FAE Headquarters: LSU Accounting Department

“What the use of finger prints was to the 19^th century and DNA analysis was to the 20^th, forensic accounting will be to the 21^st century.”
- Gordon Brown, Chancellor of the Exchequer, 10 October 2006.

Yes, forensic accounting techniques might have saved Arthur Andersen. Forensic identifiers may have discovered the bad accounting and fraud at Enron, WorldCom, Xerox, and other ones. We are talking about the corporate scum of the earth (worse than aliens and eight legged freaks). [Of course, ethics would have helped.] Forensic accountants may be described as financial detectives and litigation support warriors. Forensic accountants cover all areas of accounting: auditing, cost accounting, taxation, information systems, etc.

So where can you study from these forensic accounting extraordinaries - those men and women in black? Those defenders of corporate governance. At LSU, of course. Two of them are Jackie Moffitt and Larry Crumbley, as they act out their parody on the home page. Here is what these forensic accountants recommend to study forensic accounting, to help rebuilt our accounting profession's reputation. [Guns are not provided, but talent is.]

There will be a huge shortage of forensic accountants as the accounting profession incorporates forensic identifiers and techniques into external and internal auditing. Be there or be left out! Develop forensic accounting knowledge and be rewarded. Be a forensic accountant extraordinaire.

Graduate Forensic-type Courses *

Acct 7235 …. Fraud Auditing
Acct 7222 …. Auditing Theory and Standards
Acct 7210 …. Tax Research

Blaw 4203 ... Commercial Transactions for Accountants
Socl 7491 …. Seminar in Criminology or Socl 4461 - Criminology

ISDS 4244...................... Information Systems Auditing

Undergraduate Forensic-type Courses

ACCT 4235 ….................. Fraud Auditing and Forensic Accounting

                                                (IDL only)
ACCT 3222 ….................. Auditing
FIN 4830 ….................... Analysis of Corporate Financial Statements
BLAW 4203 ....................Commercial Transactions for Accountants
MGT 4523 …................... Legal Issues in Human Resource Management
PHIL 4010 or Phil 4011.....Logic
SOCL 4461 …..................Criminology