Overview

Calvin offers both a 4-year bachelor of science in accounting and a 5-year bachelor of science in public accounting to prepare students for careers as CPAs.

• develop critical communication and presentation skills
• gain technological expertise and hone personal integrity
• do paid internships at local CPA firms, financial institutions, corporations or service organizations
• prepare for a career as a CPA or an accounting professional

Careers in Accounting

• CPA
• Government Financial Reporting
• Personal Financial Planning
• Corporate Auditing
• More

See job placement rates for Calvin grads.

Student involvement

Join other accounting students and provide income tax assistance to low-income families and the elderly; Attend networking events each fall with local firms and organizations

Course Requirements 2012-13

Accounting major

There are some exemptions from general college core requirements. Interested students are encouraged to speak to an advisor. A grade of at least a C in BUS 203 and in BUS 204 is required to be accepted into this major (58-60 semester hours).

• BUS-160 Business Foundations
• BUS-203 Introduction to Managerial Accounting
• BUS-204 Financial Accounting
• BUS-215 Accounting Process and Methods
• BUS-301 Intermediate Accounting
• BUS-302 Intermediate Accounting II
• BUS-305 Cost Accounting
• Three from:
  • BUS-306 Income Tax
  • BUS-310 Advanced Accounting
  • BUS-311 Auditing
  • BUS-315 Accounting Systems
• BUS-350 Law in Business
• BUS-360 Management and Organizational Behavior
• BUS-370 Financial Principles
• BUS-380 Marketing
• Two from (may only take one from BUS-367 or BUS-396):
  • BUS-363 Production and Operations Management
  • BUS-367 Small Business Management
  • BUS-396 Strategic Management
• Two from:
• ECON-325 Managerial Economics/ Intermediate Microeconomics
• ECON-326 Business Cycles and Forecasting/ Intermediate Macroeconomics
• ECON-330 Urban Regional Economics
• ECON-331 Money and Banking
• ECON-335 Labor Economics
• ECON-337 World Poverty and Economic Development
• ECON-338 International Economics
• ECON-339 Public Finance
• ECON-200 Calculus Applications for Business (1 hour)
• ECON-222 Principles of Macroeconomics
• One from:
  • MATH-143 Probability and Statistics
  • MATH-243 Statistics
  • MATH-343 Probability and Statistics
• MATH-201 Quantitative Methods for Management
• CS-171 Computing with Spreadsheets (1 hour)

Scholarships

Dollar amounts reflect awards given for the 2012-13 academic year.

Thomas F. Caldon, Jr. Memorial Scholarship

• award amount: $2,050
• first-year
• HS GPA 3.3+
• financial need required
• automatic consideration

Crowe Horwath Outstanding Accounting Student Scholarship

• award amount: $1,000
• senior
• GPA 3.30+
• financial need not considered
• apply through the Calvin Portal

Chris Gronsman Memorial Scholarship

• award amount: $1,400
• junior or senior
• GPA 3.0+
• financial need required; demonstrate strong Christian principles, integrity, outstanding people skills, community involvement and concern for quality and ethical work in the financial field
• apply through the Calvin Portal

Robert and Harriet Hasper Accounting Scholarship

• award amount: $2,300
• junior or senior
• GPA of 3.0+
• financial need required; display strong Christian commitment and potential for leadership
• apply through the Calvin Portal

John and Marge Kuyers Family Scholarship

• award amount: $2,400
• junior or senior
• GPA of 2.7+
• financial need required; preference given to students pursuing an accounting major
• apply through the Calvin Portal

Tom and Marcia Nobel Accounting Scholarship

• award amount: $3,000
• junior or senior
• GPA of 3.0+
• financial need required
• apply through the Calvin Portal

Plante & Moran, PLLC Accounting Scholarship

• award amount: $2,000
• junior
• GPA of 3.3+
• financial need required; desire to work in public accounting in the midwest
• apply through the Calvin Portal

Charles J. and Marianne Stehouwer Business Scholarship

• award amount: $2,500
• junior
• GPA that demonstrates improvement
• financial need required; be a follower of Jesus Christ, involvement in activites
• automatic consideration

Jacob and Jennie Tuinstra Scholarship

• award amount: $3,900
• junior or senior
• GPA 2.5+
• financial need required; preference to students with a strong academic record, motivation and potential for Christian service in business
• apply through the Calvin Portal

Randall K. Vander Weele Memorial Scholarship

• award amount: $5,500
• senior
• GPA 2.5+
• financial need not required
• apply through the Calvin Portal

Bernard Vellenga, Jr. Scholarship

• award amount: $2,500
• junior or senior
• GPA of 3.0+
• financial need required; preference given to those involved in volunteer and extra-curricular activities
• apply through the Calvin Portal

John and Dorothy Wiest Accounting Scholarship

• award amount $2,100
• junior or senior
• GPA of 3.0+
• financial need required
• apply through the Calvin Portal

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Faculty

Tom Betts Associate Professor of Business Department of Business NH 184 tab9@calvin.edu (616) 526-6480 Brian Cawley Associate Professor Department of Business NH190 bc27@calvin.edu (616) 526-7849 David Cook Professor Department of Business NH 183 dcook@calvin.edu (616) 526-7025 Casey Cooper Assistant Professor of Business and Accounting Department of Business NH 194 clc28@calvin.edu (616) 526-7871 Robert Eames Professor Department of Business NH 197 rhe2@calvin.edu (616) 526-8797 Margaret Edgell Associate Professor Department of Business NH 194 mjs6@calvin.edu (616) 526-6193 Cal Jen Associate Professor Department of Business NH 171 ccj2@calvin.edu (616) 526-7626

Robert Medema Associate Professor Department of Business NH 193 rmedema@calvin.edu (616) 526-6380 Peter Snyder Assistant Professor Department of Business North Hall 172 pjs23@calvin.edu (616) 526-7164 Marilyn Stansbury Assistant Professor Department of Business NH 189 msc5@calvin.edu (616) 526-7795 Jason Stansbury Assistant Professor Department of Business NH 170 jms58@calvin.edu (616) 526-7714 Leonard Van Drunen Associate Professor, department chair Department of Business NH 195 ldv2@calvin.edu (616) 526-6479 Steven Van Oostenbrugge Assistant Professor Department of Business NH 173 sjv47@calvin.edu (616) 526-7624 Julie Voskuil Associate Professor Department of Business NH 196 jvoskuil@calvin.edu (616) 526-6189