Weber State University   

Accountancy - Undergraduate and Graduate

Student Learning Outcomes

(revised 11/06/07)

Graduates from the School of Accountancy will:

1. Have mastered the key competencies¹ of the accounting profession.
    
   1. The professional role played by accountants in society providing and ensuring the relevance and integrity of financial and other information;
       
   2. The ethical and regulatory environment for accountants;
       
   3. Business processes, analysis, and decision making;
       
   4. Internal controls and security;
       
   5. Risk assessment and assurance for financial and non-financial reporting;
       
   6. Recording, analysis, and interpretation of accounting data for decision making;
       
   7. Project and engagement management;
       
   8. Application of technology to financial and non-financial information management;
       
   9. Tax policy, law, and compliance for individuals and enterprises.
       
2. Be given opportunities to communicate orally and in writing in professional situations and to participate in group learning.
    
3. Use library, Internet, and research databases as resources to gather information.
    
4. Understand relevant political, economic, social, and international issues in the accounting profession.

Adopted 1/24/2006,
Revised, Spring 2006
Minor revisions, Fall 2007

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