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
Departmental Mission and Goals
Preamble:
We believe that liberal education is based on honest and rigorous intellectual inquiry, and consists of the collection of experiences drawn from across a wide range of academic programs and disciplines as well as from other activities. Liberally educated individuals are enlightened and have the foundation to contribute to society with vision and integrity. Our department contributes to liberal education by offering high quality experiences drawn from the intellectual content of our discipline.
Mission:
To advance the understanding of the academic discipline of accounting through teaching, scholarship, and service.
Goals:
To advance the understanding of how, when, and why to recognize and measure the economic effects of transactions and events (both actual and planned) on an entity.
To advance the effective communication of financial information to interested parties.
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