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Opportunities for Employment Accountants may either work at public accounting firms, or large corporations. Some may work in local, state or federal government. Still others choose to “hang out a shingle” and become self-employed CPAs. Opportunities in accounting are plentiful with projections for opportunities to grow steadily through 2012. Much of this growth reflects the larger role accountants play in the business world due to new regulations that create additional government control over board of director and corporate conduct. Salary Expectations According to the National Association of Colleges and Employers, the average salary range for accounting graduates is $37,000-52,000. For those seeking positions in public accounting, the average starting salary is $40,058. Salaries greatly increase with experience. Public accounting firm partners may start at $128,800 with the average starting salary for an experienced partner being $276,000. Program Format Earning a Bachelor of Accountancy degree from Walsh College requires a total of 127 semester credit hours. The 127 credit hours includes courses in the:
Equivalency guides, available through the Admissions and Advising office, outline the courses transferable to Walsh as prerequisites to advanced course work and for completion of degree requirements.
The * courses are typically transferred in from a community college or another accredited educational institution. **COM 300 is required of all students who score below 4 on the Walsh College communications placement exam. Email an Advisor
Professional Core
*ACC 201 Principles of Accounting I *ACC 202 Principles of Accounting II *ACC 310 Managerial Accounting *BIT 305 Business Computing Tools BIT 335 Business Driven Technology **COM 300 Communications Essentials *COM 210 Principles of Business Communications COM 320 Business Communication Methods COM 340 Professional Communication *ECN 201 Principles of Economics I *ECN 202 Principles of Economics II FIN 315 Financial Management *MGT 201 Principles of Management *MGT 303 Behavioral Management *MKT 202 Principles of Marketing *QM 202 Statistics Methods for Business
ACC 301 Intermediate Accounting I ACC 302 Intermediate Accounting II ACC 303 Financial Accounting Concepts ACC 406 Accounting Information Systems ACC 411 Business Combinations ACC 412 Government and Not-for-Profit Accounting ACC 415 Auditing ACC 418 Accounting Communications ACC 419 Advanced Managerial Accounting BL 301 Business Law I BL 302 Business Law II TAX 495 Tax and Business Taxation I TAX 496 Tax and Business Taxation II TAX 497 Tax and Business Taxation III
