Accounting

The accounting program is designed to prepare accounting majors to begin their professional careers in any area of their choice: public, industrial, or governmental accounting. We offer both a Bachelors of Business Administration (BBA) and a Master of Professional Accounting (MPA) degree. However, students who wish to sit for the Uniform CPA Examination must complete a total of 150 units. UW-Whitewater's MPA program meets these requirements and is integrated seamlessly with the BBA program. Students wishing to pursue a career in industry or government need only complete the four-year BBA degree. Many accounting graduates entering public accounting start in financial auditing. Others go directly into tax planning and preparation or systems development. Private industry offers a diversity of opportunities, from services to production to banking. Accounting graduates generally begin with either management accounting or internal auditing. From those beginnings, accountants can progress too many diverse roles within the organization, ranging from controllership to general management and even to president or chief financial officer positions.
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Accounting BBA Double Major
Accounting BBA plus MPA