1. PURPOSE 

Student organizations are established to provide educational, professional development, service, and social activities for accounting majors and to assist the Department of Accounting in its mission to prepare students for professional success.  

2. FORMATION 

02.01 A proposed student organization seeking sanction by the Department must submit the following: 

  • Official name of the proposed organization, 
  • Enumeration of its purpose and how that purpose advances the Department’s mission, 
  • Petitioning documentation if requesting national or international affiliations, 
  • Evidence of student interest in forming the organization, 
  • Proposed membership eligibility requirements (i.e., grade point averages, enrollment in specific number of hours or courses, etc.), 
  • Description of officer positions/duties/authority, 
  • Procedures for selecting and removing officers, and a schedule of expected activities for the upcoming school year, and 
  • Letter from the proposed faculty advisor indicating acceptance of that role. 

02.02 The Department Chair and personnel committee must consent to accept any student organization before formal establishment. 

3. MEMBERSHIP 

Membership in a student organization sanctioned by the Department is limited to students currently enrolled as accounting majors (undergraduate or graduate) at Texas State University. Other requirements and/or extending membership to other majors may be considered to abide by national or international requirements of a specific organization.

 4. ADVISOR 

A Department of Accounting faculty member must be willing and able to serve as advisor to a sanctioned student organization to ensure that it complies with all university and college policies and procedures for maintaining the status as a university recognized student organization. 

5. ACTIVITIES 

All organization activities must comply with the Department of Accounting’s mission, the guidelines outlined in this policy and procedure statement, and the organization’s application. Noncompliance may result in termination, as determined by the Department Chair, following consultation with the Personnel Committee.

CERTIFICATION STATEMENT 

This APPS has been approved by the reviewers listed below and represents the Department of Accounting policy and procedure from the date of approval until superseded. 

Last Update 9/1/2019  Review Cycle: E5Y 

To Be Reviewed: September 2029 

Department of Accounting Faculty Governance Committee Review

Randall Young

Date: 5/31/2025

Approved by: Mina Pizzini

Date: 5/31/2025