Department Information

and

Typical Discipline-Specific Academic Degree and Qualifications¹
of faculty within

Accounting

General Description of the School

The School of Accounting is committed to excellence, integrity, teamwork, and lifelong learning.  Our programs are among the most innovative in the country.  Our Accounting program offers rigorous programs emphasizing communication skills, critical thinking, ethical practices, interpersonal skills and technical competence preparing graduates for entrance into the accounting profession.

Degrees offered

The Department of Accounting offers these programs:

B in Accounting

M in Accounting

MS in Taxation

Terminal Degree² for each discipline taught in Accounting

DBA, Ph.D. in Accounting

DBA, Ph.D. in Taxation

Related Disciplines³

None Applicable

Related Disciplines³ for specific courses

Business degree (52 CIP code) – ACG 4940 (internship course)

Law (22.0101) – all BUL prefix courses

Management Information Systems (52.1201) – ACG 4401, 6406, 6437

Computer and Information Sciences (11.0101) - ACG 4401, 6406, 6437

Other Teaching Qualifications (Description of Required Academic Degree and Justifications⁴ for the programs in Accounting)

Consideration of other teaching qualifications in lieu of academic credentials is made on a case-by-case basis and accepted in special cases where evidence of exceptional industry experience, research or other qualifications can be documented and are directly applicable to the course being taught. Professional experience in public accounting, industry, or government will be regarded as applicable. Special consideration will be given to maintenance of professional licensure and the continuing education courses necessary to maintain that license.  

^1	Whenever instructors are not credentialed by their advanced degree or by an approved CIP relationship, they must be credentialed through a narrative justification of the instructor’s qualifications to teach this/these course(s).  Such credentialing is based on the proposed instructor’s academic and professional preparation; diplomas, certificates, or relevant licensures; publications and presentations in the field; honors, awards, and professional recognitions; and other demonstrated competencies, skills, and experiences which the instructor brings to the University.  These must be clearly tied to the specific courses to be taught and should establish beyond doubt that the instructor is qualified to teach the specific courses they are to be assigned.  The Office of the Provost reviews all such justifications and where the justifications warrant the instructor’s teaching the courses proposed, it will either approve the justification for the appropriate period (seven years for full-time faculty members, or four years for part-time faculty members) or employ one of two additional clearance categories beyond the advanced degree and related-discipline categories which it may use to credential some instructors where their accomplishments warrant this: Active Research Clearance in the Discipline or Active Artistic/Special Talent Clearance in the Discipline
^2	The level and discipline of the terminal degree (e.g., Ph.D., MS, MFA, doctorate) that is required to teach graduate courses in the discipline
^3	For each discipline, all strongly-related degree(s) and/or equivalent names for the discipline (include level) that would also be appropriate for teaching at the graduate level
^4	(1)The appropriate academic degrees and justifications for each related degree above if not obvious; (2) the justification for why the terminal degree is not a doctorate in a discipline, e.g., specific examples of best practice in the discipline and accrediting association language; and (3) any other criteria used to determine appropriate academic qualifications to teach specialty courses in the program.