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Forensic accounting
Overview
Get detailed knowledge about fraud, fraud prevention and fraud detection while also building a foundation in accounting theory and other areas of business with Stark State’s forensic accounting major. You’ll focus on the design of effective internal control systems, monitoring compliance with those systems and gathering and documentation of forensic evidence when fraud has occurred or is suspected. You’ll also learn many of the requirements, monitoring and reporting provisions of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act and be ready to take the first step for exams for certified fraud examiner or certified financial forensics.
Work in many areas, including
- health care
- industry
- government
- not-for-profit
- banking
Prepare for a career as a/an
- auditor (internal)
- staff accountant
- accounts payable analyst
- accounts receivable analyst
- compliance analyst
Courses
Your pathway to a degree
Associate degree
Degree
- Associate of applied business in accounting
Transfer agreements
- Franklin University
- Walsh University
Additional info
Accreditation Information
- Accredited by the Accreditation Council for Business Schools and Programs; www.acbsp.org
Program learning outcomes
- Prepare and analyze the various types of financial information essential for internal and external recordkeeping, reporting and decision making.
- Interpret and apply laws and regulations for the purpose of various types of business tax reporting, compliance and planning.
- Apply appropriate mathematical concepts, such as time value of money, to business decisions.
- Identify and implement sound internal accounting controls to ensure safeguarding of an entity’s assets, preparation and reporting of reliable financial information, and compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
- Prepare and analyze the various types of financial information essential for internal and external recordkeeping, reporting and decision making.
Program scholarships
- Institute of Management Accountants Scholarships
- Daniel Schonhoft and Thomas Presper Accounting Technology Annual Scholarship
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