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Public Accounting Concentration
Dr. Morgan Bridge , Department Head
(970) 248-1169
email: mbridge@mesastate.edu
Public Accounting provides a solid foundation for a successful
career as a professional accountant. It is a concentration of the
Bachelor of Science degree in accounting offered at Mesa State College.
By our degree concentrations, we strive to provide our graduates
with more than the foundation of the occupation, i.e., preparing,
analyzing, and verifying financial data. A public accountant performs
many tasks and offers a wide range of services to their clients,
some of which include auditing; financial advice; personal or corporate
tax advice, preparing personal and corporate budgets; functioning
as a personal financial advisor; business consultant; in addition
to standard accounting practices. Employers may be one or many;
personal or corporate. Generally, public accountants work for accounting
firms, or have their own business. Students should possess ability
in mathematics and have an interpretive mind, being able to analyze
and understand facts and figures. A graduate of this program can
become a Certified Public Accountant; and, along with the public
accounting concentration hold a distinct advantage in the job market.
OF SPECIAL INTEREST: Mesa State College offers a combination
of the public accounting baccalaureate degree and the Master's in
Business Administration degree, which allows you to graduate in
five years with both the bachelor and master degrees. A master's
degree in business administration with a concentration in accounting
is highly desirable among employers.
JOBS AVAILABLE
With this degree, you can become a Certified Public Accountant in
Colorado and work as a C.P.A., Trust Accountant, Internal Auditor,
IRS or FBI investigator, personal financial advisor, manage assets
and investments, and, assist with retirement planning, to name a
few. A Certified Public Accountant understands the working mechanisms
of finance and a degree with this concentration can serve as a stepping
stone to a business career of choice.
FACULTY
C. James Buckley, Jr., M.S. buckley@mesastate.edu
web page: www.mesastate.edu/~buckley
Craig Fossett, M.B.A. cfossett@mesastate.edu
Geoffrey Gurka, Ph.D. ggurka@mesastate.edu
web page: www.mesastate.edu/~ggurka
David Rogers, M.B.A. drogers@mesastate.edu
Required Concentration Courses for PUBLIC ACCOUNTING:
CORE COURSES: - - 52 credit hours
ACCT 201 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 202 Principles of Managerial Accounting
ACCT 321 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 322 Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 331 Cost Accounting I
ACCT 441 Income Tax
BUGB 351 Business Law I OR
BUGB 349 Legal Environment of Business
BUGB 352 Business Law II
CISB 101 Business Information Technology
CISB 205 Advanced Business Software
ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics
FINA 301 Managerial Finance
MANG 201 Principles of Management
MANG 491 Business Policies & Management
MARK 231 Principles of Marketing
For the Concentration of PUBLIC ACCOUNTING following are the
required courses: (20 hours)
ACCT 401 Governmental Accounting
ACCT 402 Advanced Accounting
ACCT 441 Auditing I
ACCT 442 Advanced Tax & Tax Research
ACCT 392 Accounting Information Systems
CHOOSE (3) hours from the following:
ACCT 311 Advanced Managerial Accounting
ACCT 393 Cooperative Education
ACCT 412 Auditing II
ACCT 496 Topics (occasionally)
ELECTIVES (Restricted to NON-BUSINESS CLASSES (6 hours):
TOTAL Upper Division Hours - 40 hrs
TOTAL Hours Completed in Degree - 120 hrs
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Public Accounting Concentration
Public Accounting provides a solid foundation for a successful
career as a professional accountant. It is a concentration of the
Bachelor of Science degree in accounting offered at Mesa State College.
By our degree concentrations, we strive to provide our graduates
with more than the foundation of the occupation, i.e., preparing,
analyzing, and verifying financial data. A public accountant performs
many tasks and offers a wide range of services to their clients,
some of which include auditing; financial advice; personal or corporate
tax advice, preparing personal and corporate budgets; functioning
as a personal financial advisor; business consultant; in addition
to standard accounting practices. Employers may be one or many;
personal or corporate. Generally, public accountants work for accounting
firms, or have their own business. Students should possess an ability
in mathematics and have an interpretive mind, being able to decipher
and understand facts and figures. A graduate of this program can
become a Certified Public Accountant; and, along with the public
accounting concentration hold a distinct advantage in the job market.
OF SPECIAL INTEREST: Mesa State College now offers a combination
of the public accounting baccalaureate degree and the Master's in
Business Administration degree, which allows you to graduate in
five years with both the bachelor and master degrees. A master's
degree in accounting or a master's degree in business administration
with a concentration in accounting is most desirable among employers.
JOBS AVAILABLE
With this degree, you can be a Certified Public Accountant in Colorado
and work as a C.P.A., Trust Accountant, Internal Auditor, IRS or
FBI investigator, personal financial advisor, manage assets and
investments, and, assist with retirement planning, to name a few.
A Certified Public Accountant understands the working mechanisms
of finance and a degree with this concentration can serve as a stepping
stone to a business career of choice.
PROFESSIONAL LINKS / MSC LINKS
FACULTY
C. James Buckley, Jr., M.S. buckley@mesastate.edu
Craig Fossett, M.B.A. cfossett@mesastate.edu
Geoffrey Gurka, Ph.D. ggurka@mesastate.edu
David Rogers, M.B.A. drogers@mesastate.edu
Required Concentration Courses for PUBLIC ACCOUNTING:
CORE COURSES: - - 52 credit hours
ACCT 201 Principles of Financial Accounting
ACCT 202 Principles of Managerial Accounting
ACCT 321 Intermediate Accounting I
ACCT 322 Intermediate Accounting II
ACCT 331 Cost Accounting I
ACCT 441 Income Tax
BUGB 351 Business Law I OR
BUGB 349 Legal Environment of Business
BUGB 352 Business Law II
CISB 101 Business Information Technology
CISB 205 Advanced Business Software
ECON 201 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 202 Principles of Microeconomics
FINA 301 Managerial Finance
MANG 201 Principles of Management
MANG 491 Business Policies & Management
MARK 231 Principles of Marketing
For the Concentration of PUBLIC ACCOUNTING following are the
required courses: (20 hours)
ACCT 401 Governmental Accounting
ACCT 402 Advanced Accounting
ACCT 441 Auditing I
ACCT 442 Advanced Tax & Tax Research
ACCT 392 Accounting Information Systems
CHOOSE (3) hours from the following:
ACCT 311 Advanced Managerial Accounting
ACCT 393 Cooperative Education
ACCT 412 Auditing II
ACCT 496 Topics (occasionally)
ELECTIVES (Restricted to NON-BUSINESS CLASSES (6 hours):
TOTAL Upper Division Hours - 40 hrs
TOTAL Hours Completed in Degree - 120 hrs
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