NOTE: Effective Fall 2025, we will no longer accept students into this program.

Bachelor of Science: General Accounting with a Financial Accounting Specialization

General Education Requirements*	42 credits
Major Concentration	60 credits (9 crs in Econ counts towards LAS)
Open Electives	18 credits
Total Credits	120 credits

*Per New York State Education Department requirements, all students enrolled in a Bachelor of Science program must successfully complete 60 credits of Liberal Arts and Sciences coursework. If needed, students should use Open Elective credits to fulfill these requirements, beyond their General Education courses, and look for courses with the “LA” attribute when registering.

Students who choose the major in General Accounting with a specialization in Financial Accounting must complete:

Business Core

course - Intro to Financial Accounting
course - Intro to Management Accounting
course - Intro Data Analytics
course - Business Law I
course - Bus Presentations & Branding
course - Financial Management
course - International Business
course - Principles of Management
course - Principles of Marketing

General Accounting

The University’s 15-credit residency requirement in the major of General Accounting with a Specialization in Financial Accounting must be met with 12 credits in with Accounting (ACCT) courses numbered 250 or higher, excluding course and course plus course - Strategic Management (senior-level capstone course).

Specialization

course - Gov/Non-Profit/Special Topics
course - Advanced Accounting

Plus One of the Following Courses:

Open Electives

Any three courses

Note(s)

The major in General Accounting with a Specialization in Financial Accounting meets the educational requirements for candidates applying to take the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) Examination.

The major in General Accounting with a Specialization in Financial Accounting does not meet the educational requirements for candidates applying to take the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) Examination.

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