Accounting Major

Accounting Overview

As an accounting major at Clark University, you’ll gain expertise in financial reporting, auditing, taxation, and management accounting, preparing you for careers in business, government, or further professional certifications such as the CPA, CMA, or Enrolled Agent (EA). You’ll develop the analytical, technical, and problem-solving skills essential for financial decision-making.

The undergraduate accounting major equips students with essential technical skills, ethical decision-making abilities, and knowledge of industry standards, while fostering critical thinking and problem-solving in real-world business contexts. Studying accounting at Clark opens up a structured pathway into a high-demand field, providing students with skills that directly align with career opportunities in public accounting, corporate finance, government, and nonprofits.

Clark’s tradition of challenging convention and changing the world is evident in our undergraduate programs, and nurtures innovative and socially responsible entrepreneurs and industry leaders. Our undergraduate and graduate business programs are accredited by the AACSB-International -The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business.

Major Requirements

The accounting major requires 15 units of courses, including, including 7 business core courses, 1 capstone course, 6 accounting required courses, and one elective course. ECON 010 is also a required program pre/corequisite.  A minimum 2.0 overall grade point average in major courses is required.  Students must take all major courses for a letter grade, except ACCT298.

Students interested in combining the accounting major with another program of study in the School of Bussiness can minor in that subject (Entrepreneurship, Finance, Management, and Marketing). A dual major between two majors in the School of Business is not an option.

• Prerequisite or Corequisite

• ECON 010 - Economics and the World Economy

• Business Core (7 Courses)

• MGMT 100 - The Art and Science of Management
• ACCT 101 - Principles of Accounting
• BAN 104 - Introduction to Management Information Systems
• QBUS 110 - Quantitative Methods for Managers
• FIN 142 - Principles of Finance
• MGMT 210 - Management and Behavioral Principles
• MKT 230 - Marketing Management

• Required Accounting Courses (6 courses)

• ACCT 203 - Management Accounting
• ACCT 206 - Federal Taxation
• ACCT 211 - Intermediate Accounting
• ACCT 212 - Intermediate Accounting II
• ACCT 214 - Accounting Information Systems
• ACCT 215 - Financial and Operational Auditing

• Elective (Choose One)

• ACCT 219 - Government and Non-Profit Accounting
• FIN 240 - Corporate Finance

• Capstone Course

• MGMT 260 - Applying the Art and Science of Management (Capstone)

Honors

There is no honors option for the accounting major for the 2025-2026 academic year. Students in the major are eligible for membership in both Beta Alpha Psi and Beta Gamma Sigma if they meet specific academic criteria.

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