Quick List: Degree Requirements
Accounting
Sophomore Year
- Accounting 201 - 202
- Economics 101-102
- Interdepartmental 201-202
Junior and Senior Years
You will do a minimum of six accounting courses from the following ten, though most of our majors choose to do at least eight:
- Accounting 211
- Accounting 320
- Accounting 321
- Accounting 330
- Accounting 340
- Accounting 355
- Accounting 356
- Accounting 360
- Accounting 395
- Accounting 396
The business administration elements of the program are handled in the following six Business Administration department courses that are required for the accounting major:
- Business Administration 205
- Business Administration 211
- Business Administration 217
- Business Administration 221
- Business Administration 340 or
- Business Administration 375
- What is Accounting at W&L?
- Degree Requirements
- After Graduation
- Internships
- Online Resources
- Mission
Accounting
Internships
Accounting majors at Washington and Lee University are heavily sought after for internships, in particular for the summer following their junior year. Many go to Big Four accounting firms, often returning for the fall of their senior year with offers of permanent employment following graduation.
Internships for credit organized by the management department are open to applications from accounting majors. See the Business Administration Department internship page for details.
The following firms come to campus to recruit each year:
- PricewaterhouseCoopers
- Ernst & Young
- Reznick Group
- Goldman Sachs
- J P Morgan
- Merrill Lynch
- Morgan Stanley
- Protiviti
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