Become a star in the Department of Accounting! Our accounting program is designed to prepare students to thrive in any number of careers within this increasingly complex and challenging profession. Our program maintains high standards and is separately accredited by AACSB, the premier business accrediting agency.

We offer a traditional four-year accounting major as well as the Accelerated Program in Accounting that allows undergraduate accounting students to obtain an undergraduate degree and a master's degree in accountancy in five years.

At the graduate level, the department offers a Master of Accountancy degree that combines foundational knowledge with focus areas in audit, data analytics/information security and taxation as well as a Ph.D. concentration in accounting. 

Department Office
Main Campus, Business Building (BB), 4.01.12
Monday thru Friday | 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
210-458-4320

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Harrison Liu

Contact

Harrison Liu, Ph.D.

Department Chair in Accounting, Associate Professor

Accounting

harrison.liu@utsa.edu

Department Profile

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Accounting Faculty

Sayed Akbari

Sayed Akbari

Assistant Professor of Practice, Accounting

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Hunter Aku

Assistant Professor, Accounting

Sharad Asthana

Sharad Asthana, Ph.D.

Professor, Accounting

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Joseph Bohac, J.D.

Lecturer, Accounting

Jeff Boone, Ph.D.

Jeff Boone, Ph.D.

Professor, Accounting

Stacy Conrad

Stacy Conrad, MS, CPA

Assistant Professor of Practice, Accounting

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Jim Cox, CPA

Assistant Professor of Practice, Dean's Office

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Nicholas Granado

Associate Professor of Practice, Accounting

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Patrick Lee, MSA, CPA

Assistant Professor of Practice, Graduate Advisor of Record - Masters of Accountancy, Accounting

Harrison Liu

Harrison Liu, Ph.D.

Department Chair in Accounting, Associate Professor, Accounting

Dennis Lopez

Dennis M. Lopez, Ph.D., CPA

Associate Professor, Accounting

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Juan Mao, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Accounting

Emeka Nwaeze

Emeka Nwaeze, Ph.D.

Professor, Accounting

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Teena Philip

Postdoctoral Fellow, Accounting

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Gaye Preston, MPA, CPA

Lecturer I in Accounting, Accounting

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K.K. Raman, Ph.D.

Glenn L. & Sally P. Ramsdell Memorial Chair for Accounting, Professor, Accounting

Manuel Rodriguez

Manuel Rodriguez, J.D.

Lecturer, Accounting

Daniela Sanchez

Daniela Sanchez, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Accounting

Juan Manuel Sanchez

Juan Manuel Sanchez, Ph.D.

Charlie and Ann Bohl Deacon Endowed Chair, Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Success and Research, Professor, Accounting

Elaine Sanders, Ph.D.

Elaine Sanders, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Graduate Advisor of Record, Director of MACY/150 Hour Program, Accounting Internship Coordinator, Accounting

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Victoria Somnuk

Lecturer, Accounting

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Linda Vaello, MBA, CPA

Assistant Professor of Practice, Accounting

Shelly Ye

Zhongxia (Shelly) Ye, Ph.D.

Associate Professor, Accounting

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Jennifer Yin, Ph.D., CPA

Professor, Ph.D. Advisor, Accounting

Chanyuan (Abigail) Zhang Parker

Chanyuan (Abigail) Zhang Parker

Assistant Professor, Accounting

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Becky and Jerry Salinas

November 20, 2024

Heart for UTSA

Meeting on campus then falling in love with the university, Becky, '80 and Jerry Salinas', '80 passion for UTSA and each other has grown over the years.

Nancy Ehrlich Ozuna

October 23, 2024

Counting Her Blessings

If you listen to alumna Nancy Ehrlich Ozuna, ’93, MPA ’95, she’ll tell you her path to a career in a top public accounting firm isn’t typical for students today. She completed her bachelor’s in accounting, passed the CPA exam and then earned her master’s in accounting, all without ever working in the field.

Marie Cohan, Accounting and Information Systems '92

October 2, 2024

UTSA alumna, Marie Cohan ’92, is making IT more accessible

Published by UTSA Today

Marie Cohan ’92, a first-generation UTSA graduate, earned her B.B.A. in Accounting and Information Systems from the Carlos Alvarez College of Business. She has since leveraged her degree to build a successful career in IT project management.