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 Emphasis
There are three parts to a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an Accounting emphasis
The courses for the Accounting emphasis 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.
Becoming a CPA in Colorado
Until July 1, 2015, the state of Colorado will continue to license CPAs who have bachelor’s degrees and who
meet the required education and experience requirements.
New education
and experience requirements take effect beginning July 1, 2015. These
new requirements include 150-semester hours of higher education,
including specific accounting and business courses, plus specific work
experience.