax, audit, and law, accounting majors select
three of our ten senior-level accounting electives in areas such as
not-for-profit accounting, environmental accounting, international
accounting, managerial accounting, financial accounting, accounting
information systems, advanced taxation, and tax research.
- We have an extremely active
Accounting
Society and Beta Alpha Psi
chapter. These organizations meet jointly to maximize student
interaction with the accounting profession.
Meetings
are most Thursday evenings during the academic year - generally with
speakers from all areas of the accounting profession. Members also
participate in a wide variety of community service activities
throughout the year, including our TaxAide (Volunteer Income Tax
Assistance) program - which provides tax help at ten sites
throughout Whatcom County each year. In addition, our chapter of
Beta Alpha Psi has earned national recognition as a Superior Chapter
every year since it was installed as a chapter! For more information
on Beta Alpha Psi and Accounting Society, please visit
http://www.cbe.wwu.edu/clubs/bap/.
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