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Welcome to the Department of Accounting.

Majoring in accounting prepares you for success in the business world. Every business needs accounting help, whether it is the largest retail company in the world, a small family-owned enterprise, an agency for the homeless, or a musical group touring the country. The accounting major provides an excellent foundation for a variety of careers.

Degree Programs

Undergraduate

Bachelor of Science in Business Administration
Accounting Major
Bachelor of Science in International Business
Accounting Concentration

Degree Requirements
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Course Descriptions
Please visit the undergraduate Catalog of Studies at http://catalogofstudies.uark.edu/

Graduate

Master of Accountancy more info »
Ph.D. in Accounting more info »

Accounting Department Scholarships

All current Accounting majors must complete a Walton College scholarship application to be considered for an Accounting Department scholarship for next year. Applications are DUE February 15.

Incoming ACCT Freshman Scholarship

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Incoming ACCT Transfer Student Scholarship

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Organizational Accounting Scholarships

The Department of Accounting periodically receives notification of scholarship opportunities from outside organizations. These scholarships generally range from $1,000 to $5,000 and are open to both undergraduate and graduate students. Notices are posted on the bulletin board outside of the Accounting Department main office and applications are available in Business Building 401. Applicants must apply directly to the outside organizations as these are not included in the Walton College scholarship application process.

Student Organizations

Beta Alpha Psi
National Association of Black Accountants

Contact Information

Sam M. Walton College of Business
Department of Accounting
Business Building 401
1 University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR 72701-1201

PH: (479) 575-4051
FX: (479) 575-2863
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2007-2008 Accounting Recognition Banquet

The following student awards were presented at the 35th Annual Accounting Recognition Banquet:

Outstanding Juniors/James P. Modisette Scholarship:
Hang Minh Phan, Joseph C.Willmann

(Hang Minh Pham (left), Joseph C. Willmann)

Outstanding Seniors: (left to right)

(Yerim Kim, Jessica Hesseltine, Sarah Jannae Rieske)

FSA MAcc Student Award:

(Miranda Brown)

Accounting News

Social Responsibility Does Not Mitigate Negative Market Response Due to Crisis, New Study Finds
Clients of the major accounting firm Arthur Anderson sustained negative stock-market returns following public announcement that the firm had shredded documents related to its infamous Enron audit in 2002.
Business Week Ranks Walton College Accounting in Top 20 Public Programs
Business Week has ranked the accounting specialty at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in a tie for 19th place among the top public undergraduate business schools.
Walton College Students Take Five Governor's Cup Awards
Graduate students in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas were rewarded for their Tears of Life business plan.
Company Reputation Associated With Higher Quality of Financial Reporting, Study Finds
In the first academic study to examine of the relationship between company reputation and financial-reporting quality, an accounting researcher found that high-reputation companies are less likely to produce low-quality financial statements.
Accounting Study Reveals Firms' Failure to Disclose Environmental Sanctions
A University of Arkansas accounting researcher studied corporations with large environmental sanctions over a 10-year period and found that 72 percent of the companies failed to disclose that information to the Securities and Exchange Commission as required by law.

Razorback Accounting Newsletter
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