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Achieve Your Career Goals with an Accounting Degree from ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ

An accounting degree opens doors to outstanding career opportunities across a variety of industries. Financial management is essential to every organization, making accountants highly sought after for roles ranging from daily bookkeeping to strategic financial planning and analysis. With accounting positions in high demand, FSC equips you to secure competitive salaries, advancement opportunities, and career success.

A Well-Rounded Accounting Education

FSC’s accounting curriculum offers a deep dive into critical topics like taxation, auditing, financial statement analysis, and business planning. Taught by expert professors, courses combine technical expertise with real-world application, ensuring you graduate with the knowledge and skills needed to thrive in today’s competitive job market.

100% Placement Rate

ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Southern students receive a multitude of opportunities to interact with a variety of companies and firms to help build a foundation for their future careers. Through internships, case studies, and other hands-on learning, our accounting graduates are prepared for professional employment and boast a 100% placement rate upon graduation.

 

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student at networking event

 

AACSB Accreditation

ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Southern’s Barney Barnett School of Business and Free Enterprise is proudly AACSB Accredited, a distinction earned by the top 5% of business schools worldwide. This mark of excellence ensures you’ll receive a world-class business education that sets you apart in the competitive job market.

Top Reasons

Engaged Learning with Small Class Sizes

FSC’s nurturing small-classroom environment, with a focus on engaged learning, allows students direct access to professors, collaboration with classmates, and opportunities to develop deductive reasoning, analytical, and problem-solving skills.

Direct Mentorship

As an accounting major, you’ll receive one-on-one mentorship from a dedicated accounting professor who will guide you through class selections, scheduling, internship opportunities, and career planning.

Outstanding Internship Placements

With FSC’s nationally ranked Career Services and strong faculty connections to top accounting firms like Deloitte and EY, you’ll gain access to high-paying internship opportunities across local, regional, and national markets.

Accounting Alumni Association

Through FSC’s Accounting Alumni Association, you’ll benefit from mentorship, career guidance, internship placements, and access to industry insights and resources, giving you a competitive edge in the job market.

Accelerated CPA Pathway

FSC offers a 4+1 Master of Accountancy designed to help you meet the 150-hour requirement for CPA certification in just two additional semesters. This accelerated program also provides professional development opportunities to prepare you for leadership roles and maximize your earning potential.

Exceptional CPA Exam Success

FSC boasts the highest CPA exam pass rate among private institutions in the state and ranks 4th overall among all ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ universities. Our graduates also achieve the 2nd-highest average CPA exam scores among private institutions, placing 5th statewide.

An FSC Accounting degree will most certainly open up tremendous possibilities and lead to career success. It teaches you to be a critical thinker and a problem solver that can prepare you for a number of career paths. If you have in interest in accounting, finance, or business, a degree in accounting is a great investment in your future career.
Chuck Foss, CPA, PFS
President at Core Wealth Advisors

Meet Our Mocs

Cameron Webb
Rea Jorger
Daphne Compere
Chase Ibbotson
Charles Gotsch
Shelby Lewis
William James
Edgar Sandoval
Celina Jozsi, MAcc, CPA

Featured Faculty

Celina Jozsi

My primary goal as an accounting educator is to develop students' critical thinking skills so that they can apply the knowledge to decisions and maximize their potential career success. At ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Southern, we have the opportunity to very actively engage students in the classroom as well as to directly advise and mentor them. It is extremely rewarding that so many students credit us with having such a lasting positive impact in their lives.
Get an inside look at Accounting

Get an inside look at Accounting

Accounting Information Systems

In ACC 3105 Accounting Information Systems, you can expect to get hands-on experience recording and analyzing business transactions using a variety of current and emerging technologies. In this class, students create their own company and dive into a real Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) System to record their own transactions (sales, purchases, payments, and more) to see how a company records transactions and ultimately reports them on the financial statements.

Clubs And More

Extracurricular organizations associated with this program, including the  and , enable students to develop lasting friendships and make lasting contributions to the program. Students can also network with accounting professionals at the Annual Accounting Meet the Firms Event, Mock Interviews, and other events provided specifically for accounting majors throughout the year. In addition, participation in the VITA program and assistance to Catapult provide students with concrete practical applications outside of the classroom.

Program Details

AVAILABLE IN:

BA

BS

Minor

Admission Requirements

First-Years

All freshman applicants to ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵs full-time degree programs must submit the following information:

Transfers

Applying to ÅÝܽ¶ÌÊÓƵ Southern as a transfer student is easy.

If transferring less than 24 credits, we also need your:

  • Official high school transcript
  • SAT and/or ACT scores

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Program Contact

Office of Admissions Office of Admissions

France Admissions Center

 863.680.4131

Celina Jozsi Celina Jozsi, MAcc, CPA

Instructor of Accounting

Becker Business - 221

 863.680.4286