Evening Semester Majors
Accounting
Accountants and auditors prepare, analyze and verify financial reports and taxes and monitor information systems that furnish these reports to managers in business, industry and government. Additionally, accountants often advise executives on business best practices.
The Carthage program includes accounting courses and practices as
well as relevant business administration and economic courses.
Students may take specialized elective courses to prepare and sit
for the CPA exam. Possible career paths include Public
Accountant, Tax Accountant, CPA, Auditor, Financial Analyst, and
Personal Financial Planner.
Business Administration
The Business Administration major offers a superb opportunity to learn general business principles and public and private sector economic systems. Course study includes management of information systems, business law, organizational management, accounting and marketing. Possible career paths include banking, benefits administrator, human resource personnel, marketing research, credit manager, customer service, sales, project manager, and recruiter.Marketing
The marketing major at Carthage includes essential courses
learning how to plan and execute the conception, pricing,
promotion and distribution of ideas, and goods and services.
Students also complete business and economic courses that foster
not only a good knowledge of the business world, but also an
understanding of human behavior. Some career paths in marketing
include marketing management, marketing research, sales,
advertising, public relations and consumer affairs.
Social Work
Accredited by the Council on Social Work Education (CSWE), the
Carthage Social Work curriculum equips students with knowledge,
values, and skills necessary for general social work practice.
Through required field experiences, the Social Work program
provides Carthage students with supervised opportunities to
muster competencies in actual practice situations. Possible
career paths include clinical social work, case management,
family services, community social work, group social work,
hospital social work and public health social work.
Elementary Education
The program is designed for those seeking their first bachelor degree in education and for those who already hold a bachelor degree and are looking to complete the Wisconsin license requirements. The entire program is accredited and meets the requirements of the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction.
The Education Department at Carthage offers adult students majors
in Middle Childhood/Early Adolescent (grades 1-9) and Cross
Categorical Special Education. The evening program also offers
courses to complete a minor in early adolescence/adolescent
(grades 6-12) and add on certification for additional education
licenses. The middle childhood/early adolescent (grades 1-9)
major will require a minor in a teaching subject area.