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Accounting and Information Systems (ACIS)

Major Overview

The Accounting & Information Systems (ACIS) major is designed to provide students with flexibility to combine a core accounting education with a leading-edge specialty in accounting, business analytics, or another discipline.

Major Course Topics & Skills

  • Accounting Analytics, Forensic Accounting, Financial Accounting
  • Electives in: Taxation of Business Operations, Sustainability Accounting, AI in Accounting and Auditing
98%*

EMPLOYMENT RATE

$78K*

MEDIAN STARTING SALARY

$500K+

IN SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED EACH YEAR

*Data based on Class of 2025 First Destination Survey, students seeking employment.

Experiential Opportunities

  • Required Accounting Internships, Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program (VITA), Justice for Fraud Victims Program (JFVP)
  • Accounting Society, Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE)
  • ACIS Student Advisory Board
  • Meet the Firms Career Fair, Early-Identification Career Programs

Early Career Roles

  • Accounting Coordinator
  • AI Accounting Analyst
  • Budget Analyst
  • Corporate Accountant
  • Data Analyst
  • IS Auditor