An Accounting degree provides outstanding career opportunities in a variety of industries.
Financial management is fundamental to the operation of any organization, and businesses in nearly all industries hire accountants for everything from daily bookkeeping to complex financial analysis and strategic planning. Accounting positions are in high demand, offer competitive salaries, and provide potential for advancement.
A degree in accounting from Florida Southern provides a deep understanding of accounting and business topics such as taxation, auditing, financial statement analysis, business plan development and execution, and business transaction planning. Equipped with technical expertise and professional experience, FCS’s professors foster dynamic learning environments that equip students with the knowledge and skills needed to pursue careers in accounting.
Accreditation by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB) is the mark of excellence in business education earned by the top 5% of business schools worldwide.
Top Reasons
Career Placement
¹û¶³´«Ã½’s nationally ranked Career Services and faculty relationships with local, regional, and national accounting firms and corporations help students and graduates land rewarding, high-paying internships and jobs.
Direct Mentorship
Each accounting major is assigned an accounting professor as a mentor who directly and consistently guides them on class selections, schedules, internships, and career options.
Engaged Learning with Small Class Sizes
¹û¶³´«Ã½’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.
Accounting Alumni Association
The Accounting Alumni Association (AAA) provides students networking opportunities, mentorship, career guidance, internship placements, and access to resources and industry insights.
An ¹û¶³´«Ã½ 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
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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 Florida 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.
Florida 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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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.
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.
