Beta Alpha Psi is a national scholastic and accounting honors organization. The purpose of Beta Alpha Psi includes advancing the study and practice of accounting by providing opportunities for self development and by promoting association among members and professional accountants.
Must be an accounting major working towards a degree
Completed at least 6 hours of accounting courses numbered 221 or above.
Overall GPA of 3.00 or better, or a 3.25 average on the most recent 30 or more hours of course work completed that shall include a full semester.
The student must have a 3.25 or above GPA in all accounting courses.
If an accounting course above the principles level is repeated, then the average of the grades is used to compute the GPA.
All the courses must have been taken at Southeastern, or transferred with the approval of the Head of the Accounting Department.
Membership must be approved by the faculty of the Department of Accounting.
Each member must accumulate a minimum number of hours per semester as per the Beta Alpha Psi point system in order to remain a member in good standing. The number of points will be determined at the beginning of the semester by the executive committee.
Each pledge must accumulate a certain number of points/hours, decided upon by the executive committee before each semester, in order to be initiated.
Any member who fails to accumulate the points necessary to sustain membership shall be subject to probation until points/hours are met.
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Dean DiGregorio
NABA, Inc. bridging the opportunity gap for people of color in the Accounting, Finance, and Business professions
The mission of NABA, Inc. is to address the professional needs of its members and to build leaders that shape the future of the accounting and finance profession with an unfaltering commitment to inspire the same in their successors.
The Association shall unite through membership accountants, finance and business related professionals and students who have similar interests and ideals, are committed to professional and academic excellence, possess a sense of professional and civic responsibility, and are concerned with enhancing opportunities for minorities in the accounting, finance and business related professions. The goals of the Association include, but are not limited to, the following:
To promote and develop the professional skills of our members
To encourage and assist minority students entering the accounting profession
To provide opportunities for members to fulfill their civic responsibilities
To promote public confidence in our members and the services they provide
To encourage cordial relations among members and cooperative relationships with other professionals
To represent the interests of current and prospective minority accounting professionals
To ensure long-term financial stability and provide adequate resources to implement chapter, regional, and national programs.
The vision of the Financial Management Association International is to be the global leader in developing and disseminating knowledge about financial decision making.
FMA’s mission is to broaden the common interests between academicians and practitioners, provide opportunities for professional interaction between and among academicians, practitioners and students, promote the development and understanding of basic and applied research and of sound financial practices, and to enhance the quality of education in finance.
Serving the global finance community by:
Promoting the development of high-quality research that extends the frontier of financial knowledge
Promoting the understanding of basic and applied research and of sound financial practices
Enhancing the quality and relevance of education in finance
Providing opportunities for professional interaction between and among academics, practitioners, and students
SAS is an accounting emphasized organization which is open to all majors in the college of business. The objective of SAS is to promote the retention and welfare of beginning accounting majors in the college of business. SAS aims to create a fun, positive, and supportive environment in which members will also learn job obtaining skills, makr friends, improve their grades, and learn about the different career paths available in the field of accounting.
Social – To help students to form relationships that will sustain them through the program and beyond
Mentorship – To provide the opportunity for more experienced students and faculty to guide newer students
Scholarship – To encourage and enable academic success
Professionial – To provide information about careers in accounting and means of achieving them
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Facebook: Southeastern Accounting Society
Faculty Advisor: Dean DiGregorio