Accounting Department  - Accreditation & Mission

The Accounting Department is  an accredited member of the AACSB, the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business, in a group of only 170 accredited accounting programs worldwide.  AACSB accreditation assures quality and promotes excellence and continuous improvement in undergraduate and graduate education for business administration and accounting.  To maintain accreditation standards, the Accounting Department has adopted a mission statement, as well as learning goals for its undergraduate and Master of Accounting students.

 

Mission

The Accounting Department is dedicated to the teaching, research, and service mission of the Lundquist College of Business and the University of Oregon. To further this mission, we will:

· Provide undergraduate and masters students with excellent conceptual and technical skills that will allow them to excel in productive and successful careers as future business leaders;

· Contribute to creating knowledge by conducting and publishing high quality scholarly research, and by training Ph.D. students to become future teachers and scholars;

· Encourage a collegial and supportive culture within the department, a respect and tolerance for people and their ideas, and an environment that values diversity and nurtures success and the pursuit of excellence; and

· Build mutually beneficial relationships with business and alumni communities to increase our value to our constituencies and to partner with them in support of our research and teaching activities.

 

Learning Goals*

Undergraduate Students

Goal 1: Our undergraduate possess an integrated body of knowledge, emphasizing conceptual and technical competence.

Goal 2: Our undergraduates possess independent learning skills (critical thinking, problem solving, and research).

Goal 3: Our undergraduates possess effective communication skills (both oral and written)

Goal 4: Our undergraduates possess an understanding of the roles that accounting and professional ethics play in our economy.

 

Master of Accounting Students

Building upon the competencies developed in the undergraduate accounting program, our Master's students possess

Goal 1: Expanded conceptual and technical knowledge and are able to use accounting information in business decisions;

Goal 2: Teamwork, communication, and leadership skills.

 

*Note that this is a working draft.  Both sets of goals are in the process of being refined.