PROGRAM GUIDES: BACHELOR OF SCIENCE | ASSOCIATE IN SCIENCE | POST-BACCALAUREATE | MINOR
COURSE DESCRIPTIONS | FACULTY | SCHEDULE OF COURSES

After graduating, accounting alumna Rosemary Coombs soon began working as an internal auditor for Schneider Downs, a top 60 accounting, tax and business advisory firm.

With the recent focus on corporate accountability, there is no more relevant field than accounting. Accounting majors do the course work required to pass the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. Upon graduation, you can begin your accounting career in a position with a public accounting firm, the cost accounting department of a large corporation or a small business. You'll be qualified to perform individual, partnership, corporate, nonprofit and tax accounting.

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Degrees Offered

The following degrees, as well as a minor, are offered in the accounting program:

• Bachelor of Science (traditional, four year degree)
• Associate in Science (Two year degree, 60 credits)
• Post-baccalaureate (An additional B.S. degree to your current bachelor's degree)
• Minor in accounting (Available to current Point Park students)

Alumni

  Graduates of Point Park's accounting program have gone on to work at:

• Bank of New York Mellon
• Schneider Downs
• Fannie Mae
• University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute
• PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center

Alumni Profiles

Meet Panther Bior, accounting analyst for Bank of New York Mellon.

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Attention Aspiring CPAs

Earn your Bachelor of Science degree in accounting from Point Park and get an added bonus of six credits toward an MBA degree at Point Park. Take advantage of this credit waiver for Point Park University graduates with a bachelor's degree in accounting.

NOTE: Effective January 1, 2012 individuals pursuing a CPA license in Pa. will be required to have a baccalaureate or higher degree with a completion of 150 credit hours, including at least a total of 36 semester credits of accounting and auditing, business law, finance and tax subjects. Point Park's accounting B.S./MBA not only fulfills this requirement but provides the individual with a master's degree in as little as one year after attainment of the B.S.

Course Offerings

You will receive a well-rounded education through Point Park's core curriculum and classes in your major. Some of the courses in the accounting program include:

• Managerial/Cost Accounting
• Computer Applications in Accounting
• Tax Accounting
• Cost Accounting Principles
• Auditing

For a comprehensive list of program requirements and course descriptions, see the links to the program guides and course descriptions at the top of the page.

Internship Opportunities:

• Arthritis Foundation
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
• BDS/Canon Computer Systems
• De Julius & Company Certified Public Accountants
• Deloitte & Touche LLP
• Ernst & Young LLP
• PaineWebber, Inc.
• PNC Bank, N.A.
• PPG Industries
• Scott & McCune Company

Career Opportunities

With a degree in accounting, you will have the option to pursue various career opportunities, such as:

• Forensic Accounting
• Public Accounting
• Private Industry
• Not-for-Profit Organizations
• Education 
• Government