Accounting

Do you know what it feels like to beat financial professionals at their own game? Students from our accounting program know exactly how that feels. A team from Elms College took second place at a recent regional Stock Market Challenge and have placed in the top five every year since the event began, thanks to the preparation of Elms' accounting program and its faculty. 

Our program brings the real world to you and offers all the advantages of a small college with opportunities normally found only at large universities. Through the program's network of regional and national accounting firms, our students complete internships with CPAs and Big Four accounting firms, and often find employment — even before graduation.

We prepare our graduates to successfully complete professional licensure exams, such as the certified public accounting and certified management accounting exams. By combining our accounting and business courses with our liberal arts core, you will develop strong communication and writing skills that will make you more attractive to employers.

Graduates from our program have a solid record of starting their careers with the Big Four accounting firms — Deloitte & Touche, Ernst & Young, Price Waterhouse Coopers, and KPMG. Our graduates also find jobs with colleges and universities, hospitals, nonprofits, government, and other organizations.

Major in Accounting

(Minimum at Elms College: 27 credits/Minimum GPA: 2.0)

Major Requirements (59 credits)

Business Core Curriculum (38 credits)
ACC 201 Accounting I (3 credits)
ACC 202 Accounting II (3 credits)
BUS 221 Computer Applications (3 credits)
BUS 242 Principles of Management (3 credits)
BUS 248 Global Business Environment (3 credits)
BUS 252 Principles of Marketing (3 credits)
BUS 260 Legal Environment of Business (3 credits)
BUS 311 Principles of Financial Management (3 credits)
BUS 342 Managerial Communications (3 credits)
BUS 480 Business Strategy (3 credits)
ACC 481 Internship Preparation (1 credit)
ACC 482 Internship (4 credits)
ECN 212 Economics II (3 credits)

Accounting Courses (21 credits)
ACC 301 Intermediate Accounting I (3 credits)
ACC 302 Intermediate Accounting II (3 credits)
ACC 306 Cost and Managerial Accounting (3 credits)
ACC 350 Accounting Information Systems (3 credits)
ACC 401 Auditing (3 credits)
ACC 410 Personal Taxes (3 credits)
ACC 420 Advanced Accounting (3 credits)

Required courses that also satisfy college core requirements (6 credits)
ECN 211 Economics I (3 credits)
MAT 109 Statistics (3 credits)