CAREER OPPORTUNITIES All major public accounting firms, many medium- and small-sized accounting firms, and a large number of private companies and governmental agencies visit campus to recruit our students. The Department of Accounting, Taxation and accounting and taxation faculty and the Hofstra Legal Studies in Business Career Center partner to prepare students for the job application and interview process. Room 205 Weller Hall 134 Hofstra University Hofstra accounting and taxation graduates go Hempstead, New York 11549-1340 on to pursue careers as: Phone: 516-463-5684 • Certified public accountants Fax: 516-463-4834 • Chief financial officers • Controllers Chair • Financial analysts Professor Martha Weisel • Internal auditors Room 205A Weller Hall • Personal financial planners Phone: 516-463-5655 • Systems analysts Email: [email protected] • Tax accountants • Treasurers Accounting Department Advisement Specialist and Zarb School Internship Coordinator INTERNSHIPS Patrick E. O’Brien Email: [email protected] The department encourages students to pursue internships to gain valuable real-world experience hofstra.edu/zarbacct and build a professional network. Hofstra’s proximity to New York City offers students the opportunity to gain experience in one of the world’s largest business centers. ACCREDITATIONS We assist our students in identifying internships at Hofstra University’s Frank G. Zarb School of Business top-tier companies by leveraging our strong has been accredited by AACSB International – alumni network, our advisory board of top global The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business business executives, and the professionals at for more than 40 years. In addition, the accounting programs Hofstra’s Career Center and Graduate Business offered by the Department of Accounting, Taxation and Accounting Legal Studies in Business have earned a separate accounting Career Services. In addition, an internship accreditation from AACSB International. These accreditations coordinator within the department supports ensure that Zarb faculty, academic programs and facilities students in finding these opportunities, and each meet the highest professional standards. Less and than 10 percent of all business programs have dual Taxation student pursuing an internship is also assigned a faculty advisor who serves as a mentor throughout accreditations in business and accounting. the experience.

Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Facebook “f” Logo CMYK / .eps Our students have completed internships at companies such as: facebook.com/hofstrazarb • Deloitte LLP • EY twitter.com/Frank_G_Zarb • Estée Lauder • First Sterling • KPMG LLP • New York Islanders • PwC 69236:10/16 hofstra.edu/zarblinkedin Internships may be taken for course credit. UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS • Taxation This program is for students with an accounting • Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) background who want to specialize in taxation. in Accounting It also meets the licensure qualifications when This program is for students who are not seeking combined with the appropriate undergraduate a public accounting career or who plan to pursue course work. graduate study. • Advanced Certificate in Business Programs • 150-Hour Bachelor of Business Administration for Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Licensure • Accounting This program allows students to obtain the • Taxation necessary credits for CPA licensure at the undergraduate level. Students may pursue a DUAL-DEGREE PROGRAMS second major or minor, or take extra electives • Bachelor of Business Administration/Master to round out their program. of Science (BBA/MS) Five-Year Program WHY STUDY ACCOUNTING? • Business Certificate Program • Accounting This program allows students who do not have • Taxation Accounting is often called the “language of an undergraduate degree in accounting to gain business” because knowledge of accounting is in-depth knowledge to enhance their careers • Bachelor of Business Administration/Master essential in related fields, such as information and skill sets. of Business Administration (BBA/MBA) technology, economics, education, finance, law, • Juris Doctor/Master of Business GRADUATE PROGRAMS management and marketing. Many accounting Administration (JD/MBA) majors go on to careers in public or private • Master of Business Administration (MBA) accounting, advance to senior management • Accounting STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS positions, become partners in accounting • Taxation • Accounting Society firms or even become chief financial officers of These programs are designed for students who • ALPFA Fortune 500 companies. are pursuing managerial positions in accounting • Beta Alpha Psi – The International Honorary or taxation, but are not pursuing licensure. Organization for Financial Information Students • Professional Accountancy and Professionals FACULTY This program offers students whose • Institute of Management Accountants (IMA) undergraduate degree is not in business the • National Association of Black Accountants (NABA) Hofstra’s accounting and taxation faculty are opportunity to earn the accounting and business • Tax Society recognized for their contributions as authors and credits required for New York state licensure. This • Zarb Accounting Graduate Association consultants, and have a strong commitment to program requires additional course work beyond excellence in teaching. Many of the department’s the MBA with a specialization in accounting and faculty have received the Frank G. Zarb School of taxation. Business Teacher of the Year Award – as chosen Master of Science (MS) by graduating Zarb students – in recognition • • Accounting of their distinguished teaching. More than 95 percent of our full-time faculty hold This program offers students who have studied the highest academic degree in their field. business at either the undergraduate or graduate level an opportunity to earn all the accounting credits required for licensure in New York state.

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