Facts and Figures
The Department offers a challenging academic program in a supportive and caring environment. Small classes and accessible faculty encourages students to learn, participate and prepare for careers and advanced studies in accounting and business.
- The Department of Accounting educates a diverse student body of approximately 450 academic majors.
- In academic year 2007, 112 students received accounting degrees. By ethnicity, those graduates were 79% white, 11% hispanic, 7% black, and 4% other.
- The Department's CPA pass rate hovers near 50% -- one of the highest pass rates in Texas for an institution that does not offer a doctoral degree in the field.
- The Department of Accounting's academic standards require undergraduate accounting majors maintain an overall grade point average of at 2.5 and make a grade of "C" or better in every accounting class in order to graduate.
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Contact Us
Department of Accounting
SHSU Box 2056
Sam Houston State University
Huntsville, Texas 77341-2056
Phone: (936) 294-1258
Email: accounting@shsu.edu
Fax: (936) 294-1982