Accounting Careers

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 www.cbe.wwu.edu/mba.

Accounting Curriculum

• ACCT 240, 245, 321, 331, 341, 342, 343, 375, 461, 470
• 12 upper-division accounting credits under advisement
• DSCI 205
• ECON 206, 207, 309
• FIN 341
• MATH 157
• MGMT 271, 311, 482, 495 (or 491 and 492)
• MKTG 380
• OPS 360

Minor (24 Credits)

• ACCT 240, 245, 331
• ACCT 341 or 375
• 8 additional credits in accounting under advisement

Accounting Plan of Study

Download Accounting Planning Guide (2008-09 Catalog) (pdf)

Download Accounting Planning Guide (2007-08 Catalog) (pdf)

Advising

For answers to routine questions concerning preparation and progress through the major, students should consult the Accounting Department Planning Guide, above. Non-routine questions should be directed to your faculty advisor, the Department Chair or Administrative Department Manager.

After the declaration of major, a student will be assigned a faculty advisor with whom the student must consult concerning required and elective courses in the chosen major and concentration. The faculty advisor may also be a source of information concerning career objectives and opportunities.