Accounting

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Accounting Overview

In Chatham's BA in accounting, you'll develop a strong understanding of accounting and business concepts in order to communicate critical financial information and analyze it for business and enterprise decision-making. The accounting major provides a strong foundation in financial accounting (external focus), managerial accounting (internal focus), accounting information systems and analysis, taxation, and internal controls/auditing. You'll also develop critical thinking and analytical skills, communication skills, research skills, and information systems skills to provide the foundation for continued education and growth throughout your career.
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Chatham's small class sizes, ideal location, and involved professors made choosing Chatham an easy choice! Chatham's accounting major and professors continuously help open so many opportunities for me to continue to grow and learn as a young accountant.

—ELAYNA BURDELSKI '20

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Capstone Seminar

Every accounting student participates in a capstone seminar, where they apply their knowledge and skills to a discipline-specific project related to their field of interest. Experienced faculty mentors provide guidance, fostering critical thinking and preparing students for future careers or studies.

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Seminars & Networking Events

Enhance your classroom knowledge with business seminars on career strategies and issues affecting markets, personal sessions with mentors, and networking events with successful business professionals both on- and off-campus.

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Building Career Connections

Chatham’s School of Business & Enterprise promotes student engagement with members of the professional community by bringing accounting professionals to campus for networking events, taking students to conferences and career events off campus, and connecting students with professional associations. Some examples of the associations and organizations we have connected students to include Deloitte, Schneider Downs, Pennsylvania Institute for CPAs (PICPA), Institute for Management Accountants (IMA), and Financial Executives Institute (FEI).

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Program Faculty

Chatham's experienced faculty, equipped with contemporary accounting and finance skills, helps students apply accounting principles in today's environment. Click the button below to meet our faculty members.

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College of Distinction

Chatham has been named a College of Distinction for its Business degrees, recognizing the program for its expert blending of the liberal arts with professional programming in its Business majors.

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School Mission

The School of Business & Enterprise builds students’ personal and professional resilience with programs grounded in business sustainability principles and experiential learning practice. Our vision is to be the preferred source for sustainability-minded, resilient, field-tested business talent in the region. Through student-centered curricular and co-curricular offerings, the School of Business and Enterprise equips students to reach their full potential in the business world.

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For Wealth Manager Olivia Brinker, MBA ’16, Chatham was a "Value Add"

Second Place at the IIA/PICPA Case Competition

An undergraduate team from Chatham won second place ($1,200) at the IIA (Institute of Internal Auditors)/PICPA Case Competition! Judges offered unsolicited comments, noting the team's "engaging" style, "out-of-the-box" thinking, and thoughtful answers to their questions. The competition included 20 institutions and 99 students from the region.

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