Accounting

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Leverage your Career Success with Expertise In Accounting from Gannon University

Accounting is the language of business. Gannon's accounting concentration will lead you to master the theories and practices of accounting to prepare you for careers that include financial management, business transaction tracking, merger and acquisition strategy, information systems development, tax strategy and wealth management and more.

Learn from faculty experts who hold extensive professional and academic experience.
Earn a degree that is nationally accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs.
Accelerate your education to earn both a bachelor’s degree and master’s degree in business administration in just five years.

Learn to Lead the Way in Accounting

Develop a sound understanding of accounting theory and practice, as well as ethical principles necessary for professional careers in public accounting, business or government.
Learn to think analytically, understand business processes, and strengthen your ability to communicate in professional settings.
Pursue a career of your interest in tax or audit within public accounting, corporate accounting or governmental accounting.

Experience an Exceptional Learning Environment

The program's location in the Center for Business Ingenuity gives you the opportunity to secure local and national internships and participate in service-learning projects through the Small Business Development Center, Erie Technology Incubator, and Northwest Pennsylvania Beehive Network.
Companies located just blocks from campus offer another avenue for internship experiences that often lead to full-time employment offers upon graduation.

Gannon's Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree (BSBA) is accredited by ACBSP with the following concentrations - Accounting, Business Administration, Economics, Entrepreneurship, Finance, Healthcare Management, International Management, Management, Management Information Systems, Marketing, Risk Management and Insurance, Sport Management and Marketing, and Supply Chain Management. In AY24-25, the BSBA degree along with all concentrations, will be phased out in lieu of a BS degree with majors.

Beginning AY24-25, ACBSP accreditation will cover the Bachelor of Science degree with majors in: Accounting, Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing and Sport Business. The Associate of Science in Business Administration and Master of Business Administration (MBA) degrees will continue to be ACBSP accredited.

Inspire your Academic Success

Gain real-world knowledge through key accounting courses including:

Intermediate Financial Accounting: Examine major financial statement accounts to understand accounting theory and practice.

Forensic Analysis: Examine the investigative techniques used by accountants to conduct forensic examinations; learn the skills needed to assist businesses in detecting and preventing fraud via financial statement analysis, investigation and documentation of evidence.

Financial Auditing: Understand the theory and practice of auditing, duties and responsibilities of the auditor, as well as standards and procedures performed by public accountants.

Achieve the Possibilities

Students will gain a high-quality education that enables success in the rigors of graduate school or a future profession. Through an array of program opportunities, you can:

Secure valuable career opportunities in positions including auditor, budget analyst, business consultant, financial consultant, forensic accountant, tax preparer and more.
Earn an average median salary of $77,250 for an accountant, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Student Learning Outcomes

Program: BSB-Accounting | 100.0 | BSB-ACCT
Degree: Undergraduate | BSB
College: CEB | School of Business

Dahlkemper School of Business Students evaluate and integrate core knowledge across the breadth of functional business areas to solve problems and capture opportunities.
Dahlkemper School of Business Students apply leadership and team building skills to develop strategies, manage resources and achieve goals.
Dahlkemper School of Business Students recognize the importance of ethical issues, integrity, inclusiveness and social responsibility in real-world business behavior.
Dahlkemper School of Business Students identify, analyze, evaluate and solve business problems using both discipline specific and cross functional integrative thinking.
Dahlkemper School of Business Students utilize written and oral communication skills to effectively interact with stakeholders.
Dahlkemper School of Business Students recognize global business concepts and practices that present opportunities and challenges in an environment of diversity and multiculturalism.
Dahlkemper School of Business Students demonstrate concentration knowledge and appropriate application of the business concepts, opportunities and practices in their respective business major.

Undergraduate Admissions

Gitnik Manse
162 W. Sixth St.
Phone: 814-871-7407
Toll Free: 1-800-426-6668
Email: admissions@gannon.edu

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Katherine Mraz

Accounting

My time in the accounting program has exceeded all of my expectations. I was able to apply the skills that I had learned in my accounting classes to successfully complete an internship and secure an offer for full-time employment.

Our Faculty Experts

Vishal Arghode

Associate Professor
Management

Accounting

Leverage your Career Success with Expertise In Accounting from Gannon University

Learn to Lead the Way in Accounting

Experience an Exceptional Learning Environment

Inspire your Academic Success

Achieve the Possibilities

Student Learning Outcomes

Accounting

Accounting

Undergraduate Admissions

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Our Faculty Experts

Vishal Arghode

Eric Brownlee

Renee Castrigano

Richard Hauser

Kurt Hersch

Terry Holmes

Bruce Kibler

James Konzel

Joseph Kuvshinikov

Barbara Manko

Joshua Maurer

William McAndrew

Celene McIntyre

Michael Messina

Blase Nicolia

Temidayo Osatuyi

M. Roth

Richard Stachel

Philip Szmedra

Wallace Taylor

Lei Wang

Xiangjing Wei

Jinhee Yoo

Rosemary Arant

Christopher Augeri

Jesus Ayala Gonzalez

Justin Bartoo

Edward Betza

Michael Bova

Jestin Carlson

Edwin Carrillo

Maura Chrostowski

Brian Collingwood

Thomas Comstock

Jane Cooke Francis

Bari Courts

John Dohar

Laura Gerow

Sharon Goode

Allyson Graham

Aimee Hagerty

Jill Heaney

Tomi Herold

Jason Hewitt

Courtney Jane

Meghan Kinter

Christopher Kovski

Abbey Lesniewski

Nathan Maietta

Richard Makowski

Adam Mook

Stephen Murdock

Daniel Nick

Dhimitri Nikolla

Nnawuihe Nwosu

Julie Omole

Temidayo Osatuyi

Raymond Oshop

Andrew Paris

Ann Pentz

Pamela Pesta

Todd Price

Robin Shah

Pankaj Shah

Suzanne Siegle

John Stone

Philip Szmedra

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