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  • About
  • Internship History
    • Number of Internships per Year
    • Active Company Participants
  • Student Participation
    • Participating Universities
    • Internship Timeframes
    • Coursework Requirements
    • Academic Advisors

Accounting (Acct)

  1. Participating Student Disciplines
  2. Accounting (Acct)

Accountants have many options such as serving as a CPA examining financial statements, providing advice in internal control systems, assisting clients with tax laws and compliance and providing advice on technology services. In addition, many accountants serve in industry developing, producing and analyzing data useful for decision making and reporting to internal and external stakeholders. Some interpret results for management, forecast future financial results and capital requirements. Many work in education, government, consulting information technology services, forensic accounting, environmental accounting and international accounting.

MECOP accounting interns gain experience developing a combination of leadership, communication, analytical, and problem solving skills, in addition to business savvy and technology know-how. The profession requires integrity honesty and objectivity. In addition, accountants/CPA's are required to utilize financial information for making business decisions.

Key Course Highlights

  • Transaction recording
  • Financial reports - Gathering and summarizing data, analysis interpretation, and preparation
  • Accounting theory and conceptual framework
  • Fiduciary responsibilities of accountants and organization officers
  • Ethical and legal responsibilities
  • Current accounting issues
  • Solutions to complex accounting problems
  • Strategic role of IT
  • Understanding of auditing, tax, corporate governance, internal controls, and external financial reporting

Internship Project Samples

  • Development of a consolidated Accounts Receivables report for several business units
  • Supplier Credit Risk analysis, reporting, and database updates

Internship History


Please note: Numbers for the latest set of data (2022) are subject to change

Internships offered are a function of both industry demand as well as the volume of students applying to MECOP. Changes can result from fluctuations in industry demand and/or available participating students.

Active Company Participants

The following participating companies have taken Acct students in the recent past (within the last 5 years):

  • ATI
  • Biamp Systems
  • OECO
  • Oregon Department of Transportation
  • PCC Structurals
  • Tektronix
Past participation is not necessarily an indication of future opportunities. Each company's internship needs change annually. The volume of companies and quantity of internships available for each discipline will vary every year. MECOP accepts new students to the program annually based on projected demand.

Student Participation

Participating Universities

MECOP currently accepts Accounting students from the following universities:

  • Oregon State University

Internship Timeframes

The following timeframes have been laid out by our participating universities for when an internship should be offered. These timeframes have been structured to allow students to participate in the program and not fall behind on their upper-division coursework schedule beyond the terms that internships overlap.

Oregon State University

  • Junior Year: Summer-Fall Internship
  • Senior Year: Summer-Fall Internship
  • Spring-Summer Internship: Internship occurring during Spring and Summer school terms (March through September).
  • Summer-Fall Internship: Internship occurring during Summer and Fall school terms (June through December).

Coursework Requirements

Each participating university discipline has a set of required courses that must be taken to stay on schedule for program participation. Theses requirements are optimized to provide the necessary skills to participate in MECOP's internships while minimizing the amount of time added to receiving a degree. If you are a student and want to discuss your current academic qualifications please see our directory of advisors for a list of staff members familiar with MECOP.

  • For a full listing of coursework requirements, please visit: https://www.mecopinc.org/students/course-requirements
  • Need a spreadsheet to plan your coursework? For sample worksheets, please visit: https://www.mecopinc.org/students/curriculum-plans

Coursework Requirements:

  • Oregon State University
Need a spreadsheet to plan your coursework? See our curriculum plans for sample worksheets.

Academic Advisors

  • Need to talk to an advisor familiar with MECOP? For advisor contact info, please visit: https://www.mecopinc.org/universities/advisors
  • Oregon State University
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