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Accounting

Arkansas Tech University

Bachelor's DegreeCIP: 52.0301

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Since the inception of the program in 1959, ATU accounting graduates have established careers in every segment of the business world. Employment opportunities range from national, regional, and local public accounting firms to corporations, sole proprietorships, and national state and local government entities.

Credits

120 credits

Dates

Since Jan 1985

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Program Details

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Requirements

What you need to earn this credential

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Financial Aid

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Scholarships

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Locations

Where this program is offered

  • Russellville, Arkansas

    Administration Bldg 200, 1509 N Boulder Ave, Russellville, Arkansas, 72801-2222

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Skills & Competencies

Skills developed through this program

Auto-populated·from O*NET via SOC 25-1011.00

Skills

SpeakingReading ComprehensionActive ListeningCritical ThinkingWritingActive LearningJudgment and Decision MakingComplex Problem SolvingMonitoringMathematicsInstructingLearning StrategiesTime ManagementService OrientationManagement of Financial Resources

Knowledge

English LanguageMathematicsAdministration and ManagementEconomics and AccountingCustomer and Personal ServiceLaw and GovernmentAdministrativeEducation and TrainingComputers and Electronics

Abilities

Oral ExpressionWritten ComprehensionOral ComprehensionDeductive ReasoningInductive ReasoningNear VisionProblem SensitivityInformation OrderingWritten ExpressionSpeech ClaritySpeech RecognitionNumber FacilityMathematical ReasoningCategory Flexibility

Tasks

  • Prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as financial accou
  • Evaluate and grade students' class work, assignments, and papers.
  • Initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
  • Compute taxes owed or overpaid, using adding machines or personal computers, and complete entries on
  • Use all appropriate adjustments, deductions, and credits to keep clients' taxes to a minimum.
  • Furnish taxpayers with sufficient information and advice to ensure correct tax form completion.
  • Send notices to taxpayers when accounts are delinquent.
  • Confer with taxpayers or their representatives to discuss the issues, laws, and regulations involved
  • Notify taxpayers of any overpayment or underpayment, and either issue a refund or request further pa
  • Direct and participate in formal and informal meetings with bank directors, trustees, senior managem
  • Recommend actions to ensure compliance with laws and regulations, or to protect solvency of institut
  • Prepare reports, exhibits, and other supporting schedules that detail an institution's safety and so
  • Collect fees, commissions, or other payments, according to contract terms.
  • Send samples of clients' work and other promotional material to potential employers to obtain auditi
  • Keep informed of industry trends and deals.
  • Analyze credit data and financial statements to determine the degree of risk involved in extending c
  • Complete loan applications, including credit analyses and summaries of loan requests, and submit to
  • Generate financial ratios, using computer programs, to evaluate customers' financial status.
  • Analyze monthly department budgeting and accounting reports to maintain expenditure controls.
  • Provide advice and technical assistance with cost analysis, fiscal allocation, and budget preparatio
  • Review operating budgets to analyze trends affecting budget needs.
  • Communicate financial reports and budgets to stakeholders.
  • Submit and monitor salary raises.
  • Write descriptions of the property being appraised.
  • Determine the appropriate type of valuation to make, such as fair market, replacement, or liquidatio
  • Document physical characteristics of property such as measurements, quality, and design.
  • Prepare detailed reports on audit findings.
  • Report to management about asset utilization and audit results, and recommend changes in operations
  • Collect and analyze data to detect deficient controls, duplicated effort, extravagance, fraud, or no

Technology

Financial analysis softwareElectronic mail softwareAccounting softwareInformation retrieval or search softwareData base user interface and query softwareProject management softwareTax preparation softwareHuman resources softwareDocument management softwareCompliance softwareAnalytical or scientific softwareOffice suite softwareEnterprise resource planning ERP softwareComputer based training softwareCalendar and scheduling softwareWord processing softwareBusiness intelligence and data analysis softwareData base management system softwareContent workflow softwareDevelopment environment softwareSpreadsheet software

Tools

Carousel slide projectorsCompact digital camerasCompact disk CD playersComputer data input scannersComputer laser printersComputer projectorsConference telephonesDesktop computersDigital calculatorsDigital video camerasDigital video disk DVD playersHandheld microphonesInteractive whiteboard controllersInteractive whiteboardsLaptop computers10-key calculatorsNotebook computersComputer scannersMulti-line telephone systemsPersonal computersPhotocopiersLaser facsimile machinesPhotocopying equipmentTablet computersScannersLaser printersPersonal digital assistants PDA

Work Values

AchievementIndependenceRecognitionRelationshipsWorking ConditionsSupport
Career Pathways

Occupations this program prepares you for

  • Business Teachers, Postsecondary25-1011.00
  • Tax Preparers13-2082.00
  • Tax Examiners and Collectors, and Revenue Agents13-2081.00
  • Financial Examiners13-2061.00
  • Financial Risk Specialists13-2054.00
  • Credit Analysts13-2041.00
  • Budget Analysts13-2031.00
  • Appraisers of Personal and Business Property13-2022.00
  • Accountants and Auditors13-2011.00
What You'll Learn

Key competencies developed through this program

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Mastery: proficient (Level 3)(based on Bachelor's Degree)

  • Graduate and advanced undergraduate courses — autonomously design and deliver intellectually demanding instruction across the full spectrum of a business discipline, including non-routine or emerging topic areas.
  • Complex student assessment — evaluate capstone projects, theses, and comprehensive examinations with nuanced feedback that advances both scholarly and professional competencies in business graduates.
  • High-stakes classroom discourse — lead graduate seminars and executive-education discussions that challenge students to synthesize theory and practice in ambiguous, real-world business scenarios.
  • Full curriculum design — independently develop new courses from conception through implementation, incorporating current research, industry trends, and AACSB or equivalent accreditation requirements.
  • Sustained scholarly agenda — conduct original research in a specialized business field and publish peer-reviewed articles, book chapters, or monographs that advance knowledge in the discipline.
  • Curriculum revision and quality assurance — systematically evaluate instructional effectiveness using student outcomes data and peer review, revising course content and pedagogy accordingly.
  • Interdisciplinary collaboration — integrate perspectives from economics, law, psychology, and quantitative methods into course design and research, working autonomously across department boundaries.
  • Mentorship of early-career faculty and doctoral students — provide substantive guidance on research design, publication strategy, and classroom effectiveness within the academic department.
  • Professional thought leadership — present research at major national or international conferences and serve on editorial boards or review panels for peer-reviewed business journals.
  • Institutional committee participation — contribute substantive expertise to faculty governance bodies, accreditation self-study teams, and program assessment committees at the college or university level.

Some details on this page are auto-populated from public workforce data sources: O*NET (opens in new tab), BLS (opens in new tab), College Scorecard (opens in new tab), DOL Training Provider Results (opens in new tab), NSX (opens in new tab). Provided in partnership with LER.me Career Intelligence.

Student Outcomes

Performance metrics for this program

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Completion Rate
Not reported
Placement Rate
14%