Major in Accounting

Accounting is the language and basic tool of business. Students admitted to the major gain valuable and marketable skills in an in-demand field. This highly sought-after profession is marked by extensive networking and career placement opportunities that exist post-graduation. Top students are eligible to apply for the prestigious Accounting Scholars Program, an honors program designed to prepare highly-motivated students for graduate studies and a variety of accounting careers and which boasts a 100% job placement rate.

The undergraduate accounting major offers students the opportunity to build an educational foundation appropriate for the pursuit of advanced education and professional careers in accounting and related areas of business and government. Undergraduate accounting majors participate in innovative programs designed to develop technical, analytical, communication, interpersonal, and lifelong learning skills. Accounting majors that go on to pursue a profession in the field are trained to identify significant financial and economic information that can be used to fuel major decisions and policy.

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Dr. George Young

School of Accounting
Dr. George Young
Kaye Hall (KH) 119
777 Glades Road,
Boca Raton, FL 33431
Email: soa@fau.edu
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office: Kaye Hall (KH) 119

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Best MBA in Sport Management

Top-10 in the world according to SportBusiness

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Financial Times Ranking

2023 Executive Education Professional Development Programs

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AACSB Accreditation

Proud member of AACSB, the premier accreditation agency for business schools

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Best Part-Time MBA

Ranked among the best part-time MBA programs

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Best Part-Time MBA

Ranked among the best part-time MBA programs

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Top-50 in Entrepreneurship

Third consecutive ranking from The Princeton Review

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Best International Business

#22 undergrad. by U.S. News & World Report

Best Online Bachelor's in Business

Best Online Bachelor's in Business

#44 for best online bachelor's in business

 
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