Accounting and Finance Public Accounting - College of Saint Benedict

Accounting and Finance Public Accounting from College of Saint Benedict is a Campus Bachelor Accounting and Finance degree that prepares you for a Accounting career. The accounting and finance department offers a curriculum designed to meet the needs of various student interests. The major provides the student the opportunity to develop a solid conceptual foundation as well as the skills required for entry-level positions in public , private and governmental accounting and finance. In addition, it allows students to prepare for graduate programs in such areas as business, government, finance and law. The disciplines of accounting and finance require that students develop an ability to think analytically and to organize and categorize a mass of data. It further requires the student to develop an ability to synthesize the information and present it in a summarized fashion understandable to others. Citizens in a highly developed economic society such as ours should understand economic descriptions of its complex organizations and financial instruments. As accountants or finance professionals, our graduates will be expected to present and interpret financial information, both in writing and orally, to others in organizations and to the public. Students majoring in accounting have a choice of following concentration: Public Accounting This concentration, which requires the completion of 150 credit hours, prepares students for careers in public accounting and for the CPA examination. Most states' rules require applicants for a license as a CPA to have accumulated 150 higher education credit hours, as recommended by the AICPA. View more details on College of Saint Benedict . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Accounting and Finance courses.