An accounting degree from Lindenwood University empowers students in both theoretical and practical accounting skills. Upon graduating, students can enter a private industry or get an early start on their graduate degree.
Lindenwood offers an early access accounting program, which allows students to begin their Master of Accountancy during their senior year as an undergraduate student. This combined 5-year program allows accounting students aspiring to become CPAs to earn an undergraduate and graduate degree while also satisfying the 150 college credit hour requirement of the Uniform CPA Exam.
The Lindenwood University accounting program allows students to connect with professionals working in accounting around the St. Louis area. Our program faculty and career services provide real-world experience, both in and out of the classroom, through internships and opportunities to meet and interact with potential employers. Additionally, the Plaster College of Business and Entrepreneurship provides students with the chance to explore the world, while completing their coursework, through short-term study abroad trips.
Degrees Offered
Undergraduate Programs
Graduate Programs
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the best degree for my career in accounting?
The Lindenwood University accounting department offers a Bachelor of Science in accounting, which includes subject-intensive coursework, and a Bachelor of Arts in accounting, which is generally a more expansive and diverse curriculum. Our BS in Accounting focuses on technical accounting, finance, and business-related coursework, making it more aligned with CPA requirements and technical roles. A BA In Accounting includes more liberal arts courses, making it less specialized, but beneficial for broader business or managerial roles.
How long does it take to get an accounting degree?
Both the Bachelor of Science in Accounting and the Bachelor of Arts in Accounting programs require 78-80 credit hours. A program of this size typically takes students 4 years to complete.
Accounting Faculty
James Bosnick
James Bosnick is an Assistant Professor of Accounting. He teaches Income Tax, Financial Accounting, and Managerial Accounting. Prior to Lindenwood, he worked in Big 4 Accounting doing primarily tax service work with Deloitte at their St. Louis office. Before that, Professor Bosnick also worked as a JAG officer within the US Air Force doing Contract & Fiscal law work, as well as general administrative and a few other miscellaneous areas.
Academically, Professor Bosnick began his collegiate studies at West Virginia University, which is where he was born and raised, and completed the majority of his graduate work at Washington University in St. Louis with focuses in accounting, taxation, and finance.
Steve Coleman
Steve Coleman is an Associate Professor of Accounting. He has a bachelor of science in Accounting from St. Louis University and a JD from Seton Hall University. He also completed his CPA in 1986. Dr. Coleman began his accounting career in 1985 and worked in several accounting and legal capacities over the past 36 years, including 25 years of public accounting, and corporate legal and accounting positions including serving as the CFO and general counsel of a privately owned consumer products company for 8 years before beginning his career at Lindenwood.
Dr. Coleman started at Lindenwood 2011 at the former Belleville campus before joining the Accounting faculty in St. Charles in 2015. He became the Accounting department chair in 2018. He lives in Florissant with his wife, Anne, and has three grown children and two grandchildren. He enjoys traveling and playing golf in his spare time.
Dr. Jennifer Mack
Jennifer Mack is the Dean for the Plaster College of Business and Entrepreneurship and an Associate Professor of Accounting. She holds a Ph.D. in Applied Management and Decision Sciences with a specialization in Accounting, a Master of Education with a concentration in Accounting, and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting. Prior to her academic career, she specialized in external reporting. She prepared SEC reports for a mid-sized corporation that included their annual and quarterly reports, initial public offering, and other external documents such as press releases.
She loves teaching principles classes in order to help students, regardless of their major, understand the importance of financial reports. She resides in St. Charles with her husband Brian, son Greyson, and a playful Havanese named Chase.
Dr. Luke Nicholson
Luke Nicholson is an Assistant Professor of Accounting. He holds a Doctor of Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting, a Master of Business Administration, and a Bachelor of Science in Accounting with a minor in Business. Dr. Nicholson has 10 years of experience in accounting. Prior to his academic career, he worked in public accounting conducting audits and completing tax returns for companies across various industries. He served as an Assistant CFO in his previous accounting job.
Dr. Nicholson is passionate about accounting and being a professor. He strives to make his classes not only educational but engaging, interactive and fun too. He loves teaching principles classes because he enjoys introducing students to the field of accounting, regardless of their major. He enjoys a wide range of activities, including travel, and spending time with his wife, son, and daughter. In his free time, he enjoys exercising and playing golf.
Dr. Robert Singer
Robert Singer is a Professor of Accounting. During his tenure at Lindenwood University, he has taught a wide variety of both financial and cost/managerial accounting course work at both undergraduate and graduate levels.
His research interests include the cultural and institutional impact of replacing rules-based US financial reporting with principles-based international financial reporting standards (IFRS), the value relevance of proposed financial reporting standards, and the transition from the passive learning lecture model to student centered learning. In connection with these interests, he has published a number of articles in both peer-reviewed academic and professional journals.
Dr. Singer is an active member of the Technical Issues Group of the Missouri Society of Certified Public Accountants, and an active member of the International Section of the American Accounting Association. He is a certified public accountant in the State of Missouri. He received his Ph.D. from St. Louis University in 1996.
Abby Weber
Abby Weber is an Instructor of Accounting and Sport Management.
