Gerald W. Schlief School of Accountancy

Kelly Noe, director
McGee Business Building, Room 292
Phone: (936) 468-3105
Fax: (936) 468-1482
P.O. Box 13005, SFA Station
Nacogdoches, TX 75962
Email: noekelly@sfasu.edu
Web: sfasu.edu/cob/acc.asp

Nikki Shoemaker, assistant director
Master of Professional Accountancy program director
McGee Business Building, Room 292
Phone: (936) 468-3105
Fax: (936) 468-1482
Email: shoemakenl@sfasu.edu

Faculty

Associate Professors
Kelly G. Noe, Nikki Shoemaker

Assistant Professors
Tom Branton, Calee Jo Holcombe, Janet Jones, Stephanie Ross, Jay Vega

Lecturers
Mark Allen, Marie T. Kelly

Objectives

The overall objective of the school is to provide academic programs that enable students to prepare for entry into the profession of accountancy. The curriculum is under continual review to ensure that it is responsive to the changing requirements of the accounting profession. In addition, the school provides support courses for non-accounting majors.

Student Organizations

The Accounting Club and the National Association of Black Accountants are sponsored by the Schlief School of Accountancy and are open to all students. These organizations should be of particular interest to students who desire to become acquainted with the accounting profession, accounting professionals and students with similar interests.

Membership in Beta Alpha Psi, the accounting honor society, is for selected juniors, seniors and graduate students who maintain specified scholastic standards and meet specified professional and community service hour requirements. Students who want to be considered for this honor should consult the Epsilon Mu Chapter advisor or a student officer.

Definition of Majors

The school offers three outstanding and comprehensive programs. The accounting degree programs cover concepts of financial accounting, managerial accounting, information systems for accounting and management, tax, and auditing. These subjects make up the core of the accounting curriculum. Depending upon the degree program, other course options include not-for-profit/governmental, oil and gas, international, or managerial accounting. The three degree programs offered are:

BBA/MPACY: SFA’s five-year program leads to a Master of Professional Accountancy for those who are primarily interested in pursuing a career in professional accounting. The program contains 156 hours of course credit and was designed to meet the changing needs of the profession. It complies with all the educational requirements for those who wish to take the CPA exam. A bachelor’s degree is awarded simultaneously with the MPACY.

MPA: SFA’s stand-alone MPA has a 36-semester-hour core. The program is designed for those students holding a baccalaureate degree who wish to obtain a master’s degree in accounting and meet the educational requirements to take the CPA exam. (See the Graduate Bulletin for course requirements.)

BBA: SFA’s four-year BBA accounting program is available for those who are primarily interested in careers in nonpublic accounting. This program alone does not provide all of the educational requirements for those interested in sitting for the CPA exam.

Admission Requirements

BBA/MPACY:

** A student must apply for admission and be admitted to the graduate school no later than the semester prior to the first semester of enrolling in any 5000-level course. Requirements for clear admission to the Office of Research and Graduate Studies include:

a minimum overall undergraduate GPA of 2.50 with a 2.80 on the last 60 hours
3.50 or higher overall undergraduate GPA, including all transfer work (no GMAT score required); or overall undergraduate GPA x 200 + GMAT score = 950 or higher
and a formal application for admission filed with the Office of Research and Graduate Studies.

Programs

Program Overview

Minor

Accounting Minor