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Finance/Accounting

Associate Professor Sharon May, Chair, Division of Social Sciences

Associate Professor Rebecca Treadway, Coordinator

The Major in Finance/Accounting is designed to provide students with a knowledge of the basic principles and analytical tools of finance and accounting as well as an understanding of the environments in which organizations operate. The curriculum prepares students for careers in finance and accounting and graduate study in business.

Students successfully completing the program of study will have achieved the following learning outcomes:

  1. Demonstrate understanding of the major theoretical perspectives in finance and accounting.
  2. Demonstrate understanding of the evolution of finance and accounting thought and practice.
  3. Analyze the economic, political, technological, and social-cultural contexts in which an organization operates.
  4. Interpret qualitative and quantitative data for organizational analysis, draw appropriate conclusions, and make recommendations based on the analysis.
  5. Conceive and execute an original research study related to finance and accounting thought and practice.
  6. Effectively communicate finance and accounting information interactively through the development and execution of an oral presentation.

For licensure as a CPA in Tennessee, a candidate must meet several requirements. The education requirement requires a bachelor’s degree or higher from an accredited college or university, 150 total semester hours of education, 24 hours in business (12 of which must be upper division), and 30 hours in accounting (24 of which must be upper division). Requirements in other states may differ from Tennessee. Students seeking to sit for the CPA Exam in another state or licensure in a state other than Tennessee are advised to contact the appropriate state board of accountancy (https://nasba.org/stateboards/).