Accounting Degree Programs
Accounting and public accounting curriculum at Hope prepares students for work in a variety of business settings.
Led by a faculty that boasts both industry and teaching experience, students are equipped for careers in private industry, government, banking, finance or public accounting.
Students are actively engaged with a variety of firms throughout their studies, including Big 4 accounting firms who regularly recruit on campus.
OPPORTUNITIES TO ENGAGE
- Engagement with professionals and firms
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- 500+ professionals are engaged in the department each year
- Meet the Firm events introduce students to a variety of accounting firms and opportunities
- Career panels allow students to reflect on advice shared by a broad range of accounting professionals
- As part of the Accounting Professional Series, students engage in workshops, professional development experiences and more
- Example firms: Plante Moran, BDO, EY, Deloittle, PwC
- Experiences and applied learning
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- Summer Leadership Program at an accounting firm
- Accounting internship
- Case competitions in corporate finance and/or banking
- Skill-based workshops
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- Forensic accounting workshop
- Corporate valuation workshops (Training the Street, Wall Street Prep)
Student Learning Outcomes
鶹ý students completing an accounting degree will have:
- Critical Thinking: Enhanced ability to integrate (a) applied and theoretical experiences, and (b) a deep understanding of the content in economics and business, in analytical, problem-solving and creative activities.
- Vocational Discernment: Enhanced ability to make decisions around how to live a life of service through awareness of oneself, the needs of the world and how they intersect.
- Christian Worldview: Enhanced understanding of how a Christian worldview has been, and can be, applied in economics and business.
- Accounting/Finance Competencies: Ability to identify, understand and apply accounting and finance knowledge, concepts and theories in financial accounting, managerial accounting, auditing, taxation, finance, investments and data analytics for analysis and decision-making in a professional environment.
- Leadership and Service Competencies: Ability to lead and serve in a global society through curricular and co-curricular learning opportunities of experiential relevance within the field of accounting and finance.
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