Accounting Program Learning Outcomes

The learning outcomes of the Accounting program are consistent with the accounting education standards proposed by the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), Public Company Accounting oversight Board (PACOB), and American Accounting Association (AAA).

B.S. in Accounting Learning Outcomes

Technical Knowledge of Accounting: Competence and understanding of financial accounting, taxation, management accounting, accounting information Systems, and auditing.
Upon completion of a B.S. in Accounting, graduates will be able to demonstrate technical knowledge of accounting by:
- Using the principles and theories of financial accounting, taxation, management accounting, and auditing in professional settings.
- Preparing financial and budget reports.
- Analyzing financial performance.
- Using data visualization tools to evaluate control systems and explain business processes.
Technological Agility in Accounting: Competence in utilizing and applying relevant technologies and applications for the correct use and analysis of accounting data.
Upon completion of a B.S. in Accounting, graduates will be able to demonstrate technological agility in accounting by:
- Using technologies (ERP systems, Access databases, ACL, spreadsheets, IDEA, VISIO, RPA, XBRL, Power BI, and analytics software) to organize and analyze accounting data.
- Using analytics and data visualization technologies to support accounting data analysis and decision-making.
- Designing and using accounting systems and databases.
Critical thinking is the analysis and evaluation of complex ideas, artifacts, information, and arguments as a basis for formulating a well-reasoned belief, judgment, or conclusion.
Upon completion of a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, students will be able to demonstrate critical thinking by:
- Identifying and stating a problem or issue to be addressed;
- Analyzing and evaluating complex ideas, artifacts, information, and arguments that can address the problem or issue;
- Stating and assessing the assumptions and limitations of ideas, artifacts, information, and arguments that can address the problem or issue; and
- Formulating well-reasoned beliefs, judgments, or conclusions.
Ethical Reasoning requires students to recognize ethical issues, identify their own ethical positions and analyze other ethical perspectives in real-world situations in order to consider the impact of decisions and actions on other individuals, society, and the environment.
Upon completion of a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, students will be able to demonstrate ethical reasoning by:
- Recognizing ethical issues;
- Identifying their own ethical positions;
- Analyzing other ethical positions; and
- Considering the impact of decisions and actions on other individuals, society, and the environment.
Communication requires students to recognize and utilize the most appropriate means to address specific audiences in relevant contexts or genres in order to effectively inform or persuade.
Upon completion of a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, students will be able to demonstrate communication by:
- Recognizing and utilizing the most appropriate means to address specific audiences; and
- Employing communication methods relevant to specific contexts or genres to effectively inform or persuade.
Quantitative literacy is competency in working with numerical data to reason or solve problems, the ability to make judgements and draw conclusions supported by quantitative evidence, and the ability to communicate those arguments utilizing quantitative tools.
Upon completion of a Bachelor of Science in Accounting, students will be able to demonstrate quantitative literacy by:
- Interpreting and explaining information presented in quantitative forms (e.g. equations, graphs, diagrams, tables);
- Converting information into quantitative forms when required;
- Creating arguments and arriving at judgments based on quantitative analysis of data; and
- Expressing quantitative evidence in support of arguments

M.S in Accounting Learning Outcomes

Outcome 1

Provide specialized, graduate level education in accounting and business area to students seeking positions as professional accountants in various industries, local and state governments, and not-for-profit organizations
Outcome 2

Provide the academic background necessary to pursue certification in public accounting (CPA), and management accounting (CMA), and other accounting
Outcome 3

Provide a well-balanced integration of theoretical accounting concepts and modern quantitative methods in decision-making
Outcome 4

Beyond the technical competency, emphasis will be placed on the further development of data analytical abilities; research, communication and interpersonal skills

Please review the rubrics for the above learning outcomes here.

Accounting Program Learning Outcomes

B.S. in Accounting Learning Outcomes

Technical Knowledge of Accounting: Competence and understanding of financial accounting, taxation, management accounting, accounting information Systems, and auditing.

Technological Agility in Accounting: Competence in utilizing and applying relevant technologies and applications for the correct use and analysis of accounting data.

Critical thinking is the analysis and evaluation of complex ideas, artifacts, information, and arguments as a basis for formulating a well-reasoned belief, judgment, or conclusion.

Ethical Reasoning requires students to recognize ethical issues, identify their own ethical positions and analyze other ethical perspectives in real-world situations in order to consider the impact of decisions and actions on other individuals, society, and the environment.

Communication requires students to recognize and utilize the most appropriate means to address specific audiences in relevant contexts or genres in order to effectively inform or persuade.

Quantitative literacy is competency in working with numerical data to reason or solve problems, the ability to make judgements and draw conclusions supported by quantitative evidence, and the ability to communicate those arguments utilizing quantitative tools.

M.S in Accounting Learning Outcomes

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Outcome 4