Accounting & Legal Studies

The Department of Accounting and Legal Studies is responsible for all accounting and law courses which comprise the Bachelor of Science in Accounting degree, the Franklin P. Perdue School M.B.A. Program, the Minor in Accounting and the introductory accounting and law courses required of all management, marketing, finance, and management information systems majors.  In addition, a number of students in non-business majors take some of the department's courses as electives as part of their degree programs.

The mission of the Department of Accounting and Legal Studies is to:

• Provide Perdue School Accounting majors with a solid foundation, in accounting theory and practice, which will prepare them for successful careers as financial professionals in Certified Public Accounting firms, industry, government, and not-for-profit organizations, as well as for related post-graduate study.
• Place our graduates in the most challenging professional positions for which they are qualified, by developing relationships with professional public accounting and financial management firms, as well as government and not-for-profit organizations, and in co-operation with the Career Services Office of Salisbury University.
• Actively participate in recruiting the best students for Salisbury University and the Perdue School.

 In order to accomplish this mission our Department is committed to:

• Provide all our students with a broad understanding of business theory and practice.
• Provide Perdue School Accounting majors with a solid foundation in accounting theory and practice including: 1) Financial, Managerial, Cost, International, and Governmental accounting; 2) Accounting Information Systems; and 3) Auditing to enable them to successfully complete the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examination.
• Prepare our accounting majors for successful careers as financial professionals in Certified Public Accounting firms, industry, government, and not-for-profit organizations, as well as for related post-graduate study.
• Provide our students with both a strong foundation and understanding of the role community service will play in their professional lives and with opportunities for experiential learning through community service components in appropriate courses and internships.