The department offers courses in accounting, information systems, business law, and taxation for accounting majors and other students.

Accounting majors may prepare themselves for a career in public, private, or governmental accounting, or for the teaching of accountancy in secondary schools. Majors study a complex discipline concerned with and responsive to the changing economic, social, and legal institutional arrangements necessary to the functioning of modern societies. The functions of accountants encompass ever-broadening spheres of activity. Transactions occurring between an economic entity - be it a family unit, small business firm, complex corporate organization, governmental organization, nonprofit organization, or national economy - and its environment constitute the raw materials of accounting. These must be converted by processes of classification and analysis to meaningful data so that their effects on the entity being subjected to the accounting process may be measured, interpreted, and communicated. Computerized systems are being used extensively in accounting applications, transaction processing, data analysis, and auditing. Computer applications are integrated into course work. Courses in Information Systems, Analysis, Design, and Implementation have been available since 1982.

The informational outputs of this process must meet the needs of various user groups in society. Among the users of accounting information may be internal decision makers, owners, creditors, investors, workers, managers, economists, and representatives of governmental agencies.

The decision process, organization theory, communication and information systems and theories are areas of interest and concern to students and researchers in accounting. Sophisticated mathematical models (especially with the development of computer science) are being used by accountants. Economic theory and analysis constitute basic tools for accountants. An understanding of the laws governing economic and financial relationships is essential. A knowledge of tax laws and procedures must be added to the accountant's store of information.

The Department of Accounting and Information Systems has a formal advisement program. All majors are assigned an adviser. Majors must see their adviser as part of registration. Accounting majors must file a concentration form with the department no later than the lower junior semester.