Accounting
Why Accounting at ̽?
Courses
- ̽ offers a wide range of mid- and upper-level accounting courses typically not offered by other private liberal arts colleges.
- All accounting courses are taught by accounting faculty with CPAs and/or CMAs and practical experience in accounting.
Flexibility
- ̽ offers two different majors in accounting: public accounting and managerial accounting.
- ̽’s public accounting major allows you to complete the 150 semester-hours of education most states require to sit for the CPA exam, and most students complete this major in 4 to 4½ years.
- The pass rate of ̽ accounting students who take the CPA exam is higher than the national average.
Unique opportunities outside of class
- Cedar Rapids is home to many organizations that provide internships in public and managerial accounting to ̽ accounting students.
- ̽’s student Accounting Club is active, hosting alumni speakers, guest speakers from area businesses and internship/job recruiters from the area.
- You will have opportunities to participate in unique experiences such as the Birkey Investment Fund course and Spellman Scholars student-faculty research program.
Life after ̽
- ̽’s accounting majors have very high job placement rates, with most securing job offers midway through their senior year.
- An accounting degree from ̽ provides you with the technical foundation for a range of entry- and mid-level management positions or a base to pursue graduate degrees in accounting, law and finance.

A Job Offer Before Graduation
Greg Linton ’18
“My biggest life lesson while being at ̽ has been taking initiative and seizing opportunities.”
Greg joined the Cedar Rapids office of RSM US LLP after his graduation. After a summer internship as an audit intern, Greg was offered the job at RSM before his senior year even started.
