Bachelor of Science
Accounting

Why JWU Accounting?

Do you use logic to solve puzzles? Are you detail-oriented? If you love facts and figures, you have the analytical mind of a JWU Accounting major — and you could be a critical component of organizational decision-making. From small non-profits to big corporations, agencies need accurate, knowledgeable accountants who can interpret data, evaluate risks, recognize cost savings and ensure compliance across functions. Through the Accounting program at JWU Providence, you could become that champion.

Here, you’ll be guided by professors with years of industry experience and multiple professional certifications. As practitioners, they’ll help you gain hands-on experience you’ll put into practice — whether you’re volunteering to help the underserved with their taxes, getting your foot in a door as an intern or taking on reporting and accounting roles within our student-run university investment fund. Through the faculty connections you’ll make at JWU, you’ll be mentored by professionals in the public, private, nonprofit and government sectors. Meanwhile, student clubs such as the JWU Accounting Association and the JWU Finance & Investment Academy (FIA) will allow you to network with like-minded peers.

Expand your skills by pursuing your choice of more than two dozen minors including cybersecurity, economics, finance, marketing, leadership studies, global studies, media & communication studies and human resource management to complement your Accounting degree. Our alumni have forged careers ranging from partner and practice leader at Financial Advisory Services Group to senior financial consultant at CVS to senior associate at PwC.

Putting Accounting and Auditing Skills to Work

You’ll have many opportunities for academic and cultural experiences related to your studies — and you can apply free elective credit to them! Participate in a Directed Experiential Education initiative. Intern at a local firm. Study abroad. Help manage our successful JWU Wildcat Investment Value Fund, investing some of the university’s actual endowment. Join our IRS Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) team to help individuals in the community file their taxes.

In this program, you will:

• Learn how to apply the major concepts, skills and values of the accounting profession while communicating effectively with diverse audiences.
• Understand how to identify, analyze and resolve ethical issues and use decision-support tools to solve problems and facilitate organizational practices.
• Apply free elective credit to options ranging from Directed Experiential Education to internships to study abroad.
• Gain a solid foundation in accounting theory and practice as well as in the areas of business, communication and general studies.