Accounting

About the Accounting Department

Accounting involves recording, organizing, understanding, and communicating a firm’s financial information. Our curriculum prepares students for various roles and certifications, including the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) examination. Our students have internship opportunities at PwC, Withum, SobelCo, and other firms.

To learn more about our faculty, review our faculty profiles here.

Mission Statement
The mission of the Accounting Department is to foster a thorough understanding of accounting, including a focus on ethics, by engaging students in skills-based collaborative learning. As the accounting field continues to evolve, our goal is to prepare students for employment opportunities in various sectors as well as further educational pursuits and certifications.

Programs Goals 

• Apply professional accounting concepts and standards for financial reporting and ethical decision making
• Effectively employ business software utilized by accounting professionals
• Produce clearly written, concise business analyses, and deliver clear, well organized, persuasive oral presentations

5 Reasons to Choose our Accounting Program

1. Small class sizes that allow for rigorous accounting studies, personalized programs, team work, and the development of technological skills
2. Dedicated faculty members who bring both research and real-world experience into the classroom
3. Career development and support aims to enable students to obtain work experience through jobs and internships (Accounting Career Day Event)
4. Specialized courses that help students target their dream job
5. Curriculum focusing on data analytics

Check out some of the resources below:

• AICPA-This Way to CPA
• Robert Half Blog
• The Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals in Business
• Finance and Accounting Jobs and Hiring Information
• New Jersey Society of Certified Public Accountants: Career Opportunities Directory
• International Average Salary Income Databases

Accounting Student Clubs and Memberships

• AICPA Student Affiliate Members (Become a Student Member for FREE)
• Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) Student Membership
• The Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) Student Membership (Become a Student Member for FREE)
• NJCPA Student Membership (Become a Student Member for FREE)
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• National Association of Black Accountants (NABA, Inc.)
• Association of Latino Professionals For America (ALPFA)

Contact Us

Dr. Ling Yang, Ph.D., CPA
Chair, Accounting Department
Email: lyang@njcu.edu