Accounting Degree
Earn Your Accounting Degree from a school that's a proven success.
In last year's EBI Survey, the School of Business ranked No. 1 against peer institutions for overall program effectiveness.
But the numbers only tell part of the story. The Auburn Montgomery Accounting program is taught by experienced professionals with decades of experience as professional accountants - people like:
.jpg "Kamnikar_Judy_portrait(1)") | Dr. Judy Kamnikar, a Certified Public Accountant, Certified Government Financial Manager and a Certified Government Finance Officer, who has published articles inThe Government Accountants Journal, Public Productivity & Management Review, The Practical Accountant, The National Public Accountant, and Annual Advances in Business Cases. Dr. Kamnikar was awarded the Cornelius E. Tierney/Ernst and Young national research award from the Association of Government Accountants in 2008. Dr. Kamnikar was the Lowder-Weil Chair for the School of Business from 2005-2007.
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 | Dr. Fred Jacobs, Lowder-Weil Chair for the School of Business, is a Certified Public Accountant and Certified Management Accountant and practices forensic accounting in consultation. Dr. Jacobs is also a Professor Emeritus of Accountancy at Georgia State University; and Professor of Business Administration, Accounting and Control at Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden. |
Accounting Specialization
The accounting specialization prepares students to enter a variety of accounting careers. After students finish taking the AUM Core Curriculum required, the accounting program consists of six required courses designed to provide students with the knowledge and skills generally expected of all entry-level accountants. Students have the opportunity to select electives that lead to their choice of careers. Recommended elective courses are provided for career paths in public accounting, government accounting, corporate accounting, accounting with information systems and accounting with finance.
Students planning to sit for the Certified Public Accountant Examination in Alabama must satisfy the requirements of the Alabama Public Accountancy Act. These requirements are described in the section for the Public Accounting Path.
Required Courses Semester Hours
| ACCT 3110 Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
| ACCT 3120 Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
| ACCT 3210 Managerial Cost Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 3310 Income Tax Accounting | 3 |
| ACCT 4200 Accounting Info. Systems | 3 |
| ACCT 4410 Auditing Financial Statements | 3 |
| Option Electives | 6 |
| Total Hours | 24 |
Electives – See advisor for list of approved option electives.