Program Overview

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Accounting Program

The Accounting program of the Department of Economics & Business provides the opportunity to study what is often called "the language of business." The program prepares students for entry-level positions in public accounting, private business organizations, not-for-profit organizations, and governmental entities, or for a wide variety of graduate programs including accounting, business and law. Within the college's liberal arts environment, the program develops technical competency in accounting, while stressing critical thinking and analysis, as well as technology, writing and oral communication skills.

Accounting Snapshot

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Courses

• Accounting and Management Information Systems
• Advanced Financial Accounting
• Advanced Topics in Accounting
• Auditing and Assurance Services
• Cost and Advanced Managerial Accounting
• Financial Accounting
• Governmental and Not-For-Profit Accounting
• Independent Study
• Intermediate Financial Accounting I
• Intermediate Financial Accounting II
• Managerial Accounting
• Taxation of Business Entities
• Taxation of Individuals

Research and Internships

Firms/organizations providing recent internships include:

• KPMG
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Deloitte & Touche
• Schneider Downs
• Sisterson & Co
• Crown Castle

Careers After W&J

Firms/organizations hiring recent graduates include:

• KPMG
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Deloitte & Touche
• Ernst & Young
• Schneider Downs
• Sisterson & Co
• Crown Castle

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• Economics
• Business Administration
• Finance
• Human Resource Management
• International Business Administration
• Marketing

Program Downloads

• Accounting Program Sheet
• View program schedules in JaySource

Beyond the Classroom

Students have a wide array of opportunities for research, internships, conferences, and networking beyond the classroom that give them an advantage to prepare for life after W&J.

Student Testimonial

"I've already accepted an offer from KPMG for their summer 2023 advisory internship in Deal Advisory – Financial Due Diligence," Coughenour said. "W&J has prepared me extremely well [and] KPMG is definitely somewhere I want to be in the future."

Ryan Coughenour '24

Accounting, Economics, Computing & Information Studies

Accounting Faculty

Christopher Olmstead, J.D., M.B.A.

Assistant Professor of Business Administration

• Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business Administration, Marketing, Accounting

Keun Jae Park, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Business/Finance and Coordinator of the Finance Program

• Business Administration, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business Administration, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Accounting

Chris Roe

Adjunct Instructor

• Accounting

Michael Shipman

Assistant Professor of Accounting

• Accounting

Herpaul Sidhu, M.B.A.

Visiting Assistant Professor

• Business Administration, Accounting

Edward Yongo

Adjunct Instructor of Business

• Business Administration, Accounting

Logan Carlisle, C.M.A, C.F.E.

Visiting Assistant Professor of Accounting

• Accounting, Business Administration

Lori Galley

Emeritus Professor

• Accounting, Business Administration

Hsiao-Ching Kuo, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Business (Marketing)

• Business Administration, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business Administration, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Accounting

Robert Litchfield, Ph.D.

Associate Professor of Business

• Business Administration, Conflict & Resolution Studies, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business Administration, Marketing, Entrepreneurship, Accounting

Dana Mialki, C.P.A., M.S.T.

Associate Professor of Accounting; Accounting Coordinator; Chair of the Department of Business

• Accounting, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business Administration, Marketing, Business Administration

Max Miller, J.D., M.B.A.

Associate Professor of Business & Entrepreneurship - Director of Entrepreneurial Studies - Director- Ignite Business Incubator

• Business Administration, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Human Resource Management, International Business Administration, Marketing, Accounting

Accounting News

Employers, alumni and students turn out for Career & Internship Fair

October 3, 2022

Accounting for student success: W&J junior completes summer internship at KPMG

September 16, 2022

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