Accounting

There has never been a more Opportune Time to Enter the Accounting Profession.

The accounting profession is experiencing tremendous change which provides significant opportunities for accounting students.  According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, the current trend in employment is moving toward positions requiring college degrees and increased technology skills.  Employment of accountants is expected to grow 10 to 20 percent through the year 2010.

Franklin is a Quality Leader in Educating Future Accounting Professionals.

Franklin University is the quality educational leader among undergraduate accounting programs.  Franklin’s professional work experienced accounting faculty assists students in transitioning from their academic career to their professional career by assisting them with developing the skills necessary for success in the profession.  As a transformational program, students will gain a strong hands-on understanding of the technical accounting principles and develop the necessary skills of research, analysis and communication of accounting concepts, statements, pronouncements, tax authorities and laws as well as accounting ethics and professional responsibility.
Franklin’s accounting major will provide the student with a foundation that is both current and relevant for success in today’s accounting profession.  Upon completion of the major, you will have developed the background and framework necessary to successfully seek professional certification as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Management Accountant (CMA), and/or Certified Internal Auditor (CIA). Learn more about the Ohio CPA Examination.

Join the Franklin Accounting Community.

Your experience at Franklin University is enhanced through a development of a community among accounting students.  You will interact with and get to know other students in the program through course work whether in a face-to-face or online setting and through other means including the annual Accounting Networking Event and readings of semester editions of the Accounting Program newsletter titled The General Ledger.  Read the Winter 2006 edition or Summer 2005 edition today!

Maximum Flexibility in Scheduling Accounting Classes.

Unlike other colleges and universities which offer accounting courses in lock-step programs, the accounting major at Franklin offers all accounting courses, both on-site and online, each and every term, providing students with maximum scheduling flexibility.  In addition, your experience at Franklin is enhanced through small classes, individual attention from faculty, state-of-the-art computer labs with the latest software, a full-service library and the flexibility of taking classes in a variety of formats with multiple start dates.