Accounting

Department of Economics, Accounting, and Business

• AMY E. COX, chair
• TANYA G. GREENLEE
• MADELYN V. YOUNG

Mission

The mission of the Economics, Accounting and Business department is to offer students the high quality of education they need to succeed in a continuously changing business environment. All programs in the department allow students to apply their knowledge in a variety of projects and activities. The faculty is committed to excellence in teaching. Internships are required in some majors and concentrations and strongly encouraged in all.

The Department of Economics, Accounting and Business has four separate majors: economics, accounting, business administration and healthcare administration. Within the business administration major the department offers five concentrations: finance, human resource management, international business, marketing, and sports management. The department prepares students who wish to pursue graduate education for entrance to and successful completion of graduate school.

The General Education Program is a requirement for all degrees. The requirements listed below are approved for the Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Fine Arts.

Graduation requirements but not a separate course:

• First Year Seminar
• Writing Intensive course
• Non-European/non-Anglophone course Capstone experience
  • For more information see GEP requirements in this catalog.

Major and Minor GPA Calculation for Economics, Accounting and Business Department

A minimum GPA of 2.0 is required to earn the following in the department of Economics, Accounting and Business:

Bachelor of Arts with an Economics major, Bachelor of Science with an Economics major, Economics minor, Bachelor of Science with an Accounting major, Accounting minor, Bachelor of Arts with a Business Administration major, Bachelor of Science with a Business Administration major, Business Administration minor, Marketing minor, Bachelor of Arts with a Healthcare Administration major, and Bachelor of Arts with a Business Administration major in the Degree Completion program. This includes all required courses including any major or minor requirements from outside this department. Transfer credits from other institutions do not figure into the required calculation for minor or major GPA.

Note: Majors in Business Administration with a concentration in International Business will also minor or double major in one of the foreign languages. The courses required for the minor or major in the foreign language will not count as part of the 2.0 GPA requirement in the Bachelor of Arts with a Business Administration major.

Accounting

It is recommended that the student pursuing a career in accounting consider taking additional courses beyond the major requirements including, but not limited to computer science, money and financial institutions, and other elective accounting and finance courses. Business ethics concepts are integrated throughout the accounting curriculum to expose future accountants to the variety and depth of ethical dilemmas present in the business world. Accounting graduates are currently working in banking, public accounting, manufacturing, service companies and attending graduate school in both masters level and doctorate programs.

The mission of the accounting program is to ensure that Converse accounting graduates will integrate analytical, problem solving, communication and professional skills with business and financial knowledge to be effective financial professionals and prospective leaders in their communities.