Accountancy Concentration

The concentration in accountancy provides undergraduate students with the analytical tools and conceptual framework needed to understand and record financial transactions.

The School of Business offers two options for students to study accountancy: the concentration in accountancy and the bachelor of science with a major in accountancy. The accountancy concentration is intended to be paired with a second, complementary field of concentration. For students who plan to work as an accountant, often with a CPA designation, the BS in accountancy degree program is more appropriate as it offers substantially more preparation in accounting. 

Accountancy is an ideal second concentration for students who plan to pursue careers in finance as it provides a strong background in information that underlies many financial decisions. Likewise, a second concentration in accountancy is an excellent choice for students with a concentration in information systems as such students often pursue jobs related to accounting information systems.

This Bulletin covers the degree requirements for students matriculating in the current academic year. Students who matriculated before the current year can find their requirements in the relevant archived Bulletin.

The following requirements must be fulfilled for the concentration in accountancy: 15 credits in required and selected courses; at least 9 of these credits must be taken in residence. All concentration courses must be completed with a minimum grade of C-.

Concentrations are only available to GWSB students. See Concentrations under GW School of Business Undergraduate Regulations in this Bulletin for additional information.

Course List

Code	Title	Credits
Required
ACCY 3101	Intermediate Accounting I
ACCY 3102	Intermediate Accounting II
ACCY 3106	Financial Statement Analysis 1
or ACCY 4501	Accounting Systems
Two courses (6 credits) selected from the following:
ACCY 3106	Financial Statement Analysis 1
ACCY 3401	Federal Income Tax: Individuals
ACCY 3403	Advanced Tax
ACCY 4107	Advanced Accounting
ACCY 4301	Auditing
ACCY 4501	Accounting Systems 1
ACCY 4900	Special Topics

¹ ACCY 3106 and ACCY 4501 are options in both the required and selected course categories. If only one is taken, it will count as a required course. If both are taken, one will count as a required course and the other will count as a selected course.