Spring 2025 Catalog
Accounting
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This area is in the Sentry School of Business and Economics within the COLLEGE OF PROFESSIONAL STUDIES .
Accounting Faculty: B DeDeker, CR Marshall
Accounting
Majoring in accounting positions you for a challenging career in a changing global business environment. As an accounting student you may desire to work in the accounting department of an organization in industry, or choose public accounting. You may take a position in public accounting firms providing tax, auditing, and consulting services to your clients. If employed by a corporation or non-profit organization, you may work as part of the management team involved in decision-making and tax analysis to provide reliable financial data.
If you desire to become a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), you must complete 150 credit hours of education to qualify to sit for the CPA exam. The additional credits may be either undergraduate or graduate credits.
Admission to the Accounting Major
You must apply for admission to the Accounting major before you complete 18 credits toward the major. You must be admitted to the accounting major to register for some upper-level courses and to graduate with an accounting major.
Once you are accepted as an accounting major, you can receive specialized, one-on-one advising from school faculty or staff.
Minimum requirements: We encourage you to apply as soon as you have completed at least 10 credits toward the major.
If you are a transfer student: Apply before you complete 18 credits in the accounting major OR during your first semester at UW-Stevens Point.
Exceptions: If you wish to request consideration of exceptional circumstances, do so in writing to the Sentry School Admissions Committee.
Academic Standards for Accounting
To graduate with a major or minor in accounting, successfully complete all required courses in the major or minor and achieve a cumulative grade point average of 2.5 or higher in all major/minor required courses. See Academic Standards for the Sentry School of Business and Economics for more information on GPA requirements and for the Sentry School of Business & Economics repeat policy.
ProgramsBachelor DegreesMinorsCoursesAccounting
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