Accountancy

The Department of Accountancy offers extensive educational opportunities to prepare students for understanding the complex business environment of the accounting profession. The department has a strong teaching orientation which is enhanced by reasonable class sizes. The combination of the teaching orientation and class size creates an environment for building close individual advising relationships with our students.

Internships: We have a highly successful internship program that provides placement of qualified students in full-time and part-time internship positions.

Placement: Clarion accounting graduates attract the attention of private and corporate employers throughout Western Pennsylvania and beyond. Click Here for the latest report from Career Services on graduate placement.

Professional Accountancy: This is a five-year course of study where a student finishes with both a Bachelor's of Science in Business Administration with a major in Accounting and a Masters of Business Administration. This program allows our students to complete the required 150 credit hours of the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants.

For further information, follow these links to:

Information on accounting as a career.

A suggested course of study

The student led Accounting Club

The Department of Accountancy Scholarships

The Center for Accounting Education and Research

Online CPA Exam Eligibility Program