Accounting, B.S.

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Program Learning Outcomes

Competency Goal 1: Our learners will have strong analytical skills.

Competency Goal 2: Our learners will have strong quantitative skills.

Competency Goal 3: Our learners will have effective communications skills.

Competency Goal 4: Our learners will have a thorough understanding of various functional areas of business.

Competency Goal 5: Our learners will have a multidimensional understanding of social responsibility.

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: 73

Basic Requirements: (63 Credits)

MGMT 095 - Excel Tutorial Credit(s): 0
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 300/400-Level 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
MGMT 100 - Society and Business Credit(s): 3
DANL 101 - Introduction to Data Analytics 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 300/400-Level Elective Credits(s): 3 (FNCE 395 , FNCE 399 may not be used to fulfill Finance Elective)
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 - Applied Calculus Credit(s): 4 or
MATH 221 - 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.

Sample Course Map

For Students who Matriculated prior to Fall 2022: please select the bulletin year in which you entered the college (matriculated) at the top right of this page.

Curriculum Map

First Year
- Fall - 16 Credit Hours
  - ECON 110 - Introductory Microeconomics Credit(s): 3
  - MGMT 095 - Excel Tutorial Credit(s): 0
  - MGMT 100 - Society and Business Credit(s): 3
  - INTD 105 - Writing Seminar: (subtitle) Credit(s): 3
  - Global Society: CAI - Credit(s): 3
  - World Language 101 - Credit(s): 4
- Spring - 16 Credit Hours
  - ACCT 102 - Introduction to Financial Accounting Credit(s): 3
  - ECON 112 - Introductory Macroeconomics Credit(s): 3
    - Counts for Global Society: CGC and Social Science
  - DANL 101 - Introduction to Data Analytics Credit(s): 3
  - World Language 102 - Credit(s): 4
  - Global Society: DPP - Credit(s): 3
Second Year
- Fall - 17 Credit Hours
  - ACCT 103 - Introduction to Managerial Accounting Credit(s): 3
  - ECON 205 - Business and Economic Statistics Credit(s): 3
  - MATH 213 - Applied Calculus Credit(s): 4
  - MGMT 263 - Business Law I Credit(s): 3
  - Natural Science with lab - Credit(s): 4
- Spring - 16 Credit Hours
  - 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
  - Global Society: WCV - 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
  - Global Society: SST - Credit(s): 3
- Spring - 15 Credit Hours
  - ACCT 302 - Intermediate Financial Accounting II Credit(s): 3
  - FNCE 311 - Managerial Finance Credit(s): 3
  - MKTG 331 - Marketing Credit(s): 3
  - Electives - Credit(s): 6
Fourth Year
- Fall - 13 Credit Hours
  - ACCT 320 - Auditing I Credit(s): 3
  - ACCT 3xx-4xx Elective - Credit(s): 3
  - Integrative & Applied Learning - Credit(s): 3
  - Elective - Credit(s): 4
- Spring - 12 Credit Hours
  - MGMT 390 - Strategic Management Credit(s): 3
  - FNCE 316 - International Finance Credit(s): 3
  - ACCT 3xx-4xx Elective - 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: Variation in the order of courses is possible, depending upon prereqisties. Consult course information in the bulletin or your academic advisor to customize your eight semester plan.

KEY - Participation in a Global Society (PGS)

Attributes:

Sub Areas

Abbreviation	Definition
DPP	Diversity, Pluralism, Power
WCV	World Cultures & Values
CGC	Contemporary Global Challenges
CAI	Creativity & Innovation
SST	Sustainability

Learning Areas

Abbreviation	Definition
ARTS	Arts
HUMA	Humanities
SOSC	Social Science