BS degree, minor

Beyond Bean Counting.
As an Accounting major in the Jay S. Sidhu School of Business and Leadership, you are empowered to take control of your own education and career through a variety of activities, courses, and programs. This entrepreneurial approach teaches you the value of enhancing all aspects of society, in and outside of the traditional business world.

You begin this process in your freshman year when your team conceptualizes, designs, and operates your own business. Your exposure to business tasks builds during the following three years and culminates with the completion of a senior internship.

The Sidhu School's unique curriculum...
for Accounting majors allows you to develop leadership potential while also providing you with the education necessary to seek licensure as a certified public accountant (CPA) or certified management accountant (CMA).

Leadership development is a distinctive focus...
of the Sidhu student's experience. Faculty of the Sidhu School of Business and Leadership have designed a program to enhance the development and nurturance of emotional intelligence and leadership potential in our undergraduate students, based on the faculty's own experiences with the qualities of a successful businessperson.

Our Accounting faculty have had professional accomplishments as unique as developing a business curriculum for the Afghanistan Business Council for Peace, University of Kabul; authoring the book Introduction to the Pharmaceutical Industry; and receiving the Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants (PICPA) Outstanding Accounting Educator award

Recent internships completed by Accounting majors...
include Earnst & Young; PriceWaterhouseCoopers; Morgan Stanley; and Parente Randolph Orlando Carey & Associates, which frequently lead to employment opportunities.

Students may also participate in the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) Program, gaining practical tax law experience while providing a valuable community service. Students are trained to prepare basic tax returns by the IRS and provide free income tax assistance to individuals of low to moderate income, with disabilities as well as to the elderly.

The Accounting program is nationally accredited...
by the Association of Collegiate Business Schools and Programs (ACBSP).

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Wilkes Accounting Alumni...
lead the way in graduate school and the business world. They are in demand -- recent surveys indicate a perfect placement rate in accounting careers, either prior to graduation or immediately following it.