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 Information Systems
- 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.