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Accounting Major

Description

The Accounting Major prepares students to pursue careers in public accountancy as CPAs and as accountants in business, government and not-for-profit organizations. Graduates may also assume positions that support an organization's accounting and financial systems. The program also prepares students for graduate business study.

What Can I Do With an Accounting Major?

Admission to the Program

Students must earn a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the following seven foundation courses, with no grade lower than "C" in courses with an ACC prefix and no grade below "C-" in the other courses to earn admission to the major. Note that this 2.5 minimum GPA includes transfer grades.

  • CIS106 End User Computing
  • ECN201 Principles of Economics (Micro)
  • ECN202 Principles of Economics (Macro)
  • ECN204 Introduction to Statistics
  • ACC281 Introduction to Financial Accounting
  • ACC282 Introduction to Managerial Accounting

Students who successfully complete these requirements can declare the Accounting Major.

Program Requirements

Students pursue the Accounting Major as part of a Bachelor of Science degree, and must satisfy its requirements. In addition to the course requirements below, students must meet the following requirements:

  1. Any course with an ACC prefix which is counted toward the degree requirements must be completed with a grade no lower than "C."
  2. Accounting majors must earn a grade of at least "C-" in all other courses used to satisfy requirements within the accounting major.
  3. Students must earn an overall cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in the Brockport courses used to satisfy co-requisite, business core, upper-level accounting, business electives and/or business internship.
  4. No courses graded "Pass/Fail" or "Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory" may be counted toward the major requirements.
  5. All General Education, upper-division (300/400 level) course work, and GPA requirements at Brockport must be met, including an overall cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in all Brockport course work used to meet Bachelor's degree requirements. is this redundant with meeting the requirements for the B.S.?

Business Core Courses

  • BUS325 Principles of Finance
  • BUS335 Principles of Marketing
  • BUS345 International Business Environment
  • BUS366 Organizational Behavior
  • BUS375 Business Law I
  • BUS378 Business, Government & Society
  • BUS475 Strategic Management

Accounting Courses

  • ACC283 Introduction to Accounting Systems and Software
  • ACC385 Intermediate Accounting I
  • ACC386 Intermediate Accounting II
  • ACC388 Cost Accounting
  • ACC485 Federal Income Tax I
  • ACC486 Advanced Accounting
  • ACC487 Auditing

Total Number of Credits:75

Remaining credits for the major are determined by advisement.

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Knowledge of business: Students are knowledgeable of the general business environment.
    1. Define business-related vocabulary;
    2. Apply important business concepts, skills, and theories;
    3. Identify the societal, ethical, legal, political, and diversity issues that impact business.
    4. Analyze international business issues. 
  2. Information literacy: Students are literate in business information and tools.
    1. Apply appropriate tools to support business analysis.
    2. Use business-related software effectively.
    3. Use appropriate sources of data and information, including library and on-line sources. 
  3. Analytical and critical thinking ability: Students are capable of critically analyzing business data and conditions.
    1. Analyze business data and conditions.
    2. Utilize/ employ critical thinking skills. 
  4. Communication skills: Students are effective communicators.
    1. Communicate effectively in oral format.
    2. Communicate effectively in written format.

Department of Accounting, Economics, Finance, and Management Information Systems

Department Chair: James Cordeiro
Location: Hartwell 119
Visit Website
Email: mderleth@brockport.edu
Phone: (585) 395-2623
Fax: (585) 395-2542

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John M Anfuso MBA
 (Rochester Institute Of Technology)  
Lecturer
Kymberly A Bailey BS
 (SUNY College At Brockport)  
Adjunct Lecturer
Stephen S Briggs MBA
 (University Of Rochester)  
Adjunct Lecturer
Charles  Callahan Ph.D
 (University Of Illinois At Urbana-Champaign)  
Associate Professor
Tamoya  Christie Ph.D
 (Georgia State University)  
Assistant Professor
Thomas E Cone Ph.D
 (Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus)  
Associate Professor
Jack S Cook Ph.D
 (Washington State University)  
Assistant Professor
James J Cordeiro Ph.D
 (SUNY At Buffalo)  
Professor and Chair
Robert  Gluckman MBA
 (Carnegie Mellon University)  
Lecturer
Jilleen  Hays MBA
 (University Of Maine)  
Adjunct Lecturer
Yuanlong  He Ph.D
 (University Of Cincinnati-Main Campus)  
Assistant Professor
Daniel J Hraber MS
 (Madonna University)  
Lecturer
Timothy  Hungerford MBA
 (Rochester Institute Of Technology)  
Adjunct Lecturer
Wei-Chuan  Kao MBA
 (National Taiwan University)  
Assistant Professor
D Donald  Kent Ph.D
 (Union College)  
Associate Professor
Lisa M Koch MBA
 (University Of Rochester)  
Adjunct Lecturer
David  Mandrycky BS
 (SUNY College At Brockport)  
Adjunct Lecturer
Pamela  Neely Ph.D
 (SUNY At Albany)  
Assistant Professor
Jane B Romal DBA
 (Cleveland State University)  
Associate Professor
Sandeep  Singh Ph.D
 (Kent State University-Main Campus)  
Professor
Kari  Smoker MS
 (Golden Gate University-San Francisco)  
Assistant Professor
Kyongsei  Sohn Ph.D
 (George Washington University)  
Assistant Professor
Manish  Tewari Ph.D
 (University Of Central Florida)  
Assistant Professor
James C Weaver Ph.D
 (Pennsylvania State University-Main Campus)  
Adjunct Lecturer