Accounting, B.S.

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Program Learning Outcomes

Learning Goal 1: Our students will have strong analytical skills.

Learning Goal 2: Our students will have strong quantitative skills.

Learning Goal 3: Our students will have effective communications skills.

Learning Goal 4: Our students will have a thorough understanding of various fundamental accounting practices and concepts.

General Education Requirements (30-46 Credits)

Prerequisite coursework may be required to satisfy certain General Education courses and will count as elective credit.

Total Credits Required to Complete Major: 70

Basic Requirements: (60 Credits)

ACCT 102 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credit(s): 3
ACCT 103 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting Credit(s): 3
ACCT 270 - Managerial Accounting I Credit(s): 3
ACCT 301 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I Credit(s): 3
ACCT 302 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II Credit(s): 3
ACCT 310 - Introduction to Federal Income Taxation Credit(s): 3
ACCT 320 - Auditing I Credit(s): 3
ACCT 300 or 400-level - Accounting Elective (ACCT 395 , ACCT 399 may not be used to fulfill Accounting Elective) Credit(s): 3
ECON 110 - Introductory Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 112 - Introductory Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
ECON 205 - Business and Economic Statistics Credit(s): 3 * or
MATH 341 - Probability and Applied Statistics Credit(s): 3 or
MATH 361 - Statistics Credit(s): 3
ECON 362 - Introduction to Data Analytics in a Business Context Credit(s): 3 or
MGMT 362 - Introduction to Data Analytics in a Business Context Credit(s): 3
MGMT 263 - Business Law I Credit(s): 3
MGMT 264 - Business Law II Credit(s): 3
MGMT 300 - Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3
MGMT 305 - Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3 or
ECON 305 - Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3
FNCE 311 - Managerial Finance Credit(s): 3
FNCE 316 - International Finance Credit(s): 3
MKTG 331 - Marketing Credit(s): 3
MGMT 390 - Strategic Management Credit(s): 3

Related Requirements: (10 Credits)

INTD 205 - Business Communications Credit(s): 3
MATH 213 - R/Applied Calculus Credit(s): 4 or
MATH 221 - R/Calculus I Credit(s): 4
PHIL 237 - Ethical Issues in Business Credit(s): 3

Footnotes

*Students who have received credit for GEOG 278 , MATH 242 , MATH 262 , PLSC 251 , PSYC 250 , or SOCL 211 may use this course to fulfill the statistics requirement.

A minimum of 50% of all required and elective ACCT, ECON, MGMT, MKTG, and FNCE courses must be taken at Geneseo.
ACCT 301 , ACCT 302 , and ACCT 320 must be taken at Geneseo.
Enrollment in 300-level and 400-level School of Business courses is restricted to junior and senior majors and minors in School of Business programs.

Outline/Advising Guide

First Year

Fall (17 Credit Hours)

F/ Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3
MATH 213 - R/Applied Calculus Credit(s): 4
ECON 110 - Introductory Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
INTD 105 - Writing Seminar: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
INTD 106 - Conventions of College Writing Credit(s): 1
MGMT 095 - Excel Tutorial Credit(s): 0

Spring (15 Credit Hours)

ACCT 102 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credit(s): 3
ECON 112 - Introductory Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
U/ Credit(s): 3
S/ Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3

Second Year

Fall (15 Credit Hours)

ACCT 103 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting Credit(s): 3
ECON 205 - Business and Economic Statistics Credit(s): 3 or
INTD 205 - Business Communications Credit(s): 3
MGMT 263 - Business Law I Credit(s): 3
S/ Credit(s): 3
Foreign Language Credit(s): 3

Spring (16 Credit Hours)

ECON 205 - Business and Economic Statistics Credit(s): 3 or
INTD 205 - Business Communications Credit(s): 3
ACCT 270 - Managerial Accounting I Credit(s): 3
MGMT 264 - Business Law II Credit(s): 3
PHIL 237 - Ethical Issues in Business Credit(s): 3
HUMN 220 - W/H/Western Humanities I Credit(s): 4 or
HUMN 221 - W/H/Western Humanities II Credit(s): 4

Third Year

Fall (15 Credit Hours)

ACCT 301 - Intermediate Financial Accounting I Credit(s): 3
ACCT 310 - Introduction to Federal Income Taxation Credit(s): 3
MGMT 305 - Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3 or
ECON 305 - Quantitative Methods Credit(s): 3
MGMT 300 - Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3 or
FNCE 311 - Managerial Finance Credit(s): 3 or
MKTG 331 - Marketing Credit(s): 3
M/ Credit(s): 3

Spring (16 Credit Hours)

ACCT 302 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II Credit(s): 3
MGMT 300 - Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3 or
FNCE 311 - Managerial Finance Credit(s): 3 or
MKTG 331 - Marketing Credit(s): 3
MGMT 300 - Organizational Behavior Credit(s): 3 or
FNCE 311 - Managerial Finance Credit(s): 3 or
MKTG 331 - Marketing Credit(s): 3
N/ Credit(s): 4
MGMT 362 - Introduction to Data Analytics in a Business Context Credit(s): 3 or
ECON 362 - Introduction to Data Analytics in a Business Context Credit(s): 3

Fourth Year

Fall (14 Credit Hours)

ACCT 320 - Auditing I Credit(s): 3
ACCT 3– Credit(s): 3
F/ Credit(s): 3
N/ Credit(s): 4
Elective Credit(s): 1

Spring (12 Credit Hours)

MGMT 390 - Strategic Management Credit(s): 3
FNCE 316 - International Finance Credit(s): 3
ACCT 3– Credit(s): 3
Elective Credit(s): 3

Total Credit Hours: 121

Major courses taken at the 300 or 400-level should not be taken until the student has been accepted as a full major and has a Junior or Senior class standing.

Note: Where no prerequisites apply, some variation in the order or semester in which courses are taken is possible. Students should consult their academic advisors for additional information.