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Essential for a thorough understanding of finance and markets, accounting is often called "the language of business."
Program Coordinator:
Catherine Staples, PhD, CPA
Phone: 804-752-7204
E-mail: cstaples@rmc.edu
Accounting
The accounting major or accounting minor at Randolph-Macon College places a curriculum of accounting theory and application within the context of a broader liberal arts education, allowing you to apply understanding in a variety of contexts.
A major to build on: In almost any field, an understanding of accounting can provide valuable benefits. Many students choose to combine an accounting major or accounting minor with another area of study such as economics and business or computer science.
Internships and study abroad: Students like Hanh Le '11 take advantage of R-MC's beyond-the-classroom opportunities; in addition to interning with a financial services company, Hanh spent one semester studying in Sydney, Australia and a second semester studying in Amsterdam.
Careers: Accounting studies provide a strong foundation for diverse careers in the public and private sectors. Graduates of R-MC's accounting program have pursued graduate- and continuing education in business and accounting and are working in fields including tax advising, accounting, auditing, fund-raising, banking and finance.
| "R-MC is a very closely-knit community where you get to know everyone, which made transitioning into a new college in a new country very easy."
Life for an international student can be overwhelming, but for South African Michael Acutt '10, the transition into college life was eased with the help of the Randolph-Macon community. Acutt hit the ground running and got involved on campus in a variety of endeavors. An accounting and economics double major, Acutt played on the men's basketball varsity team for two years, and was also the president of Omicron Delta Epsilon, an economics honor society, as well as the vice-president of the Society for the Advancement of Management (SAM). In the summer of 2008, Acutt traveled with the R-MC basketball team to Chile. While in Chile, the team played both college and professional basketball. Acutt was part of the ODAC all-conference academic team for 2006-08 and was on the Dean's List. In addition, he was a Presidential Scholar and a member of the Phi Beta Kappa honor society. In November 2008 he received the Douglas Foard Award for Scholarship through the Phi Beta Kappa society.
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