Accounting

Great Career Opportunities

Minae Lee, (’15 Accounting) was featured in “Never Lose Hope on your Journey,” an article by Jocelyn Nystrom in the WashingtonCPA magazine, Winter 2017 issue. The article describes her journey to CPA licensure and the value of her undergraduate experience at the WSU Carson College of Business. Lee received one of 46 Washington CPA Foundation scholarships for the 2016 academic year. She is currently earning a master of science in taxation degree, studying for her CPA exam, and working as a full-time tax associate at Deloitte. Article reprinted from The WashingtonCPA magazine, Winter 2017 issue, with permission of the Washington Society of CPAs.

Academic programs in the Department of Accounting are designed to prepare you for the CPA exam and for a career as a professional accountant.

Outstanding faculty

As a Carson College accounting student, you learn from professors whose research is published in top-tier academic journals and professional publications.

Program among the best

The department is home to one of only 176 undergraduate accounting programs worldwide that is separately accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB).

Great career opportunities

Graduates enter rewarding careers with international and national public accounting firms, Fortune 500 corporations, and government agencies.

Resources

Visit the following sites for information about the CPA exam.
• Washington State Board of Accountancy Requirements to Sit for the CPA Exam
• Apply to be a CPA in Washington
• Eligibility Requirements to Sit for CPA in Various States

Programs of Study

UNDERGRADUATE

• Major in accounting
• Course requirements
• Online accounting 

GRADUATE

• Master of Accounting
• Course Requirements (Coming Soon)
• Ph.D. in business administration with a concentration in accounting