Major in Accounting

Dive Into the Details

As an accounting major, you have the option between two emphases that can lead to your career:

1. General Emphasis

You’ll take supporting, core and major courses to give you a wide background in the world of business. Supporting and core classes introduce you to communication, economics, statistics and finance, among other topics, while core classes build your skills so you can become an accountant.

2. Accelerated Emphasis

Want graduate courses at the cost of undergraduate tuition? Choose the accelerated emphasis! You’ll complete nine credits of graduate-level classes. After completing the bachelor’s degree (about 120 credits), you can complete our Master’s Degree in Management by taking an additional 22 credits.

Want to Become a CPA?

In Wisconsin, you have to have 120 college credit hours to write the Uniform CPA Exam, and 150 college credit hours to become a licensed CPA. Our program is designed so you have several options to get enough credits to become a CPA, like double majoring or choosing the accelerated emphasis. Get in touch with your advisor to see which option is best for you.

The certification exam process is rigorous and includes a proctored closed note exam. In order to prepare our students, this program uses proctoring software or may require proctors for certain online courses. Various proctors are acceptable including HR departments, local libraries and more. Details will be provided in specific courses.