Accountancy
Many of our accountancy professors have ties to high-profile firms and agencies. They work hard to provide students with unprecedented access to executives, government officials and internships. The students, in turn, get unusual hands-on experience, such as the opportunity to study the stock market in a classroom that looks like a Wall Street trading venue. Accountancy at GW’s School of Business has its own undergraduate degree: Bachelor of Accountancy.
Related Majors, Minors, and Concentrations
Many students also study finance and international business. Accountancy paves the way to careers in the public and private sectors and prepares students for graduate work in other disciplines.
What can I expect to learn in the Accountancy program at GW?
You’ll learn about capital flows—and their relationship to business, government and the economy. Internationalism and legislation like Sarbanes-Oxley have energized the field. Accountancy at GW is highly interactive.
What is the Accountancy community like at GW?
Many students join our dynamic chapter of Beta Alpha Psi, the national organization for students in accountancy. Beta Alpha Psi connects its members to employers and experienced accountants.
What can I do in the Accountancy field?
Opportunities abound. The most desired jobs are in public accounting, from the Big Four to local firms. Your degree also prepares you for graduate study in business, finance or even law.
Spotlight
- World-Class Professors
World-Class Professors
Our professors have ties to accounting powerhouses, from Nasdaq and the World Bank to Harley-Davidson and AOL.
- High Demand for Accountancy Degrees
High Demand for Accountancy Degrees
Accountancy degrees are in high demand. Forty percent of the new hires at one D.C. accounting firm hold accountancy degrees from GWSB.
- Flexibility
Flexibility
GW’s accountancy program is designed to give students flexibility in fulfilling degree requirements.
- From Internship to Employment
From Internship to Employment
Prominent U.S. and global accounting firms seek out GW students for internships and, after graduation, for jobs.