Bachelor of Business Administration [B.B.A] [Accounting] From Georgia Southern University

The mission and purpose of the School of Accountancy at Georgia Southern University is to provide excellence in accounting education through teaching, research, and service. We recognize our responsibility to provide a high quality of undergraduate education to students who desire to work in business, industry, and the not for profit sector; to provide a graduate accounting education to students who desire to work in public accounting and pass the Uniform Certified Public Accounting Examination or to obtain other professional certifications; to conduct applied and instructional research benefiting accounting and business; and to render service to each of our constituencies.

In addition to the characteristics ascribed to all Georgia Southern graduates and to all College of Business Administration graduates, the characteristics that distinguish a Georgia Southern accounting graduate is his or her ability to:

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Outcome 1?? Graduates should be able to analyze financial and other accounting information for decision making.

University Theme and College of Business Administration Goal: Academic Excellence

Evidence of Progress:

• ?Prepare financial statements that correctly reflect economic events.
• ?Evaluate the financial condition of an organization through the use of financial statements and common financial ratios.