Forensics Major

The accounting program - forensic accounting major curriculum provides the students with a foundation in accounting theory, and related courses in other areas of business, including a detailed knowledge of the types of fraud, fraud prevention and fraud detection. Emphasis is placed on the design of effective internal control systems, monitoring of compliance with those systems and the gathering and documentation of forensic evidence when fraud has occurred or is suspected. Students will learn many of the requirements and monitoring and reporting provisions of the Sarbanes Oxley Act.

The goal is that students successfully completing the forensic accounting major will be exposed to all the tools and skills necessary to be successful in an accounting career. In addition, they will have knowledge specific to the area of fraud prevention and detection, the gathering and reporting of forensic information in a fraud case and Sarbanes Oxley compliance.