Why Accounting at Endicott?
Endicott's special mission…
Endicott College is committed to the integration of liberal, professional and experiential education. All students pursuing bachelors' degrees complete a Core curriculum chosen from three broadly defined areas—Arts and Humanities, Social Sciences, and Math and Science—designed to develop research, communication, creative and analytic skills. As designated requirements within their 48 credit Core curriculum, Accounting students take the following courses to provide an economic perspective, to ensure core strength in writing, quantitative analysis and to develop skill in inquiry-based learning: Seminar in Academic Inquiry, College Writing Seminar, Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Applied Statistics, Advanced Statistics, Senior Thesis I & II.
A solid foundation for future success in the field…
In addition to their Core curriculum, Accounting majors at Endicott complete a rigorous sequence of courses in both general business and accounting designed to provide a strong foundation in the topics specifically required to qualify a graduate to take the Massachusetts or other state's Uniform CPA Exam and, upon completion of 30 additional credits at the graduate level (150 credits total), to earn the credential of Certified Public Accountant (CPA). Endicott's undergraduate Accounting program includes more than 30 credits of coursework and semester internship in critical areas of accounting, including: financial accounting (Intermediate Accounting I, II and Advanced Accounting); auditing (Auditing and Forensic Accounting); taxation (Tax Accounting and Corporate Taxation); and management accounting (Cost Accounting and Accounting Information for Decision Making). In addition, the program delivers an understanding of the contemporary context in which accounting operates through 24 credits of coursework covering general business topics, including business law (Legal Environment); quantitative methods in business (Business Fundamentals I and Business Analysis and Research); information systems (Accounting Information Systems); finance (Finance); business organizations (Organizational Behavior); professional ethics (Business and Society); and business communication (Business Fundamentals II).
An opportunity to go further and to specialize…
While assured of broad coverage of essential topics in accounting and general business through required courses within the program, Accounting majors can use the 6 credit Senior Thesis research project and 12 credit Semester Internship to focus in depth on an area within accounting of special individual interest such as, for example, forensic accounting, environmental accounting, entertainment accounting or accounting information systems..
Internship…
As intensive as the classroom component of the new CPA-track Accounting program is, it nevertheless remains faithful to the College's long-standing commitment to forge knowledge through a combination of theoretical and practical learning. Internship and field experiences play a crucial role at Endicott in transforming the student accountant into a confident accounting practitioner. The structured, supportive learning experiences that Endicott students get through a progression of full time internships have become a proven mechanism for fostering unrivalled personal and professional growth. Over the four years of their program, Accounting majors complete 16 internship credits including: 120-Hour Exploratory Internship I, in January, Freshman Year; 120-Hour Exploratory Internship II in January, Sophomore Year; and14-Week Professional Semester Internship, either in Spring, Junior Year or Fall, Senior Year. Examples of accounting internships include: KPMG, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Vitale, Caturano and Company, Ltd., Gorton's of Gloucester, Putnam Investments, Securities and Exchange Commission, Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, Project Adventure or Habitat for Humanity.
Career power…
More compelling than anything else is where you can go as a graduate in accounting in the post-Enron era. Whether it be on to graduate school in accounting or in business with the goal of becoming a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), or directly into a corporate setting as a management accountant or controller, or into a more specialized area of accounting such as forensic accounting, fraud examination, government or non profit accounting, international accounting or personal financial planning—the opportunities for accounting educated professionals have never been greater or more rewarding. Few undergraduate programs of study lead to the professional status, job security or proliferating demand that the field of accounting and accounting information systems enjoy today. Endicott's program is designed to position you on the cutting edge of an enduringly resilient profession.