Program Overview

Accountancy Program at DePaul University

The Accountancy program at DePaul University provides students with the building blocks to analyze, interpret, and communicate financial information. Through a rigorous curriculum, students develop skills in critical thinking and problem-solving, as well as a foundation of knowledge in management, finance, marketing, business law, and technology, while preparing to sit for the CPA exam.

Program Overview

The program is designed to provide students with a comprehensive education in accounting, including coursework in financial accounting, auditing, taxation, and internal auditing. Students learn from professors who have served as accounting executives, chief financial officers, controllers, and internal auditors for major corporations, bringing a wealth of real-world experiences into the classroom.

Curriculum

The curriculum includes coursework in:

• Advanced Financial Accounting
• Auditing
• Career Management for Accountants
• Financial Reporting
• Information for Decision Making
• Managerial Accounting
• Professional Responsibilities and Business Law
• Tax Treatment of Corporations and Partnerships

Concentrations

The program offers a concentration in Internal Auditing, which prepares students to meet the challenges of the profession and provides them with knowledge of the internal audit function. The concentration includes coursework in:

• Auditing I
• Internal Auditing
• Fraud Examination and Forensic Auditing or IT Auditing

Program Requirements

To declare the concentration in Internal Audit, a student must be a declared Accountancy major. The concentration may be declared at the same time as major declaration or added afterward. All courses for the concentration must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.

Career Options

Graduates of the Accountancy program at DePaul University have a strong job placement rate, with 96% of graduates employed, continuing their education, or not seeking employment after graduation. Career options include:

• Accounting information systems
• Auditing/assurance services
• Budget analysis
• Cost accounting
• Forensic/investigative accounting
• Internal auditing
• International accounting
• Taxation

Combined Bachelor's and Master's Degree

The program also offers a combined bachelor's and master's degree in Accountancy, which allows students to complete a bachelor's degree in accounting and a graduate degree in as few as five years, earn 150 semester hours for the CPA exam, and gain valuable skills in forensic accounting, internal auditing, and accounting information systems.