Accounting

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:

Dr. Lee Gurley, a CPA who worked with international accounting firms for 20 years, primarily in the tax area, before returning to school to pursue an academic career.

Dr. Judy Kamnikar, a CPA, Certified Government Financial Manager and a Certified Government Finance Officer, who has published articles in The Government Accountants Journal, Public Productivity & Management Review, The Practical Accountant, The National Public Accountant, and Annual Advances in Business Cases.

Dr. Fred Jacobs, Lowder-Weil Chair in the Accounting and Finance Department; professor emeritus of Accountancy at Georgia State University; and professor of Business Administration, Accounting and Control at Luleå University of Technology, Luleå, Sweden. He is a Certified Management Accountant and CPA and practices forensic accounting in consultation.

Accounting program gives you a choice of five paths to allow you to choose the program that will prepare you for a variety of careers:

• Public Accounting – This program is intended for students who want to pursue a career in public accounting. Students are encouraged to complete MNGT 3420 Legal Aspects of Business Management as a business elective. Those planning to take the Certified Public Accountant exam in Alabama must complete an additional 28 semester hours of course work beyond the requirements for the B.S.B.A. degree in accounting at AUM. You may take these additional courses either through undergraduate courses or through the M.B.A. program. Requirements to take the CPA Exam for Alabama are on the Alabama State Board of Public Accountancy web site.
  
  Recommended Electives
  ACCT 4130 Advanced Financial Accounting
  ACCT 4320 Advanced Income Tax Accounting
  ACCT 4420 Seminar in Auditing
  ACCT 4510 Government & Nonprofit Accounting, Financial Reporting and Budgeting
  
  
• Government – This program is for students who want a career in governmental accounting. Students in this path can be eligible to take the Certified Government Financial Manager (CGFM) examinations if all of the requirements are satisfied.
  
  Recommended Electives
  ACCT 4510 Government & Nonprofit Accounting, Financial Reporting
  ACCT 4520 Governmental Financial Management and Control
  ACCT 4530 Governmental Environment and Public Accountability
  
  
• Corporate Accounting – This program is designed for students who want a career in corporate/managerial accounting.
  Students in this program will have the background to work in a variety of industries, manufacturing, retail or services. Students interested in careers in state and local government should take Government and Nonprofit Accounting as one of the path electives. Students interested in this option can obtain valuable information from the Institute of Management Accountants and the Institute of Internal Auditors.
  
  Recommended Electives
  ACCT 4130 Advanced Financial Accounting
  ACCT 4230 Advanced Managerial Accounting
  ACCT 4330 Advanced Income Tax Accounting
  ACCT 4430 Internal Auditing
  ACCT 4510 Government & Nonprofit Accounting, Financial Reporting and Budgeting
  
  
• Accounting with Finance- This program is designed for students to meet the entry-level educational requirements for students who want to pursue a career in the financial services industry.

  Recommended Electives
  FINA 3620 Financial Management II
  FINA 3650 Financial Institutions and Markets
  FINA 4700 Short-Term Financial Management
  FINA 4750 International Finance

• Accounting with Information Systems - This program is for students who want to pursue a career in accounting information systems. The program provides training in accounting, system analysis and design and database systems.
  
  Recommended Electives
  INFO 3560 Database Systems
  INFO 4780 Systems Analysis and Implementation
  INFO 4800 Information Systems Project Management