Accounting & Finance Department
The accounting major at 柠檬视频 builds on the liberal arts course foundation, increasing analytical and communication skills while providing the knowledge necessary to work in any number of business areas. Majors take a combination of accounting, finance, business administration, and economics courses which prepares them for a variety of jobs.
The first and second years are spent mainly satisfying the general education requirements necessary to graduate from 柠檬视频. During that time potential majors should also take introductory economics (ECON 100 or 101/102), a statistics course (preferably BUS 202), introductory accounting (ACCT 100) and corporate financial reporting (ACCT 231), and managerial finance (FIN 221). All these courses, except for ACCT 231 and FIN 221, can be taken during the first year. Students interested in majoring in accounting should plan to take ACCT 100 in the Winter term of their first year, if possible. A listing of accounting major requirements is available for reference. Students wishing to work in public accounting are required to have 150 hours of college credits to sit for the CPA Examination in certain states. To earn these credits, majors may bring in advanced placement credits, attend summer school, and/or elect to overload. Alternatively, the student may elect to attend graduate school. Any member of the department will be happy to discuss the different options.
Department News
Tanlu鈥檚 discussion, 鈥淒esigning Control Systems: How Structure and Syntax Impact Organizational Outcomes,鈥 will be held Jan. 14 in Northen Auditorium.
Washington and Lee students interested in finance completed valuable summer internships in New York City this summer.
Adhip Adhikari 鈥27 constructed a library at a secondary school in Kathmandu, Nepal, with the help of the 柠檬视频 community.
Murschell will teach English in Austria before working for an accounting firm in Philadelphia.
These faculty have been recognized for their outstanding teaching, scholarship and service to the university.
The accounting major will be presented the award at the Center for International Education awards ceremony on May 27.
Hess, a professor of accounting, will hold the position for three years.
Four sets of twins on W&L varsity sports teams share what it鈥檚 like competing side-by-side with their siblings.
The Williams Investment Society鈥檚 $25.5 million assets under management rank sixth nationally according to a survey conducted by the Center for Investment Research.
Stephen Welker 鈥05 honors his past by shaping the future.
Oliver was presented with the American Accounting Association鈥檚 Jim Benjamin Lifetime Service Award at the organization鈥檚 Leadership in Accounting Education Section Seminar on Feb. 14.
Gibbs taught accounting, business and management at 柠檬视频.