Undergraduate Programs
Bachelor of Science in Management
Accounting Major
Program Summary:
Plan of Study
Accounting is the part of an organization's information system which provides financial data. The main purpose of supplying financial information is to help users make better decisions.
The major fields of accounting are financial and managerial. Financial accounting provides information to those outside the organization such as investors, creditors, financial institutions, and government regulators. Managerial accounting, on the other hand, directs information to the managers within the organization.
A program for you:
The School of Management offers an undergraduate program leading to a Bachelor of Science degree in Management with a major in Accounting. The course of study may be tailored for you if you are seeking to qualify for the CPA Examination or if you're interested in an entry level position as an accountant. As a graduate you will be prepared with a detailed knowledge of accounting, as well as a broad based conceptual understanding of business operations.
Your career oppoitunities:
Career opportunities in accounting are many and varied. You may find employment as an independent auditor in a CPA firm, which renders opinions on the financial statements of clients. Businesses, financial institutions, non-profit organizations, hospitals, and governmental units employ both financial and managerial accountants. Complex tax laws also enhance the demand for accountants.
Accounting careers have undergone dramatic changes since the advent of the computer. Gone is the tedium of number crunchingreplaced by the ability to provide a wealth of useful information. Today's accountant needs judgment to discern what types of information to provide and the communication skills to present the information most effectively.
Our placement office:
Purdue Calumet has an active and successful Office of Career Development and Placement. Its staff assists students in planning their careers, obtaining part-time employment while in college, and in obtaining career employment upon graduation. More than 80 national, regional and local employers visit Purdue Calumet to recruit its graduates.
A dedicated faculty:
Our faculty members are committed to teaching excellence, and their primary purpose is providing students with a quality education.
All management courses are taught by highly qualified and experienced faculty. More than 83 percent of our full-time faculty have doctoral degrees from major American universities. The majority also have business experience.
Part-time faculty are drawn from the business community for their special professional expertise.
In addition, faculty members keep up-to-date in their fields through research and professional involvement. They frequently present papers at regional and national conferences and have articles published in professional journals and other publications.
Accounting Major - Proqram Requirements:
The baccalaureate degree requires a minimum of 126 credit hours:
Analytical Skills
Mathematics - 6 cr. hrs.
Statistics - 3 cr. hrs.
Communication Skills
English - 9 cr. hrs.
Speech - 3 cr. hrs.
Behavioral Science - 3 cr. hrs.
Laboratory Science - 3 cr. hrs.
Computer lnformation Systems - 6 cr. hrs.
Economics - 9 cr. hrs.
Business Core Courses - 27 cr. hrs.
Major Courses - 18 cr. hrs.
Liberal Arts Electives - 21 cr. hrs.
Business Electives - 12 cr. hrs.
Free Electives - 6 cr. hrs.
The six major courses include Intermediate Accounting I and 11, Tax Accounting, and three additional Accounting courses approved by your academic advisor.
Accounting Advisors:
Dr. Musa Darayseh (219)989-2776
Dr. Arlyn Lindskog (219)989-2336
Dr. Dolores Rinke (219)989-2605
Admission requiremerts:
You will be admitted directly into this program if you completed high school in the upper 1/2 of your graduating class, and completed five semesters of academic mathematics, two semesters of lab science, six semesters of English, and two semesters of history or social science.
If you do not meet the above requirements, you may gain admission by way of successfully completing the university's specified preparatory programs.
Where to begin:
First, contact our Office of Admissions at (219) 989-2213. They will be glad to help you prepare your application for admission to t university and to the School of Management.
The School:
The School of Management encompasses all business fields and is responsible for all business programs.
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