Accounting Career Options
A bachelor’s degree
in Accounting provides the foundation for beginning a career as a
professional accountant—including auditing, tax preparation and
consulting, financial statement preparation and consulting, and a
lengthy list of accounting-specific occupations in most businesses,
non-profits, and government (e.g. fixed-assets accounting, payroll,
accounts payable, purchasing, etc.) Graduates accept employment in
public accounting, government, and in every imaginable industry.
Accounting courses are offered in several fields
of professional accountancy. These courses provide preparation for
accounting practice in auditing, financial, government, information systems, managerial , oil and gas, tax, teaching and research.
Accounting Major
There are three parts to a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an Accounting major
The courses for the Accounting major may include
- Financial Accounting
- Cost Accounting
- Accounting Systems and Data Processing
- Income Tax
- Auditing
You may further specialize with a more specific topic area.
- Financial Accounting
- Managerial Accounting
- Accounting and Information Systems
Please see the course catalog for course descriptions.
Optional Specialization in Information Systems
You may add an optional specialization in Information Systems. To learn more, please contact an advisor.
For more information, contact advising at undergrad.advising@ucdenver.edu or call 303-315-8100
Becoming a CPA in Colorado
New education
and experience requirements took effect July 1, 2015. These
new requirements include 150-semester hours of higher education,
including specific accounting and business courses, plus specific work
experience.