Department of Accounting
262-472-1344
The accounting program at UW-Whitewater is designed to prepare its majors to begin a career in various parts of the profession - public accounting, corporate accounting, and not-for-profit accounting. All programs in the College of Business and Economics (CoBE), at both the graduate and undergraduate levels, are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB). In addition, the accounting program at UW-Whitewater has separate AACSB accreditation. The BBA accounting program at UW-Whitewater qualifies students to take the CPA exam; students may also pursue other accounting-related professional licenses and certifications. CPA licensure requires 150 total college credits. Many UW-Whitewater students pursue a masters degree (MBA) to reach 150 credits.