Krannert Graduate School of Management
Luca Pacioli (1445-1514) was a Franciscan monk and mathematician who is credited with publishing the first description of double-entry bookkeeping.
Accounting Area
Accounting is the process of identifying and measuring relevant financial information and communicating it to decision makers inside and outside the firm.
One of the major missions of Krannert's Accounting Area is to aid the accounting profession by providing undergraduate and graduate students with a solid foundation in financial, managerial and tax accounting as well as auditing. Our students are particularly well-suited to careers in corporate accounting and consulting as well as public accounting. Some of our students also take jobs with Not-for-Profits and government agencies.
The Accounting Area is committed to Purdue’s mission of creating and disseminating knowledge. Our faculty members publish their research in respected academic journals and often present papers at national conferences. We have an active research workshop and invite scholars from other universities to present their research and interact with our faculty and Ph.D. students.
Congratulations
Beth Brooke, CPA and Krannert Alum
One of the 100 Most Powerful Women according to Forbes Magazine
Congratulations to Ronak Chokshi, a senior Accounting major, for receiving one of five 2009 Purdue University Peterson Scholarships
Peterson Scholarships recognize students who demonstrate entrepreneurial ability and experience. Chokshi assisted in planning the Native American Heritage Celebration at Purdue and led the Cultural Events Committee.
Congratulations to Laura Kightlinger and Eric Lin, undergraduate Accounting majors, for being among the eight recipients of the 2009 Purdue University Charles O. McGaughey Leadership Award
These awards were established by Charles McGaughey, a 1939 Purdue Graduate, to honor students with leadership potential.
Links of interest to current and potential students include:
CPA exam: http://www.cpa-exam.org (educational requirements)
Institute of Management Accountants: http://www.imanet.org
American Institute of Certified Public Accountants: http://www.aicpa.org/index.htm