Department of Accounting

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Mission

The mission of the Department of Accounting is to provide programs, at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, that prepare our students for careers as professional accountants in public practice, industry, and other areas, and for advancement into graduate programs. We will do this by maintaining high academic standards, superior teaching, quality research, significant service, and the effective use of technology. We recognize the importance of continuous improvement, high ethical standards, and diversity in the educational environment.

Statement of Goals

1. The Department will provide intellectual contributions that benefit the academic and professional communities.
2. The Department of Accounting faculty will provide accounting instruction in support of our departmental mission.
3. The Department will provide service to national, regional and local professional associations and to the University and local communities.

Accreditation

In addition to college-wide accreditation, the Bachelor of Science in Accounting and the Master of Science in Accounting programs are separately accredited by AACSB International.

Admissions Requirements

College of Business Administration students are eligible to declare a major in accounting if they have thirty semester hours earned and an overall average of 2.2 or higher on all work taken prior to declaring an accounting major.

The Department of Accounting ordinarily requires 50% of the Major hours of accounting courses to be taken in residence at UNO in order to receive an undergraduate degree in accounting. The accounting faculty strongly urges students with less than a 3.0 GPA not to take more than six hours of accounting per semester.

Programs

• Accounting, B.S.

• Accounting Minor

• Accounting Accelerated Masters, (BS & MS)

• Accounting, M.S.
• Tax Accounting, M.S.

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