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Public Accountancy Bachelor of Science

Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Public Accountancy (100 credit hours):

(In order to qualify for Certified Public Accountant (CPA) licensure in New York State, students must complete 150 credit hours including the following courses)

A. General Course Requirements (45 credit hours):

Supporting Courses:

MATH 120Survey of Calculus I

3
and
CSIT 104Introduction to Microcomputer Software

3
or
CSIT 151Introduction to Information Systems

3
and
CSIT 251Information Systems Structures

3
Total Credit Hours:9

Lower Level Business Core Courses:

ECON 200Fundamentals of Statistics for Business Administration and Economics

3
ACCT 201Principles of Financial Accounting

3
ACCT 202Principles of Managerial Accounting

3
ECON 201Principles of Macroeconomics

3
ECON 202Principles of Microeconomics

3
Total Credit Hours:15

Upper Level Business Core Courses:

BUAD 300Statistical Analysis

3
ACCT 311Business Law I

3
BUAD 320Managerial Finance

3
BUAD 323Organizational Behavior

3
BUAD 327Operations Management I

3
BUAD 328Marketing Foundations

3
BUAD 499Strategic Management

3
Total Credit Hours:21

B. Major Course Requirements (55 credit hours):

ACCT 301Intermediate Accounting I

3
ACCT 302Intermediate Accounting II

3
ACCT 303Cost Management

3
ACCT 304Taxation I

3
ACCT 305Taxation II

3
ACCT 307Accounting Information Systems I

3
ACCT 312Business Law II

3
ACCT 401Advanced Accounting

3
ACCT 405Auditing

3
ACCT 407Accounting Information Systems II

3
ACCT 440Accounting Theory & Research

3
ACCT 455Adv Auditing&Fraud Examination

3
ACCT 480Internship

1-9
and
BUAD 378Business and Ethics

3
or
PHIL 218Introduction to Ethics

3
Plus 15 credit hours of 200/300/400-level ACCT/BUAD/ECON-prefixed courses and/or 300/400-level non-ACCT/BUAD/ECON-prefixed courses, by advisement

15
Total Credit Hours:55

NOTE:

  • ACCT 480 is a variable 1-9 credit hour course. Students need to complete the course for at least one credit to satisfy the degree requirements.

C. Public Accountancy majors must complete at least 66 credit hours of non-ACCT/BUAD prefixed courses.

D. All Public Accountancy majors must complete every one of the Supporting Courses, Lower Level Business Core Courses, Upper Level Business Core Courses, and Major Specific Courses with a minimum grade of C-.

E. Public Accountancy majors are allowed to repeat a failed major course no more than two times.

Total Credit Hours: 100