Confident/Nervous/Excited/Frightened? All of these emotions and others often accompany the transition from student to professional life. The College of Business Administration helps prepare students for that crucial change. Leadership skills, for example, can be examined in the classroom, but can be mastered only with practice. Student organizations offer comfortable opportunities to test leadership readiness. Preparation for professional licensure in Accounting, Finance, and other fields is a key ingredient in preparing students for the move to vocational life. Internship experiences allow students to spend useful time in business settings acquiring insight about life after graduation. Read below for more about how the CBA can help you prepare for professional life.

UNIBusiness Presidents Council
Student leadership positions build a foundation for the professional responsibilities that follow graduation. Employers seek students whose extracurricular activities demonstrate leadership potential. College of Business Administration student organizations are plentiful and all of them offer leadership opportunities. At the top of the CBA student leadership pyramid is the Presidents Council. All CBA student organization presidents serve on this council by providing advice to the Dean regarding student activities such as the annual Graduation Celebration.

CFA® Review
CFA® Review non-credit courses build knowledge and confidence for the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA®) Level I Examination administered by the CFA Institute. Students earn a Financial Analysis Certificate by successfully passing the CFA® Level I Exam and attending review courses. For more information, contact Mir Zaman, Carl Schweser Professor of Financial Analysis, at Mir.Zaman@uni.edu

Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Exam Review
The UNI Department of Accounting prepares accounting majors and graduate students for the CPA Examination by providing elective review courses. UNI's accounting majors have a long history of successful performance on the CPA Exam thanks to the rigor of the accounting curriculum and the focused study that the review courses require. These courses are open to current accounting professionals who seek to pass the CPA Exam. For more information, contact the Department of Accounting office at 319-273-2394.

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Expanded Career Option for Secondary Teacher Licensure
UNIBusiness majors can earn state secondary teaching licensure qualifying them to teach up to three areas of business. Business teaching jobs, often accompanied by coaching opportunities, have been plentiful in recent years. Specific licensure requirements and information about this expanded career option may be obtained from the Department of Management office.

Marketing Internship
The marketing internship program is the largest of its kind on the UNI campus. The Marketing Department has designed its program to ensure that students apply their expertise in analyzing the marketing strategy of a company. The resulting business first-hand knowledge increases employment and advancement opportunities. For more information, contact the Department of Marketing office.

Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program - VITA
The VITA program provides professional experience for future accountants who envision a career involving tax preparation. Junior and Senior accounting students prepare federal and state tax returns and answer tax questions without charge. The program was established by the Internal Revenue Service to help those who may find it difficult to pay for tax preparation services. UNI accounting students learn by working with people's actual income tax situations. For more information, contact the Department of Accounting office at 319-273-2394.

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