Accounting at Western Washington University

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Accountingat Western WashingtonUniversity

• Whatcom Community College
• Business Club
• May 20, 2005

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Zite Hutton, PhD, CPAProfessor of Accounting and
Taxation

• WWU Accounting Students
• Elizabeth Corcoran
• Dale Frazee
• Leslie Hurt
• Hodan Mohamud
• Chris Landry

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Why Accounting?

• Interesting challenging
• Develop analytical skills
• Many job opportunities
• Public Accounting
• Corporate Accounting
• Governmental Accounting
• Accounting Information Systems
• Law Enforcement

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Why Western?

• Leaders in accounting education
• Develop an accounting toolkit
• Solid foundation in basics
• Great selection of upper level electives
• Faculty are committed to providing a top quality
  educational experience
• Beta Alpha Psi and Accounting Society provide
  transition to the accounting profession

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Preparing for Western

• Best Strategy
• Complete Associate in Arts and Sciences at
  Whatcom (DTA Transfer Degree)
• and
• Complete 7 Business Foundation courses at Whatcom
• http//admissions.wwu.edu/transfer/cc/whatcom.html

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7 Business Foundation Courseshttp//admissions.ww
u.edu/transfer/business/Whatcom

• Whatcom Equivalent Course at WWU
• BA 240 Acct 240
• BA 243 Acct 245
• Econ 201, 202 Econ 206, 207
• Math 240 DSCI 205
• BA 202 Mgmt 271
• Math 156 or 200 Math 157

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After you are accepted at WWU

• Apply to the College of Business Economics (and
  declare major) http//www.cbe.wwu.edu
• Applicants who have completed the equivalent of
  the 7 foundation courses with at least a 2.75 GPA
  or who have at least a 2.50 cumulative GPA will
  be assured admission if space is available in the
  program of choice.

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Major Status if accepted to CBE

• Pre-major if have not completed 7 foundation
  courses assigned a faculty advisor, but can not
  take upper level accounting classes
• Provisional major if taking last of the 7
  foundation courses can register for upper level
  courses, but must pass foundation courses in
  order to take the courses
• Full major if foundation courses have been
  completed start on your major courses!(This is
  what you want to be able to do!)

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First Quarter at Western

• Dont take too many classes!
• Volume and intensity of work is much greater
• Be prepared to be responsible
• More expected of you
• Meet as many people as you can
• Get involved on campus through activities

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Required Business Core

• Principles of Finance
• Organizational Behavior
• Principles of Marketing
• Managerial Economics

• Operations Management
• Business and its Environment
• Business Policy (capstone course)
• Upper division courses open to non-CBE majors
  CBE pre-majors if have prerequisites

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Required Accounting Courses

• Accounting Information Systems I
• Intermediate Accounting I
• Intermediate Accounting II
• Income Taxation I (individuals sole
  proprietorships)

• Cost Management
• Financial Accounting Theory
• Auditing Theory and Practice
• Law of Commercial Transactions
• plus 4 senior level accounting electives

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Senior Level Accounting Electives (choose 4 of
these)

• Advanced Accounting Information Systems
• Topics in Management Accounting
• Seminar in Cost Management
• Advanced Financial Accounting
• Accounting in Not-for-Profit Organizations

• Advanced Auditing
• International Accounting
• Income Taxation II (corporations, partnerships,
  S corporations)
• Tax Research and Planning
• Environmental Accounting

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WWU Accounting Society

• Open to all WWU students interested in accounting
• Meets each Thursday night at 630pm during the
  academic year
• Guest speakers from all areas of the accounting
  profession
• If meet GPA, participation, and service
  requirements, can achieve membership also in Beta
  Alpha Psi (national honorary for financial
  information professionals)

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Accounting Society Beta Alpha Psi

• Transition to the Accounting Profession
• Intro Night (first meeting of each quarter)
• Meet the Professionals Night(early Fall Quarter,
  in Seattle)
• TaxAide (volunteer income tax assistance)
• Tutorial Center
• Career Days Summer Recruiting Activities
• National Regional Beta Alpha Psi meetings
• Networking with alumni!

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Sample of Speakers

• Deloitte
• Ernst Young
• KPMG
• PricewaterhouseCoopers
• Grant Thornton
• Moss Adams
• Larson Gross
• Clark Nuber, CPAs
• Clothier Head
• Varner, Sytsma Herndon
• Falco Sult Co.
• Sweeney Conrad
• McGladrey Pullen

• Weyerhaeuser
• Boeing
• Alpha Technologies
• WA State Auditor
• WA Department of Revenue
• Internal Revenue Service
• U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration
• WWU Career Services
• Special programs on
• Developing a personal marketing plan
• Professional etiquette
• Resume workshop

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Professional Examinations

• CPA (Certified Public Accountant)(5th year
  requirement cpaboard.wa.gov)
• CMA (Certified Management Accountant)
  www.imanet.org
• CIA (Certified Internal Auditor)www.theiia.org
• CFE (Certified Fraud Examiner)www.cfenet.com

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What Else?

• ACCJOB listserv (postings of internships paid
  jobs)
• Junior Block (recommended sequence for junior
  level accounting courses)
• 5th year options for additional credits
• MBA (one year fast track)
• Second major and/or minor (or just more
  credits)
• Future Master of Professional Accounting

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• Thank You!
• For more information, please go to
• http//www.cbe.wwu.edu/acct
• This presentation is at http//www.cbe.wwu.edu/hu
  tton
• Please let us know if you have
• any questions!
• Zite Hutton
• Western Washington University
• Bellingham, WA 98225-9071
• 360-650-4889
• zite.hutton_at_wwu.edu
• http//www.cbe.wwu.edu/hutton