Accounting (ACCT)

Honors: An Honors Program in accounting is offered for qualified students; see department head for details.

Department Head: Elizabeth Oliver

Faculty 

First date is the year in which the faculty member began regular faculty service at the University. Second date is the year of appointment to the present rank.

Raquel M. Alexander, Ph.D.—(2012)-2012
Associate Professor of Accounting
Ph.D., University of Texas

Ge Bai, Ph.D.—(2012)-2012
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Ph.D, Michigan State University

Scott J. Boylan, Ph.D.—(1999)-2009
Ehrick Kilner Haight Sr. Term Professor of Accounting
Ph.D., Ohio State University

Stephan A. Fafatas, Ph.D.—(2006)-2012
Lawrence Term Associate Professor of Accounting
Ph.D., University of Colorado

Megan F. Hess, Ph.D.—(2012)-2014
Assistant Professor of Accounting
Ph.D., University of Virginia

Afshad J. Irani, Ph.D.—(2010)-2010
Associate Professor of Accounting
Ph.D., Penn State University

J. William King, Ph.D.—(1989)-1999
Professor of Accounting
Ph.D., Florida State University

Elizabeth Goad Oliver, Ph.D.—(1991)-2003
Lewis Whitaker Adams Professor of Accounting
Ph.D., Texas A&M University

Degrees/Majors/Minors

Major

• •  Accounting and Business Administration major leading to a BS with Special Attainments in Commerce degree
• •  Public Accounting major leading to a BS with Special Attainments in Commerce degree

Courses

• •  ACCT 201 - Introduction to Financial Accounting
• •  ACCT 202 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• •  ACCT 280 - History Through Accounting
• •  ACCT 297 - Spring-Term Topics in Accounting
• •  ACCT 310 - Accounting Information Systems
• •  ACCT 311 - Financial Statement Analysis
• •  ACCT 320 - Intermediate Accounting I
• •  ACCT 321 - Intermediate Accounting II
• •  ACCT 327 - Contemporary Cases in Financial Accounting
• •  ACCT 328 - Contemporary Cases in Financial Accounting
• •  ACCT 329 - Writing and Research for Accountants II
• •  ACCT 330 - Cost Accounting
• •  ACCT 340 - Advanced Accounting
• •  ACCT 356 - Taxation of Business Entities and Special Topics in Taxation
• •  ACCT 357 - Tax Research
• •  ACCT 358 - Individual Income Taxation and Financial Planning
• •  ACCT 360 - Auditing
• •  ACCT 370 - Casino Accounting, Auditing, and Financial Analysis
• •  ACCT 371 - Tax Service Learning in South Africa
• •  ACCT 372 - Management Accounting in China
• •  ACCT 401 - Directed Individual Study
• •  ACCT 402 - Directed Individual Study
• •  ACCT 403 - Directed Individual Study
• •  ACCT 406 - Directed Individual Study
• •  ACCT 453 - Internship
• •  ACCT 493 - Honors Thesis