It’s much more than financial reporting and the bottom line. Accounting can be assisting entrepreneurs starting new businesses, advising investors on stock market choices or helping teams across a corporation or nonprofit understand aspects the organization’s economic health. At the end of the day, you’re impacting the trajectory of an individual or company’s success through the ‘language of business.’
The John T. Steed School of Accounting is among a limited number of schools nationwide and the first one in Oklahoma to qualify for accounting accreditation from the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business. The evaluation focused on student quality, faculty professional experience and research productivity, academic curriculum and program-support facilities.
The faculty of the school possess impressive credentials. Their academic backgrounds come from leading universities in the country. The faculty members have established strong records of research and professional publication. Some are consultants to major corporations, authors of textbooks and leaders in professional accounting associations.
The School of Accounting curriculum includes courses in financial accounting, cost accounting, taxation, auditing, and accounting information systems. Graduates are recruited by national and regional firms for challenging and rewarding careers in public accounting and business firms; others secure accounting positions in government.
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Price College faculty are leaders in their field, routinely sought after to speak at major global conferences and consult for government agencies and businesses.
Graduating from the Steed School of Accounting at Price College connects you to more than 40,000 graduates in key companies not just in the U.S. but around the world.
“The accounting program not only prepared me for two internships I completed in college through a variety of targeted courses, but they helped me get recruited by firms that I never saw as a real possibility for myself. The most powerful thing that OU’s accountancy program offered me was not the world class education I received - it was the mentors, professors, and so many other individuals that I was able to have in my corner when the time came to be recruited and make hard decisions on opportunities.”
— Chad Kuwitzky, accelerated BBA/MAcc major
Christopher Firch (’24) carries plenty of titles — native Texan, Price College accounting and management major, JCPenney Leadership Program associate and OU residential advisor, to name a few. Firch added another line to his college resume by successfully running for Student Government Association president. In this month's student spotlight, Get to know President Firch and find out why Price College was the best place for his academic and professional growth.
Associate Dean for Graduate Programs
John T. Steed School of Accounting
Email: khennes@ou.edu
Office: Adams Hall Room 212B
Phone: (405) 325-5743
Professor of Accounting
John T. Steed School of Accounting
Email: wthomas@ou.edu
Office: Adams Hall Room 208B
Phone: (405) 325-5789
Managerial Associate
John T. Steed School of Accounting
Email: jnelson@ou.edu
Office: Adams Hall Room 200J
Phone: (405) 325-4223
