Accounting, B.A.
An accounting major is an excellent route toward success in a business career. Opportunities are plentiful across a wide array of professions.
Lenoir-Rhyne’s liberal arts approach to education emphasizes communication skills and exposure to the arts, sciences and humanities. This combination of specialized emphasis in accounting with the general benefits of a liberal arts education equips aspiring accountants with the necessary tools to succeed in the workplace.
As an accounting major, you have the opportunity to take courses that prepare you for the CPA exams and certification, while also having the opportunity to gain experience through internships.
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the accounting sector is growing and features a salary nearly double the national average.
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Learning Inside & Outside the Classroom
The College of Business and Economics provides accounting majors access to many out-of-class opportunities in business, including student organizations, study abroad, community outreach and undergraduate research within a course or independently with a faculty mentor.
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Internships
Qualifying senior accounting majors are eligible for one or two-semester accounting internships. As an accounting firm intern, you are given the opportunity to gain valuable work experience outside of the classroom.
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Career Opportunities
An accounting major is an excellent route toward success in a business career. Opportunities are plentiful across a wide array of professions. It is an evolving and exciting field, given the rapid changes in public policy, technology, globalization and market change. Options include public accounting, tax accounting, corporate accounting and bookkeeping, public sector and non-profit accounting and auditing.
LR’s accounting major is designed to prepare students for entry into the profession, for sitting for the CPA exams and certification, and for continuing forward with graduate education.
The Career and Professional Development Center can help you discover your true personality, explore academic majors and career options, assess your strengths and weaknesses, find internships and part-time work and prepare for life after graduation.
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Going into Lenoir-Rhyne, I knew I wanted a major to challenge me intellectually.
Accreditation
Lenoir-Rhyne is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges. The B.A. in Accounting is also accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).
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