Consistently high placement even in times of

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Consistently high placement even in times of economic recessions Median Starting Salaries (~$60,000 - $65,000) Starting salaries have increased by over 20% since 2010 VT ACIS majors earn 20% more than the avg accounting graduate 95% placement within 3 months of graduation Accounting ranked #20 Nationwide and #3 in the Southeast (College Factual) One of only 9 schools partnered with KPMG Masters of Data Analytics Program ACIS - Placement 10/17/17 1 Copyright 2017 • Virginia Tech • All Rights Reserved Over $370k in scholarships awarded to over 100 students each year Business Horizons Career Fair ACIS is among the most recruited majors at VT 160 of Nation’s top employers attend in Fall and Spring semester Networking and Career Opportunities available through student run organizations Beta Alpha Psi, Accounting Society, NABA, SEED, BASIS, COIN ACIS – Scholarship & Recruiting 10/17/17 2 Copyright 2017 • Virginia Tech • All Rights Reserved Accounting Option - is a leading-edge accounting and auditing program that prepares students for careers in the preparation, reporting, audit, analysis and use of financial information. Prepares graduates to earn the CPA,CMA, and other professional accounting certification. Information Systems Option - is an innovative systems program designed to prepare students for careers in assurance services (or auditing) and to add value to the financial reports of businesses and the information systems they use. Prepares graduates to sit for the CPA or CISA certification ACIS – Concentrations 10/17/17 3 Copyright 2017 • Virginia Tech • All Rights Reserved Accounting is essential to every organization Accounting majors find placement in a broad array of potential fields and industries across the globe including but not limited to: Accounting Information Systems, Tax, Audit & Assurance Forensic, Financial, Managerial, Cost Governmental, International, Consulting & Advisory, Non-Profit, Business Valuation, Financial Planning Career Options (Accounting = Opportunity) 4 Copyright 2017 • Virginia Tech • All Rights Reserved Audit – Is a general investigation and examination of an organization's accounting by an independent and objective team. External Audits – Commonly completed by Certified Public Accounting (CPA) firms and result in an auditor’s opinion to ensure an organization is compliant with the myriad rules and regulations governing financial reporting. Typically include reviews of an organization's financial statements and internal controls Internal Audits – Completed by an organization’s objective Internal Auditors to serve as a managerial tool to make improvements to processes and internal controls. Cover a wide scope of activities