Accounting Department

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College of Business
Ellensburg (E)
Shaw-Smyser Hall, room 327
CWU-Des Moines (D)
CWU-Lynnwood (L)
Mail Stop 7484
509-963-3340
Fax: 509-963-2875
https://www.cwu.edu/academics/colleges/college-business/accounting/index.php

Faculty and Staff
Chair
Han Donker, PhD, CPA (Canada)

Professors
Han Donker, PhD, CPA (Canada)
Robert E. Holtfreter, PhD, CFE, CICA, CBA (E)
Ke Zhong, PhD (L)

Associate Professors
Fabio Ambrosio, PhD, JD/LLM, CPA/ABV/PFS, CFP, EA, CVA, MAFF, CFE, CGMA (D)
Ryan Cahalan, JD/LLM, MBA CFP (E)
Clemense E. Ehoff, Jr., PhD, CPA, CGMA (E)

Assistant Professor
Mengyu Ma, PhD

Senior Lecturer
Jenny Cravens, MAC, CPA (E), O’Shaughnessy executive professor of accounting

Lecturer
Sabrina Landa, MBA (online)

Staff
Lisa Woods, secretary 

Department Information

We help our students learn foundation knowledge and skills in accounting and business that will aid them in private, government, or non-profit careers or prepare them for additional education for public accounting careers.

The Department of Accounting will allow non-matriculated or non-degree-seeking students to enroll in undergraduate-level accounting courses on a space-available basis. Students seeking enrollment as a non-degree-seeking student can email CBAdvising@cwu.edu with the courses they wish to take and copies of their unofficial transcripts. The request will be reviewed and if approved, the student will be enrolled in the course on a space-available basis.

Central accounting students who are up to 180 days prior to obtaining a degree and at least 225 quarter credits are eligible to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accountant (CPA) examination. Washington law requires individuals wishing to sit for the CPA examination to have completed a minimum of 36 quarter credits of study in accounting and a minimum of 36 quarter credits in related business courses. (See WAC 4-30-060 for educational requirements). Registration for the examination is made through the State Board of Accountancy, Olympia, Washington https://acb.wa.gov/.   

Students seeking the CPA license are encouraged to check annually with the State Board as the rules and procedures may change.

Course Offerings
The frequency of course offering information can be found at https://www.cwu.edu/academics/colleges/college-business/accounting/index.php or by contacting the department directly.

Programs

• Accounting Major, BS

• Accounting Certificate

• Accounting Minor

Courses

• ACCT 251 - Financial Accounting
• ACCT 252 - Managerial Accounting
• ACCT 284 - Global Tax Environments
• ACCT 296 - Individual Study
• ACCT 298 - Special Topics
• ACCT 299 - Seminar
• ACCT 301 - Accounting Skills for Non-Accounting Majors
• ACCT 303 - Tax Planning for Personal Finance
• ACCT 305 - Cost Accounting
• ACCT 310 - Career Planning for the Accounting Professional
• ACCT 340 - Income Tax Accounting I
• ACCT 350 - Intermediate Accounting I
• ACCT 351 - Intermediate Accounting II
• ACCT 352 - Intermediate Accounting III
• ACCT 396 - Individual Study
• ACCT 397 - Honors
• ACCT 398 - Special Topics
• ACCT 399 - Seminar
• ACCT 405 - Advanced Cost Accounting
• ACCT 430 - Governmental and Non-profit Accounting
• ACCT 441 - Advanced Tax 1: Individual
• ACCT 442 - Advanced Tax 2: Corporations and other entities
• ACCT 443 - Advanced Tax 3: Practice and Procedure
• ACCT 450 - Advanced Accounting
• ACCT 455 - Accounting Information Systems
• ACCT 460 - Auditing
• ACCT 461 - Fraud Examination
• ACCT 462 - Computer Auditing
• ACCT 463 - Accounting Analytics
• ACCT 475 - International Accounting
• ACCT 490 - Cooperative Education
• ACCT 492 - Volunteer Income Tax Assistance
• ACCT 493 - Applied Accounting Techniques
• ACCT 496 - Individual Study
• ACCT 497 - Honors
• ACCT 498 - Special Topics
• ACCT 499 - Seminar

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