SCHOOL OF

Accountancy

Chair: Dr. Ronald M. Mano

 

Location: Wattis Business Building, Room 221

 

Telephone: Heather Farley, 801-626-6072

 

Professors: Jefferson T. Davis, E. DeVon Deppe,  David Durkee, Ronald M. Mano, Richard E. McDermott, Allen F. Simkins, James G. Swearingen; Associate Professors: Larry Deppe; Assistant Professors: Matthew Mouritsen, Ryan H. Pace, Sandra Lee Swearingen; Instructor:  Loisanne Kattelman

The School of Accountancy: (1) provides quality graduate and undergraduate instructional programs that prepare students for professional careers; (2) advances knowledge in accounting and business-related disciplines through instructional improvement and basic applied research; and (3) serves the school, college and university, and the business and economic community.

The field of accounting encompasses the well-recognized profession of public accounting including auditing, management advisory services, and tax services; professional careers in industry such as management accounting (controllership), cost accounting, and internal auditing; careers in various governmental agencies and other accounting and business-related fields. Accounting is defined as the process of gathering, classifying, interpreting, and presenting information for decision-making purposes to diversified user groups.

Professionals in public accounting in Utah require 30 semester hours beyond a baccalaureate degree. Students should take advantage of opportunities to prepare themselves to sit for one of the professional examinations (such as Certified Public Accountant, Certified Management Accountant, and/or Certified Internal Auditor) at the culmination of their accounting program.

Weber State University 2005-2006 Catalog