Finance. 1  the outstanding capital of a company or corporation. 2  the shares of a particular company or corporation. 3  the certificate of ownership of such stock; stock certificate. ( 4 formerly) a tally or stick used in transactions between a debtor and a creditor.
Students in an MS in Accounting program can expect to complete 30 to 36 credit hours of coursework. Full time students could complete these programs in 12 to 18 months. The MS curriculum is similar to that of a Master of Accountancy (MAcc), and usually satisfies CPA licensure education requirements.
Or you can start out at a four year university and take your basic courses there and move up to your major level courses. One of the first courses that you'll take in order to become an accountant is just a basic financial accounting course. In this type of course you'll learn about debits and credits and just the basics of accounting and how accounting works and what kinds of things accountants do. After you finish your associates degree, what they'll do is take an intermediate accounting degree up in the upper level courses.