• Name: Kayla Gonzalez, Testimonial: I chose to major in accounting because numbers and business have always fascinated me. When I researched the accounting field, I found there is an abundance of jobs and opportunities to advance your career. Accounting is also a great personal investment because we all deal with our own personal finances. What I have learned in this major will never cease to be valuable to me.
• Name: Doreen Agyin-Birikorang, Testimonial: I chose to study accounting at UAB because I wanted to become fluent in the language of business to better equip my community with the tools to prosper economically. The Collat School of Business has provided me with countless support and opportunities to advance my accounting career and my commitment to service.
• Name: Drew Hollis, Testimonial: The reputation of the accounting program stood out to me. The faculty and staff are focused on preparing you for long-term success and a career in accounting.
• Name: Miles Alston, Testimonial: I chose accounting because of the various opportunities that are given to students to help in the accounting world. I also chose accounting because of how integrated UAB is in Birmingham, especially with the accounting firms in the area., Headshot:

Choose UAB, and make your degree count.

Accounting is the language of business, and employees who can produce and communicate relevant financial information are in high demand at companies across the globe. At UAB, our accounting major offers a high-quality, practice-oriented educational experience to students who know where they want to be. If you're an aspiring accountant seeking an innovative, technology-driven learning environment, then you're in the right place.

[00:17] My experience at UAB has been really great with the accounting program. Especially with the professors, when you have a really large school like UAB, to have a professor that knows your name. And is able to meet with you one-on-one and help you on things you don't understand in accounting has been a really great thing.

[00:31] Beta Alpha Psi has had a huge impact on my time as an accounting major. It's an honor organization not only for accounting, but there are finance and information systems majors. So I'm able to connect with a lot of different majors and learn a lot of different career options.

[00:45] I got my internship at PwC through Beta Alpha Psi. Our faculty advisor, he has really great relationships with a lot of different employers, including the big four accounting firms. And he was one of the main reasons I was able to recruit with PwC. I learned a lot at my internship, it was a really hands-on experience, I gained a lot of exposure to what it's like to work in auditing.

[01:04] And I got to apply a lot of what I learned in class to my internship. All the support from our local business communities and alumni provide us with so many networking opportunities and scholarships. Which really benefit us, because having these opportunities is so important for us to start our careers, and be successful.

[01:21] One of the awesome things about Beta Alpha Psi is that we host our own accounting career fair, called Meet the Firms. Where about 20 and 25-ish accounting firms come and they network with accounting students. It was definitely an important step in recruiting and really helped me get my foot in the door.

[01:37] Having UAB located in the city is a really great advantage for students. Especially because employers can come to our student organization meetings and meet students and network with them. So when I was looking at colleges, I wasn't sure where I wanted to go. I went to a lot of different campus tours, and when I went on the tour, I just really fell in love with the campus.

[01:57] I could tell that the business school really wanted to have each student have a unique experience. Ever since I chose UAB, I feel like it's everything I thought it was going to be. My ultimate goal after I leave UAB is to be a CPA and work in auditing. My internship really helped me see that I wanted to work at a big four accounting firm. And I'm really excited to start at PwC and see where my career goes from here.

A BS in Accounting can lead to a wide variety of career choices in business, finance, insurance, investing, tax, or auditing. Because of their extensive knowledge of business activities, accountants have the flexibility and knowledge for branching out into management and entrepreneurial roles.

Due to the complexity of technical changes in the business world, accounting professionals' expertise is needed now more than ever. Accountants are able to specialize as a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), a Certified Management Accountant (CMA), a Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), a Certified Fraud Examiner (CFE), and/or a Certified Financial Planner (CFP). These are just of few of the many certifications available in the field of accounting. 

• Title: Beta Alpha Psi appoints Collat alumnae to task force, Link: https://www.uab.edu/business/home/collat-news/beta-alpha-psi-appoints-collat-alumna-to-taskforce, Image:
• Title: Alumni Profile: Emily Pruett, Link: http://www.uab.edu/business/home/collat-news/alumni-profile-emily-pruett, Image:
• Title: Collat student named PCAOB Scholar, Link: https://www.uab.edu/business/home/collat-news/collat-student-named-pcaob-scholar, Image: