Accounting

Whether a business or government agency, a hospital, church, school or the Red Cross, all organizations have finances to manage. From the moment you step into our classrooms, we'll begin training you to take an organization's finances and create a sound structure that allows it to make the most impact with its resources. Accountants are idea-and-solutions people. Their work is varied, dynamic and challenging -- your classes will be the same. Our students graduate with a thorough understanding of the financial aspects of business along with good presentation and people skills. While accountants frequently hold management positions in larger organizations, many also start their own businesses. Many pursue their CPA certification. Still others pursue a law degree or a career in federal law enforcement. No matter the direction you wish to take, accounting is a sound place to start.

All students interested in Clemson's accounting degree must first complete a pre-business core curriculum in order to move into the upper-level degree classes. On the Clemson admissions application, you'll apply as a pre-business major.

Once into your core classes, you'll focus on the intensive study of accounting methodology, auditing, taxation and finance management theory. Clemson's accounting majors also devote about half of their study to the humanities, English, public speaking, mathematics, and the natural and social sciences. In this way, you'll graduate with a broad-based education that gives you accounting, finance and business expertise and contributes to your proficiency in analytical, communication and interpersonal skills -- after all, businesses are made up of people.

Combined Bachelor's/Master's Plan: Our combined degree program in accounting allows you to get ahead of the game on a graduate degree. You can take up to 12 hours of graduate credit that counts toward both your bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting.

For the 2022 admissions cycle, Clemson has adopted a test-optional policy. Applicants are not required to submit a standardized test score to be considered for admission to Clemson for the 2022-2023 academic year.

If you choose that test scores should be used, your scores must be submitted electronically by the respective testing agency. Clemson’s institutional code for SAT is 5111, and the code for ACT is 3842. Clemson super-scores both the SAT and the ACT. For the SAT, this means that the overall total SAT score will then be derived by taking the highest of the evidence-based reading and writing/math scores.

According to The ACT, superscoring at Clemson means that we “consider a student’s highest ACT section (or subtest) scores regardless of test date. The super composite ACT score is calculated as the average of the best ACT English, Reading, Math, and Science subject scores and is used as one of multiple factors in admission and financial aid.”