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The Public Accountancy, B.S. degree is designed to provide the knowledge and skills required for success in the job market and in graduate programs.  Students who major in Public Accountancy are prepared for a cross-section of opportunities.  Recent graduates have embarked on careers with small businesses, large corporations, and public entities in fields such as public accounting management, accounting, and government accounting.

The 150-credit hour program qualifies graduates to take the CPA (Certified Public Accounting) examination.

The State University of New York at Fredonia is committed to doing our part to provide each student a clear path to graduation. This four-year degree plan is a sample map for fulfilling requirements in the major, the Fredonia Foundations (FF), and other supporting courses. The pathway that you take to your degree may differ somewhat from this illustration, depending on where you start and the detours and side trips you may take along the way. If you are committed to completing your degree in four years, we encourage you to consider signing up for the Fredonia in 4 program. For complete information about this degree program, please consult the university catalog at www.fredonia.edu/catalog

Sample Degree Plan

First Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
BUAD 100 Pathway to Success: Business 3
ENGL 100 Craft of Writing 3
ECON 205 Principles of Microeconomics 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
MATH 120 Survey of Calculus 3
CSIT 151 Intro to Info Systems 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
FF Course 3
TOTAL 15

Second Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
ACCT 201 Financial Accounting 3
CSIT 251 Info Systems Structures 3
ECON 200 Fundamentals of Statistics 3
FF Course 3
General Elective (Non ACCT) 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
ACCT 202 Managerial Accounting 3
BUAD 300 Statistical Analysis 3
ECON 210 Principles of Macroeconomics 3
General Elective (Non ACCT) 3
General Elective (Non ACCT) 3
TOTAL 15

Third Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
ACCT 301 Intermediate Accounting I 3
ACCT 304 Taxation I 3
ACCT 307 Accounting Info Systems I 3
BUAD 320 Managerial Finance 3
General Elective (Non ACCT) 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
ACCT 302 Intermediate Accounting II 3
ACCT 303 Cost Management 3
ACCT 305 Taxation II 3
BUAD 323 Organizational Behavior 3
General Elective (Non ACCT) 3
TOTAL 15

Fourth Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
ACCT 311 Business Law I 3
BUAD 327 Operations Management 3
BUAD 328 Marketing Foundations 3
ACCT 401 Advanced Accounting 3
General Elective (Non ACCT) 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
ACCT 312 Business Law II 3
ACCT 405 Auditing 3
ACCT 407 Accounting Info Systems II 3
ACCT 480 Internship 3
General Elective (Non ACCT) 3
TOTAL 15

Fifth Year

Fall Semester

Course Title Credits
BUAD 378 Business & Ethics 3
ACCT 440 Accounting Theory 3
ACCT 455 Advanced Auditing 3
BUAD 499 Strategic Management 3
General Elective (Non ACCT) 3
TOTAL 15

Spring Semester

Course Title Credits
Major Elective 3
Major Elective 3
Major Elective 3
Major Elective 3
Major Elective 3
TOTAL 15

GRAND TOTAL: 150

This Sample Degree Map is based on the requirements published in the University Catalog.

About This Program

Public Accountancy. Program

School of Business

  • E336 Thompson Hall State University of New York at Fredonia Fredonia, NY 14063

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