Accounting
Mission Statement
The UNO School of Accounting leverages its distinctive metropolitan position to:
- Prepare students for professional accounting and business careers by delivering AACSB Accounting Accredited and IMA Endorsed BSBA-Accounting and Master of Accounting programs,
- Create and disseminate knowledge that impacts students, the academy, and business professionals by engaging in relevant scholarly activities, and
- Enrich relationships among students, faculty, and business professionals in the Omaha region by providing and supporting engagement opportunities.
The UNO School of Accounting has earned supplemental accounting accreditation by the AACSB International (Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business) for its undergraduate and graduate programs in accounting. This accreditation is in addition to the UNO College of Business Administration’s AACSB business accreditation. Fewer than 200 institutions worldwide hold both AACSB business and accounting accreditation. Information about AACSB accreditation is available here.
The UNO School of Accounting has received the IMA Endorsement of Higher Education from the Institute of Management Accountants for its management accounting curricula. UNO's accounting programs meet the educational standards enabling students to pursue the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) credential and careers in private and public accounting. Information about the IMA's endorsement program is available here.
The UNO School of Accounting is recognized by the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA) as an IIA Internal Audit Awareness Program School, acknowledging our incorporation of internal auditing concepts in auditing courses. See information about the this IIA program here.
Accounting students have the opportunity to acquire an excellent accounting education that provides a foundation to pursue one of the numerous career paths in accounting. Accounting faculty members use appropriate and varied teaching methodologies and who incorporate the most recent developments in their discipline into the curriculum. Accounting instructors seek to create an environment which maximizes the development of critical skills such as problem solving, analysis, technology agility, communication and teamwork. Students are strongly encouraged to continue their professional development and to enhance their careers by seeking a Master of Accounting and one or more professional certifications or designations. Well-recognized and valued accounting certifications include the Certified Public Accountant (CPA), the Certified Management Accountant (CMA), the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), the Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and the Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA).
Complete information on the MAcc degree program is available online or in the UNO graduate catalog. Additional information about the undergraduate accounting program, including links to professional associations and certification resources, is available online.
BSBA degree candidates may earn a concentration in accounting, and BSBA degree candidates earning a concentration in other business areas may earn a secondary concentration in accounting.
Special Requirements
Course-related items:
- Students interested in taking the CPA Exam in Nebraska must complete ACCT 4070 or ACCT 8076 or ACCT 8090.
- Students pursuing an accounting concentration who complete ACCT 3080 with a grade of C or better are not required to take the business core course MGMT 3100.
Concentration-related items:
- A student may enroll only twice in any upper-division accounting course. You are enrolled in a course if your name appears on the final class list published immediately after drop/add week. Therefore, you may drop a course only one time (excluding drops during drop/add week). If you drop the same course twice (or receive any grade below a C twice), you will not be permitted to enroll in this course a third time.
- A minimum GPA of 2.50 overall is required for enrollment in any upper-division (3000-level or 4000-level) accounting course.
- Accounting courses at the 4000-level also require a minimum GPA of 2.50 in all upper-division UNO accounting courses successfully completed to date (excluding ACCT 3000, ACCT 4500 , and ACCT 4510 ).
- Students who wish to contract to take upper-division accounting courses as “honors” courses should contact the course instructor.
Accounting study at UNO provides the skills for numerous career choices in the accounting field as well as an excellent foundation to pursue CPA, CMA, and other types of certifications. Accounting career options include professional positions in the areas of auditing and information systems, financial accounting, management accounting, and taxation. The School of Accounting offers Power Dinners and the annual Meet the Firms Expo as part of its Accounting Careers Program for students to explore numerous accounting career paths and to engage with accounting professionals. The School of Accounting's Accounting Career Advisor and Internship Coordinator mentors and advises students and provides guidance for internships and other career opportunities.
Student Groups
Beta Alpha Psi
Beta Alpha Psi (BAP) is an honor organization for financial information students and practicing professionals. The primary objective of Beta Alpha Psi is to encourage and give recognition to scholastic and professional excellence. This includes promoting the study and practice of accounting, finance, and information systems; providing opportunities for self-development, service and the association of members with practicing professionals; and encouraging a sense of ethical, social and civic responsibility. Membership into Beta Alpha Psi is based on scholastic achievement. The UNO BAP chapter also leads the Accounting Careers Program.
Contact:
UNO School of Accounting at 402.554.3650 or unocbaaccounting@unomaha.edu