Accounting

Bachelor of Science

The Stevenson Accounting program is designed to provide graduates with the knowledge required to become successful in today's multifaceted business world. With accounting, information technology, and business included in the coursework, the program helps students understand contemporary work environments, issues, and challenges.

Study emphasizes financial accounting at the intermediate level, cost accounting, tax accounting, auditing, governmental accounting, and business law. During the capstone, students synthesize their knowledge using a business strategy approach.

The accounting curriculum satisfies all course requirements for the State of Maryland Certified Public Accounting examination. Students may choose to complete one of two five-year options to satisfy the 150 credit-hour requirements for the exam:

  1. Second Bachelor's Degree Option - Complete a second bachelor's degree in either Business Information Systems or Paralegal Studies, receiving two bachelor's degree diplomas from Stevenson.
     
  2. BS/MS Option - Combine undergraduate accounting coursework with graduate coursework in one of SU's graduate programs, earning a bachelor's and a master's degree. The BS/MS Degree Option allows students to earn both degrees in as few as five years.

Students may also minor in accounting, or complete an accounting track within the Business Administration major.

 

 

Faces and Places of Villa Julie College
Ebony Harmon
Accounting
"I've completed several internships while at Stevenson. One was with Stout, Causey, & Horning. There, I performed financial statement and 401-K audits, assisted in implementing financial reporting reporting software, and researched state laws on unclaimed property compliance."
 
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Most accounting majors participate in cooperative education (Co-op) experiences in which they work as paid, part-time employees of an accounting firm or other professional organization.

Examples of employers who have hired SU accounting majors:

  • American Express
  • Arthur F. Bell
  • Deloitte Touche
  • Ernst & Young
  • Grant Thorton
  • Hertzbach & Company
  • KPMG
  • Price Waterhouse
  • RSM McGladrey
  • Smart and Associates, LLP
  • Stout, Causey, and Horning
  • The Reznick Group
 
 
Related Fields:

Financial Accounting
Investment Banking
Insurance
Financial Planning

What can you do with this degree?

The field of accounting is more than number crunching and book keeping. A bachelor's degree in accounting prepares you to explore a number of exciting careers. Accounting majors have gone on to become business owners, investment bankers, loan officers, actuaries, economists, tax specialsists, and so much more.