Accounting

The rigor of our accounting major prepares you to compete more effectively for careers in both private and public accounting. Completing the Accounting major at Georgetown College ensures that you meet all the requirements to sit for the CPA exam in Kentucky upon graduation with your BS degree. The program emphasizes not only traditional accounting principles but also the integration of technology into best practices essential for modern accounting professionals.

Program Requirements

Degree Options

Major: 60 Total Credit Hours
Degree Type: Bachelor of Science (BS)

Minor: 18 Total Credit Hours

Careers

Account Manager, Cost Accountant, Internal Auditor

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Student Testimonials

“GC was a very unexpected blessing in my life. I’m so thankful to have had the amazing relationships with friends and professors; everyone truly cares about you here and wants you to succeed, and that is rare to find.” — Hanna Davis ’25

“Georgetown College helped me prepare for law school, particularly through my capstone class. The assignments, combined with the expectation that they be completed by specific deadlines, familiarized me with a style of learning that I might not have been prepared for otherwise, equipping me to succeed in the demands of law school.” — Caleb Madison ’25

“Georgetown helped to prepare me for graduate school by teaching themes in business and healthcare that are apparent in the real world today. Having the ability to translate current events to fundamental concepts is a key skill in a graduate education, and I wouldn’t have been able to do it without my Georgetown education.” — Grayson Sperbeck ’24

Faculty & Contact

Connect with the faculty who teach and mentor Accounting students.

Frank Billingsley

Professor of Business Administration

B.A., Ohio Dominican University
M.A., Vrije Universiteit Brussel
M.A., Boston University
M.A., California Coast University
Ph.D. Walden University

Tiffany Schuster

Associate Professor of Business Administration and Economics

B.S.B.A., University of Louisville
M.B.A., Indiana Wesleyan University
M.S.A., University of Phoenix
DBA, Liberty University

Scott J. Takacs

Professor of Business Administration and Economics

B.S., Ohio State University; M.B.A.
M.B.A., Miami University, Ohio
Ph.D., Florida State University

Daniel Vazzana

Associate Professor of Business Administration and Economics

B.A., Loyola College
M.S., Purdue University
Ph.D., Purdue University

Ben Woodruff

Assistant Professor of Business and Economics

B.S., Excelsior College
M.A., The University of Alabama
M.B.A, The University of Alabama
M.S., The University of Alabama
Ph.D., The University of Alabama