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Bachelor of Science in ACCOUNTING

Through its Accounting program, the Department of Business Administration provides the opportunity for students to obtain a quality education and to gain an awareness of their individual strengths and interests in order to make appropriate career decisions. The department offers students a rigorous, up-to-date curriculum that prepares them for imaginative and responsible leadership roles in accounting - domestic and worldwide. While the program is career-oriented, the department realizes that contemporary accounting professionals must bring a broad and varied perspective to their practice. Accordingly, the program requires that prospective graduates take half of the 120 credit hours needed for a degree outside the department, with particular emphasis given to the development of written and oral communicative skills and the acquisition of the ability to think creatively and critically.

The Accounting program offers the degree, B.S. in Accounting, which, combined with the department's M.S. degree in Accounting, qualifies graduates to take the Certified Public Accounting (CPA) examination. Additionally, graduates are qualified to sit for the Certified Management Accounting examination.

Career Options

There are three major sources of employment for Accounting graduates - public accounting, management accounting, and governmental accounting. Public accounting firms provide clients with a wide variety of services, including auditing, tax consulting, and management advisory services. Management accountants are employed by companies in various areas, such as cost accounting, budgeting, general ledger accounting, and internal auditing. Governmental accountants, employed by the federal, state, and local governments, have the responsibility to monitor the use of the taxpayers' money. In the federal government, the major sources of employment for accountants include the Internal Revenue Service, General Accounting Office, and Defense Contract Audit Agency.

Requirements for the B.S. Degree in Accounting

Current SUNY Fredonia students must follow the requirements listed in either the catalog that was in effect at the time of their last admission to the University, or a later one.

1. To earn a B.S. degree in Accounting, a student must complete 60 semester hours in accounting and business administration courses, plus 60 semester hours in liberal arts and science courses, as directed by the State Board for Public Accountancy.
2. Accounting majors must complete the following 60 semester hours in accounting and business administration courses.

3. Students majoring in Accounting must complete the following 60 semester hours in liberal arts and science courses:

4. Accounting majors must obtain a minimum cumulative quality point average of 2.00 in all accounting (ACCT prefix) courses. This requirement is in addition to the university requirements of 2.00 overall and 2.00 in courses required for the major.
5. Accounting majors must complete a minimum of 30 credit hours of SUNY Fredonia 300/400-level business administration and/or accounting courses.

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