Accounting Program Resources
When students enroll in our Accounting Program, they enter a close-knit learning community and can count on their peers, professors, staff and alumni to provide them with information and guidance.
Pursuing a career in accounting requires ample knowledge of certification processes, including CPA, CMA and more. Please take the time to learn about certification and use the resources and people available to you. Contact us with any questions you have.
Accounting Program Resources at the Jindal School
Academic Programs – Primary
The accounting area offers a bachelor’s, master’s and PhD program.
Academic Programs – Additional
The accounting area also offers certificates, capstone projects and accelerated pathways to adding more degrees.
CPA, Career and Tutoring
Learn more about the CPA exam and how the Jindal School prepares you for it. Find out the certifications and accounting career resources available to you and see when and where you can get tutoring assistance with your accounting courses.
Faculty and Community Activity
Discover how accounting faculty are researching, publishing, speaking and engaging in the business community.
Accounting Blogs & News
Breaking the Accountant Paradigm Part 2
Now that you’ve heard Professor Mary Beth Goodrich’s story, what’s yours? Submit your #JSOMfaces story by emailing jsomsocial@utdallas.edu.
Comets Shine at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference
UT Dallas student competitors scored a record number of first-place finishes at the Phi Beta Lambda National Leadership Conference. All 10 UTD contestants placed in the top 10 in every event they entered.
Fraud Summit Audience Grows, Hears Keynotes by Embezzler and Two Investigators
The 14th annual UT Dallas Fraud Summit brought nearly 1,000 people to campus. They came to the Jindal School-hosted event for continuing education in internal auditing and to hear speakers who included top investigators and a reformed fraudster.
Accounting Student Earns Prestigious PCAOB Scholarship
MS in Accounting student Kaylee Gross has been awarded a $10K scholarship from the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board. Funds for her merit-based award are drawn from penalties assessed by the oversight board under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
JSOM Pair Studies Motivations and Methodologies of Property Tax Protests
A study of property tax protests by a Jindal School professor, PhD student and a research associate examined the decision-making behind disputed tax bills. Their work looked at hassle factors, aids to effective protesting and more.
Jindal School Accounting Alumnus Appointed to Texas Commission on the Arts
Jindal School accounting alumnus Kevin Yu, recently appointed by Texas Gov. Gregg Abbott to the Texas Commission on the Arts, is an accomplished violinist and successful entrepreneur who hopes to bring art and business together during his tenure.
Two Accounting Students Credit Scholarships for Changing Their Lives
Two merit-based scholarship recipients reflect on their Public Company Accountability Oversight Board awards and their own accountability efforts.
John Barden Earns Accounting Alumnus of the Year from Alma Mater
Barden and other alumni were honored at St. John Fisher’s 34th annual Accounting Awards Celebration, held April 23, where he gave a speech.
Jindal School Alums Elected to Local and State CPA Boards
Several Jindal School alumni and faculty serve on the Dallas CPA Society and Texas Society of CPA Boards of Directors.
New Certificate Program To Teach MS in Accounting Students Research Rigor
The Jindal School is offering a new certificate program, Research Foundations in Accounting, designed to teach graduate students quantitative research skills and help them make better-informed choices about pursuing a PhD.
Whistleblower, Investigative Columnist To Headline 2021 Fraud Summit
Whistleblowing is the theme of 2021Fraud Summit, and keynote speakers at the 16th annual event include Medicare fraud buster Elin Kunz and Dallas Morning News investigative columnist Dave Lieber.
Study Reveals Link Between Earnings Benchmarks and Higher Workplace Injuries
Using 10 years of OSHA data, Naim Bugra Ozel of the Jindal School and Judson Caskey of UCLA did first-of-a-kind research linking workplace injuries and financial outcomes in a study that can give investors more information on company performance.
Enrolling in the MS in Accounting Cohort: Outstanding Support for a Leap of Faith
Unlike most students who attend a graduate program, I had been in the workforce for six years before making the decision to return to school to earn my master’s degree.
Assimilating into the MS in Accounting Cohort: Benefiting from UT Dallas
As an international student, Junzhe Cui came to study at The University of Texas at Dallas in the MS in Accounting Cohort program with some indirect knowledge of the university that he gained during the application process.
JSOM Faculty Member Earns Accounting Educator of the Year Award
Faculty member Kathy Zolton has won the TSCPA Outstanding Accounting Educator of the Year Award for her creative teaching, contributions to the accounting curriculum and outstanding volunteer service to low-income taxpayers across Dallas.
Seven Dallas ISD Students Commit to UT Dallas as Jindal Young Scholars
The Jindal Young Scholars Program, an outreach initiative that helps Dallas Independent School District students prepare for college, welcomed it second cohort recently. Seven DISD students signed letters of intent to enroll at UT Dallas this fall.
Scholarships Boost Accounting Students’ Balance Sheets
Accounting students headed toward careers as CPAs and auditors scored scholarships this fall from three of those professions’ top funding supporters. Recipients benefited from good grades, extracurricular activities and strong résumés.
Reverse Career Fairs: All you need to know
We’ve all heard about regular career fairs, where you go to meet the recruiting coordinators from different companies, but have you heard of a reverse career fair? Instead of students wandering around waiting to talk to a recruiter, it’s switched.
The Who, What, How and Why of Internal Controls
Who’s involved with the internal control system? EVERYONE. John Barden will tell you why.
JSOM Senior Wins $5K Scholarship
JSOM senior Rachel McKenna won a $5,000 scholarship from the charitable arm of Ascend, a Pan-Asian professional organization. A leader in the UT Dallas Ascend chapter, McKenna will use the money to help fund her graduate studies in accounting.
Bachelor’s Degree Program
The Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting prepares you for a wide range of career options to pursue. It is the only Jindal School program tailored for students who want to become Certified Public Accountants (CPAs).
BS in AccountingMaster’s Degree Programs
A Master’s in Accounting and Analytics Program that fits your needs. Choose between the Flex Program and complete the coursework at your own pace or the Cohort Program, where you take all courses together with other students as a community.
MS in Accounting and Analytics Flex MS in Accounting and Analytics CohortPhD Concentration in Accounting
Our PhD Accounting program is designed for students seeking training in the most advanced issues in accounting, both theoretical and applied. Primarily intended for tenure-track positions in research-oriented universities.
PhD in Management Science, Accounting Concentration