Degree Requirements and Related Policies
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Department of Business Administration and Economics
119 Hartwell Hall
(585) 395-2623
www.brockport.edu/bus-econ/
Chair and Associate Professor: William Dresnack, CPA, JD, SUNY Buffalo, School of Law; Associate Chair and Associate Professor: Jerald Weaver, PhD, Florida State University; Professors: James Cordeiro, PhD, SUNY Buffalo; John Gardner, PhD, The Ohio State University; Baban Hasnat, PhD, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville; Sandeep Singh, CFA, PhD, Kent State University; John Spitzer, PhD, University of Pittsburgh; Jeff Strieter, PhD, Syracuse University; Associate Professors: Steve Breslawski, PhD, SUNY Buffalo; Gary Briggs, CPA, MBA, Indiana University, Bloomington; Charles Callahan III, PhD, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign; Richard Fenton, PhD, SUNY Buffalo and University of Connecticut; D. Donald Kent, CPA, CFE, PhD, Graduate Management Institute, Union College; Jane B. Romal, CPA, CMA, DBA, Cleveland State University; Ralph Trecartin, PhD, Michigan State University; Melissa L. Waite, PhD, SUNY Buffalo; Assistant Professors: Michael Braunscheidel, PhD, SUNY at Buffalo; Tom Cone, PhD, Pennsylvania State University-University Park; Evren Damar, PhD, University of Washington-Seattle; John Keiser, PhD, University of Illinois-Urbana Champaign; Minli Liang, PhD, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee; Yusuf A. Nur, PhD, Indiana University-Bloomington; Rong Yang, PhD, The State University of New Jersey-Rutgers; Instructors: Zay Lynn Bailey, MBA, Rochester Institute of Technology; William Conklin, PhD, Nova Southeastern University; Anne VanGraafeiland, JD, Boston College Law School.
- Business Administration Major
- Accounting Major
- International Business and Economics Major
- Accounting Courses
- Business Administration Courses
- Economics Courses
Programs: The department’s programs are accredited by the Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business International (AACSB). AACSB accreditation is a symbol of high program quality and indicates the department’s programs have undergone extensive external review to ensure they meet the rigorous standards developed by more than 1,000 leading national and international business organizations and educational institutions. The department offers degree programs in accounting, finance, international business, marketing, and business administration. Business administration students specialize in management or pre-law. The department also offers minors in accounting, business administration, economics, and finance.
Vision: To be recognized by our stakeholders for providing high-quality business education.
Mission: The department provides access to high-quality undergraduate business education for students who have demonstrated the prerequisite ability to succeed. The department’s programs accommodate a broad spectrum of students with varied interests, including transfer and non-traditional students. The department contributes to student success by preparing students for entry into professional business careers and graduate studies. Students learn theories of business and economics and develop important business skills. In order of emphasis faculty engage in teaching, scholarship and service.
Program Goals: The department’s programs build on a comprehensive liberal arts education and provide a broad understanding of business-related theory and practice. All programs develop proficiency in written and oral communication, numeracy and teamwork.
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.
The Business Administration Major prepares students to assume entry-level positions in an organization and offers a firm grounding in all of the functional areas of business. Students are able to specialize in management and pre-law. The program also prepares students for graduate business study.
The Finance Major prepares students to assume professional positions in one of the many finance functions in business and non-profit organizations, such as financial planning, cash management, and investment analysis. The program also prepares students for graduate business study.
The International Business and Economics Major provides an interdisciplinary education that includes foreign language proficiency and cross-cultural awareness. Students gain knowledge and develop skills relevant to conducting business in the international domain. Graduates are prepared for careers with organizations with international operations. The program also prepares students for graduate business study.
The Marketing Major prepares students to assume professional positions in one of the many marketing functions in business and non-profit organizations, such as sales management, market research and advertising. The program also prepares students for graduate business study.
Evening Programs: Complementing the day program is a sizeable offering of evening courses. All of the courses required to complete the business administration degree with a specialization in management, the marketing degree and the finance degree are offered in the evening on a rotating basis. The accounting major and the international business major cannot be completed at night.
The evening program is intended primarily for part-time students and for full-time students who want to take one or two courses per semester at night. Full-time students should not expect to be able to carry a full-time load at night. Evening courses are offered at the SUNY Brockport campus. Students planning to complete a degree through evening courses should work closely with their advisor in planning degree completion.
Guidelines and Policies Pertaining to all Department Programs and Courses
All students majoring in the department’s programs are bound by the policies and procedures labeled 1 through 20 below.
1) Changes in Degree Requirements: Students must meet the degree requirements in effect at the time they matriculate (at the time they are formally accepted by SUNY Brockport for admission or readmission into a degree program). The department continuously revises its programs in response to changes in the business environment and the changing expectations of employers. Therefore, the degree requirements listed in the Undergraduate Studies Catalog may not be current. Students and prospective students should check the department’s Web site for the most current program requirements, descriptions and course offerings.
2) Time Limitation: Courses completed more than 10 years prior to matriculation or re-admission cannot be used to satisfy degree requirements in any of the department’s majors or minors. Courses completed more than 10 years prior to matriculation must be repeated. Under some circumstances, students may request the opportunity to earn course credit by examination rather than repeat a course. Contact the department for details. This policy applies to courses taken at SUNY Brockport and courses taken at other institutions. The department does not accept CLEP credit.
3) Advisement: Students majoring in the department’s programs will be assigned a business faculty advisor when they declare their intent to major in business. The advisor’s name will then appear at the top of the student’s Degree Audit Report (DARS), which is available on the Web. After an advisor has been assigned, students are required to meet with their advisor each semester and are expected to:
- Bring a copy of their DARS report to the meeting.
- Prior to the meeting, consult their DARS report and the College’s Undergraduate Studies Catalog or department Web site for the purpose of determining which degree requirements the student has not yet met.
- Prior to the meeting, prepare a proposed schedule of classes for the following semester. Advisors assist students by reviewing the courses the students select each semester and by answering questions about degree requirements, course sequencing, transfer course work, electives, careers and graduate school. However, advisors will not create students’ schedules for them.
- Prior to the meeting, consult with the online course schedule to confirm that the classes in the student’s proposed schedule are still open, making adjustments as necessary.
It is the advisor’s prerogative to decline to meet with students who fail to meet these expectations, i.e., students who are unprepared. Unprepared students will be required to reschedule their meeting at a later date, which may result in courses filling before the student has the opportunity to register. This, in turn, may delay the student’s graduation.
Faculty advisors assist students in academic planning, but students are ultimately responsible for knowing and meeting their degree requirements as specified in the College Undergraduate Studies Catalog and on their Degree Audit Report (DARS).
Note that the department generally restricts its courses to students enrolled in its major or minor programs. Note too that certain courses, including CIS 106, ENL 308 and BUS 475, require department permission and the department staff carefully control student registration in these courses.
4) Registration: Each semester, the College will publish a schedule of the classes available the following semester. The schedule of classes also contains information on registration dates and times. A student’s registration date and time will vary by class rank and last name. Students must consult with their advisor and obtain an advisement Personal Identification Number (PIN) prior to registration for the following semester. Students should contact their advisor at least two weeks in advance of their registration date for the purpose of understanding how to schedule advisement. Advisors’ office hours will be posted on their office door or are available from the department secretary at (585) 395-2623. Some advisors work by appointment while others work on a drop-in basis. Voice and e-mail messages left for advisors should include the student’s name, phone number, e-mail address, and times when the advisor may contact the student. Please speak slowly and clearly when leaving voice mail messages.
Students who are unable to arrange advisement with their designated advisor, because of work or class schedule conflicts, should call (585) 395-2623 and request an appointment with the department’s general advisement staff. However, students are expected to work with their primary advisor if possible.
Students who do not contact their faculty advisor on a timely basis or who register for courses after their designated registration date will often find themselves closed out of required courses, causing the students’ graduation date to be delayed.
5) Closed Courses: The department sets enrollment caps on each course offered. Registration into closed business courses is controlled by the department and not by the instructor, i.e., an instructor cannot give permission to add into a closed course.
Students seeking to add a closed course must complete a petition; available in the department office. In general, the department gives priority to students who 1) need a course to graduate “on time,” 2) demonstrably cannot take an alternative, open course, and 3) made an attempt to register for the course during their designated registration period, i.e., the student did not register late. Students who fail to register during their designated registration period will not be added to closed sections or otherwise accommodated. As such, it is important that each student register at the designated time.
6) Required Course Grades: An overall average of 2.0 is required to complete any major or minor offered by the department. In general, students majoring in the department’s programs need to earn a grade of at least “C-” in a course to count the course toward a degree requirement. However, accounting majors must earn at least a “C” in their accounting courses (ACC prefix on course number). Students pursuing a minor need only to pass a course (D- or above) to count the course toward the minor. Other GPA requirements for individual programs are provided elsewhere.
Note: GPA requirement for acceptance as a business administration minor requires a minimum 3.0 GPA. This policy is strictly enforced.
7) Course Retake Limitation/Three Strikes Policy: To satisfy the minimum grade requirement described in 6 above, students may complete a course up to three times. Students who are unable to earn the required grade after three attempts will be blocked from further registration in the course and, as such, will not be able to complete their program of study (the student will need to pursue a different major or minor).
Note: This rule applies only to department courses (ACC, BUS and ECN prefixes), ENL 308 and CIS 106. Students may register for math courses more than three times, but only the first three times are recognized by the department for purposes of this three strikes policy.
8) General Education Requirements: In addition to their major course work, students majoring in the department’s programs must complete all College General Education requirements; these are described elsewhere in the College’s Undergraduate Studies Catalog. A student’s General Education requirements will vary depending on the student’s matriculation (entrance) date and transfer status. Each student’s general education requirements are specified in their Degree Audit Report (DARS); DARS is available on the Web.
9) Transfer Course and Grade Policy: In general, a grade of “C-” or higher is required for transferred courses to be used to satisfy major, prerequisite, corequisite, core and specialty area course requirements. However, accounting majors need to earn a grade of “C” or higher in any required accounting course (ACC prefix) that is to be transferred.
10) Requests for Transfer Credit: The College maintains a large database of transfer course equivalencies. Courses from other schools are often automatically transferred as equivalent to a specific SUNY Brockport course. If a course has been transferred as equivalent to a SUNY Brockport course, the equivalency will be shown on the student’s DARS report.
Other times, however, courses are transferred for general credit, but no specific course equivalency is indicated on DARS. If you believe that a course taken elsewhere is equivalent to a specific SUNY Brockport course, you will need to complete a course equivalency transfer request form (available in 119 Hartwell Hall) and provide documentation of equivalency (e.g., a detailed syllabus). Submit the form and the documentation to the secretary of the department that offers the course. Your request will then be evaluated in accordance with the department-specific process for evaluation of transfer requests.
Except as noted below, students completing any of the department’s programs may request transfer credit for (1) any prerequisite course, and (2) any 300-level course not restricted by residency requirements. The student cannot receive transfer credit unless both the department and the College approve the transferred courses, and the number of courses transferred is subject to the residency requirements of the College and department.
After matriculating at SUNY Brockport (formal admission to the College), students must take all 400-level department courses at SUNY Brockport. Freshman-level courses taken at two-year colleges generally cannot be transferred as equivalent to 300-level courses, and no two-year college course work will be transferred as equivalent to any 400-level course. Students must complete BUS 475 Strategic Management at SUNY Brockport.
Note: A separate set of policies applies to CIS 106 (End User Computing) and ENL 308 (Business Writing). These courses are not generally accepted from other institutions. However, these courses may be waived under certain circumstances. Information on specific conditions and the process for waiver of these courses is available in the department office (119 Hartwell Hall).
11) Residency Requirement: At least one half of the course work required to complete any department major or minor must be taken at SUNY Brockport. Additionally, as noted in section 10 above, certain courses cannot be transferred. These courses must be taken at SUNY Brockport.
12) Participation in Assessment Activities: The Department of Business Administration and Economics administers various assessment instruments throughout the curricula of its programs. Assessment activities may take the form of exams, exercises or surveys. Assessment data is used for quality control and program improvement. Many of the department’s program improvement efforts are based on assessment results.
However, assessment results are valid only when students give their serious participation and best effort. As such, students are required, as a condition of enrollment in any of the department’s courses, to participate in assessment activities and to give their best and honest effort in all assessment exercises administered by the department. Assessment activities administered in a course are considered a course requirement. This course requirement is no less important than is attendance, homework, or other exams. Students who are absent when assessment exercises are conducted may be required to repeat the exercise as a condition of passing the course.
13) Internships: The department encourages student participation in internship experiences that are relevant to the student’s degree and area of specialization. Increasingly, employers seek to hire individuals with relevant work experience. An internship is not required for graduation, but students without significant work experience (relevant to their major) are strongly encouraged to complete at least one internship experience. The Department of Business Administration and Economics limits the number of credits and internship experiences a student may complete to a maximum of 15 credits and two internship experiences. However, internship credit may not substitute for other department or College requirements. Information on internship programs and procedures may be obtained in 110 Hartwell Hall.
14) Academic Dishonesty (Cheating): The definitions of academic dishonesty are provided in a College publication entitled Your Right to Know & Academic Policies Handbook. Students in the department’s programs are bound by the definitions and policies described in this handbook. The department reserves the right to expel, from its programs and courses, any student found to be engaged in premeditated acts of academic dishonesty. This policy is strictly enforced. Your first offense may be your only offense; there are no warnings.
All work and assignments completed in the department’s courses should be assumed to be individual assignments unless you have received explicit permission from the instructor to work with one or more partners.
The Your Right to Know & Academic Policies Handbook is produced for distribution every fall. It contains important information every student should know about campus safety, codes of student conduct, and more. It is available on the College’s Web site at http://www.brockport.edu/publications/yrtk/.
15) Student Conduct: Students are expected to treat each other, their instructor, persons in charge, and the department’s staff with common courtesy, decency and respect. Students will recognize the instructor’s authority to lead and direct classroom activities. Students will refrain from all behaviors that interfere with the teaching and learning process as well as behaviors that are disrespectful or belligerent to faculty and staff. All behaviors that, in the judgment of the instructor or other department representative, interfere with the teaching/learning process will be considered disruptive.
Campus policies on disruptive behavior and students are detailed in the Your Right to Know & Academic Policies Handbook document (referenced in section 14 above). Disruptive students may be asked by the instructor to leave the classroom; students refusing to do so will be escorted from the premises by University Police. Students who are consistently or seriously disruptive will be dismissed from the department’s programs and may be expelled from the College.
16) Course Prerequisites: Many of the department’s courses have prerequisite courses. The College Undergraduate Studies Catalog details the prerequisites for all established courses; for new courses not listed in the catalog, students should speak with the instructor or contact the department. The prerequisites for a course must be completed prior to registration for the course. Students who are found to be deficient in the prerequisites for a course may be dropped from the course.
In particular, the courses BUS 325 Principles of Finance and BUS 475 Strategic Management have a sizeable number of prerequisites. Students who fail to complete prerequisites for these courses in a planned and timely basis are likely to find that they will not be able to graduate as planned.
17) Timely Completion of Program Entrance Requirement: Students admitted to the College are not automatically admitted to the department’s programs. Students must first meet program entrance requirements, which include prescribed prerequisite course work. Prerequisite courses vary by degree program. There are prerequisite requirements for all department majors and some minors.
- Full-time students entering as freshmen are expected to complete prerequisite course work by the first semester of their junior year.
- Full-time students transferring with an associates degree in business are expected to complete prerequisite course work in their first semester at Brockport.
- Part-time students are expected to complete prerequisite courses before beginning 300-level business courses.
Timely completion of program prerequisites is the student’s responsibility. Failure to complete program entrance requirements on a timely basis may delay the student’s graduation.
18) Separation from the College: If a student chooses to leave the College prior to graduation, a leave of absence should be filed with the Career Services Office (Rakov Center). Leaves of absence expire after one year and if the student returns at a later date to complete the degree, the student will need to reapply to the College. Further, the student will need to complete the (potentially new) degree requirements in effect at time of readmission. This includes any changes in the major and in the General Education requirements of the College. Students, therefore, are strongly advised not to separate from the College prior to completing their degrees.
19) Departmental Communications: The department uses an e-mail list-serve to communicate important announcements, changes in class times and course offerings, new policies, information about department events, etc.
- Students are responsible for reading communications from the department and responding accordingly.
- Department communiqués will be directed to the student e-mail address provided by the College. Students using a different e-mail account are responsible for redi- recting messages from their SUNY Brockport account to their preferred e-mail address. Call the Information Technology Help Desk at (585) 395-5151 for assistance in this regard.
- The department’s e-mail list-serve is for official department communiqués only, and all communiqués will originate from the department office. Under no circumstance is any student allowed to broadcast messages using this list-serve. Unauthorized use of the list-serve will be taken very seriously and the offender referred to the campus Judicial System for appropriate action.
20) Classroom Disruptions with Electronic Devices: Consistent with College policy, it is the course instructor who decides whether student behavior is disruptive or not in his/her classroom. While use of electronic devices such as cell phones and laptops will usually be infrequent and a minor annoyance, such uses could become disruptive. Course instructors may warn students and may ask disruptive students to leave the classroom. Using laptop computers in the classroom to take notes and for any other use authorized by the course instructor may be allowed. However, the instructor may restrict the use of laptops to these purposes and prohibit other uses of cell phones and laptops such as instant messaging, game playing, and Internet surfing during class time. The course instructor also may evaluate the potential for academic dishonesty with various devices and ban or limit their use on this basis. See chapter 7 of Your Right to Know for details.
Major Programs in Business Administration and Economics
Accounting Majors
The department offers two degrees in accounting, each leading to a bachelor of science in accounting. The first is the 120-hour accounting major designed for individuals pursuing careers as accountants in business, government, or not-for-profit organizations. Students completing this degree are qualified to sit for the Certified Management Accountant (CMA) exam. Students completing this degree prior to August 1, 2009 are also qualified to sit for the Uniform Certified Public Accounting exam (CPA), if registered for the exam before August 1, 2009.
The second degree in accounting, referred to as the bachelor of science in professional accounting, is the 150-hour accounting major designed for students who wish to qualify for the Certified Public Accountant (CPA) exam in New York state and pursue careers in public accounting as Certified Public Accountants. This degree pertains to students who sit for the Uniform CPA exam in New York after August 1, 2009. This degree program should be pursued by students matriculating as freshmen after August 1, 2004, assuming those students plan to complete college according to a traditional schedule (completing approximately 30 credits per year).
Note: Effective fall 2004, students who wish to sit for the CPA exam in New York state must complete a program in accounting with a minimum of 150 hours if completion of the program and registration for the CPA exam occur after August 1, 2009. Students completing a registered program consisting of 120 hours must do so before August 1, 2009 AND also register to sit for the CPA exam prior to August 1, 2009. It is highly recommended that students work closely with their academic advisors on meeting degree requirements for the CPA exam.
Accounting Degree Requirements Prior to August 1, 2009
All accounting majors are bound by the policies, terms and conditions described earlier in the section titled “Guidelines and Policies Pertaining to All Department Programs and Courses.” In order to graduate, and to meet the New York state requirements for taking the CPA exam prior to August 1, 2009, accounting majors must complete a minimum 60 credits of prescribed business and accounting course work plus a minimum 60 credits of non-business, non-accounting, liberal-arts course work. In completing the required minimum 60 credits of non-business, non-accounting course work, students should ensure that they have met all SUNY Brockport General Education requirements and degree requirements for students earning a bachelor of science. Accounting majors must work closely with their advisor to determine the applicability of both their accounting and non-accounting courses toward the requirements for this degree.
Students majoring in accounting within the 120-credit program must complete four groups of courses: (1) prerequisites, (2) corequisites, (3) business core courses, and (4) a prescribed series of upper-division accounting courses. Students completing the 150-credit program for a major in accounting must complete the four groups mentioned above plus two additional groups: (5) business electives and/or business internship and (6) computer information systems courses. For both accounting majors, see “Course Requirements” below for details. Students without significant work experience relevant to accounting are strongly encouraged to complete at least one internship experience.
Course-Grade and GPA Requirements for the Majors in Accounting
Students pursuing an accounting major must meet six course-grade and GPA requirements as follows:
- Any course with an ACC prefix which is counted toward the degree requirements must be completed with a grade no lower than “C.” This includes program prerequisites, corequisites, and upper-division course work.
- Accounting majors must earn a grade of at least “C-” in all other courses used to satisfy a major requirement within the accounting major.
- A student’s cumulative GPA in the prerequisite courses is used to determine whether a student will be admitted to the major. Currently, students must earn a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the prerequisite courses, with no grade in an ACC-prefix course lower than “C” and no other grade lower than “C-.” Transfer grades are included in this GPA calculation.
- Students must earn an overall cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in the SUNY Brockport courses used to satisfy corequisite, business core, upper-level accounting, business electives and/or business internship, and computer information systems course requirements specified in “Course Requirements for the Accounting Major” below.
- All General Education, upper-division (300/400 level) course work, and GPA requirements of SUNY Brockport must be met, including an overall cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in all SUNY Brockport course work used to meet bachelor’s degree requirements.
- No courses graded “Pass/Fail” or “Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory” may be counted toward accounting degree requirements.
Transfer Course and Grade Policy: Accounting students are bound by the policies concerning transfer courses and grades described earlier in the section titled “Guidelines and Policies Pertaining to all Department Programs and Courses.” A grade of “C” or higher is required to transfer accounting courses (ACC prefix); other required business and economics courses must be completed with a grade of at least “C-.” In general, the department’s accounting course numbered ACC 386 cannot be transferred in. A minimum of 12 credits of 300/400-level accounting course work, including all required 400-level courses, must be taken at SUNY Brockport.
Participation in Assessment Activities: Accounting students are bound by the policies concerning assessment activities described earlier in the section titled “Guidelines and Policies Pertaining to All Department Programs and Courses.” In addition to other required assessment exams, accounting majors are required to participate in an Accounting Assessment Exam, given in ACC 487 Auditing, every semester. Failure to participate in these assessment activities may result in students receiving an “E” grade for courses.
Course Requirements for the Accounting Major (Prior to August 1, 2009)
1. Prerequisite Course Requirements (21 credits)
Students must earn a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the following seven prerequisite 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.
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| CIS | 106 | End-user Computing | 3 |
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| ECN | 201 | Principles of Economics - Micro | 3 |
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| ECN | 202 | Principles of Economics - Macro | 3 |
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| ECN | 204 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
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| ACC | 281 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
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| ACC | 282 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
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| MTH | 201 | Calculus I OR MTH 221 Calculus for Business | 3 |
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Total: |
21 |
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Note: An elementary statistics course from another discipline may be substituted for ECN 204. However, credit will be allowed for only one introductory statistics course.
2. Major Course Requirements
Completion of the accounting major requires a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in the courses taken under 2a, 2b and 2c below, with no grade less than “C” in ACC-prefix courses and no grade less than “C-” in all other courses.
| 2a. Corequisite Courses (12 credits) | ||||
| Professional Skills Corequisites: | Credits |
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| ENL | 308 | Business Writing | 3 |
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| ACC | 283 | Introduction to Accounting Systems and Software | 3 |
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| Analytical Skills Corequisites | ||||
| ECN | 304 | Intermediate Statistics | 3 |
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| AND one of the following four courses: | ||||
| ECN | 301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
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| ECN | 302 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
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| ECN | 305 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
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| BUS | 461 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
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12 |
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Note: (1): ECN 301 and 305 may not both be taken for credit.
| 2b. Business Core Courses (24 credits) | Credits |
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| BUS | 325 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
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| BUS | 335 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
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| BUS | 345 | International Business Environment | 3 |
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| BUS | 366 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
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| BUS | 375 | Business Law I | 3 |
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| BUS | 376 | Business Law II | 3 |
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| BUS | 475 | Strategic Management | 3 |
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| AND one of the following four finance electives: | 3 |
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| BUS | 420 | Short-term Financial Management | ||
| BUS | 421 | Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | ||
| BUS | 422 | Corporate Financial Policy | ||
| ECN | 321 | Money and Banking | ||
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(1) BUS 475 Strategic Management must be taken at SUNY Brockport.
(2) ACC 282 is not a pre-requisite for BUS 325. However it is strongly recommended that students complete ACC 282 before BUS 325.
| 2c. Upper-level Accounting Courses (21 credits) | Credits |
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| ACC | 385 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
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| ACC | 386 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
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| ACC | 388 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
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| ACC | 485 | Federal Income Tax I | 3 |
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| ACC | 486 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
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| ACC | 487 | Auditing | 3 |
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| ACC | 488 | Federal Income Tax II | 3 |
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21 |
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Note: All 400-level accounting courses must be taken at SUNY Brockport.
It is strongly recommended that all accounting majors complete ACC 389 during their junior or senior year. This one-credit course is required for participation in CPA firm student recruiting events, though it is not required for degree completion.
3. Other Requirements:
In addition to the major course work described above, accounting majors must meet all of SUNY Brockport’s General Education requirements. Further, in order to meet the New York state requirements (prior to August 1, 2009) for sitting for the CPA exam, accounting majors must complete 60 credits of non-business, non-accounting liberal arts course work. These students need to work closely with their advisor to understand which of their courses count toward this required minimum 60 credits. Because of the 60-credit liberal arts minimum under CPA Exam requirements, accounting majors are limited in the number of additional (elective) business or accounting courses that can be used toward the 120 credits required for the degree. Again, it is very important for students, especially transfer students, pursuing the accounting major and completing the 120-credit program, to work closely with their advisor to understand the limitations on the number of business and accounting courses that can be counted toward the 120-credit graduation requirement for the CPA exam.
Course Requirements for the Bachelor of Science in Professional Accounting
(150 Credits Bachelor of Science, required for those enrolling for the CPA exam in New York state after August 1, 2009):
1. Prerequisite Course Requirements (21 credits)
Students must earn a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the following seven prerequisite 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.
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| CIS | 106 | End-user Computing | 3 |
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| ECN | 201 | Principles of Economics - Micro | 3 |
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| ECN | 202 | Principles of Economics - Macro | 3 |
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| ECN | 204 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
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| ACC | 281 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
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| ACC | 282 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
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| MTH | 201 | Calculus I or MTH 221 Calculus for Business | 3 |
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21 |
Note: An elementary statistics course from another discipline may be substituted for ECN 204. However, credit will be allowed for only one introductory statistics course.
2. Major Course Requirements
Completion of the accounting major requires a minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.0 in the courses taken under 2a, 2b, 2c, 2d and 2e below, with no grade less than “C” in ACC-prefix courses and no grade less than “C-” in all other courses.
| 2a. Corequisite Courses (12 credits) | ||||
| Professional Skills Corequisites | Credits |
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| ENG | 308 | Business Writing | 3 |
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| ACC | 283 | Introduction to Accounting Systems and Software | 3 |
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| Analytical Skills Corequisites | ||||
| ECN | 304 | Intermediate Statistics | 3 |
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| AND one of the following four courses: | ||||
| ECN | 301 | Intermediate Microeconomics | 3 |
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| ECN | 302 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
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| ECN | 305 | Managerial Economics | 3 |
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| BUS | 461 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
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12 |
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Note: (1): ECN 301 and 305 may not both be taken for credit.
| 2b. Business Core Courses (33 credits) | Credits |
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| BUS | 317 | Management Information Systems | ||
| BUS | 325 | Principles of Finance | ||
| BUS | 335 | Principles of Marketing | ||
| BUS | 345 | International Business Environment | ||
| BUS | 366 | Organizational Behavior | ||
| BUS | 375 | Business Law I | ||
| BUS | 376 | Business Law II | ||
| BUS | 417 | Systems Analysis and Design | ||
| BUS | 464 | E-Commerce | ||
| BUS | 475 | Strategic Management | ||
| And one of the following four finance electives: | ||||
| BUS | 420 | Short-term Financial Management | ||
| BUS | 421 | Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | ||
| BUS | 422 | Corporate Financial Policy | ||
| ECN | 321 | Money and Banking | ||
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Total: |
33 |
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Note: BUS 475 Strategic Management must be taken at SUNY Brockport.
| 2c. Upper-level Accounting Courses (25 credits) | Credits |
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| ACC | 385 | Intermediate Accounting I | 3 |
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| ACC | 386 | Intermediate Accounting II | 3 |
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| ACC | 388 | Cost Accounting | 3 |
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| ACC | 389 | Accounting Profession Seminar | 3 |
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| ACC | 485 | Federal Income Tax I | 3 |
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| ACC | 486 | Advanced Accounting | 3 |
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| ACC | 487 | Auditing | 3 |
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| ACC | 488 | Federal Income Tax II | 3 |
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| ACC | 489 | Accounting for Not-for-Profit Entities | 3 |
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Total: |
25 |
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Note: All 400-level accounting courses must be taken at SUNY Brockport.
| 2d. Business Electives and/or Business Internship (6 credits) | Credits |
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| Any combination of elective business courses and/or business internship | ||
Total: |
6 |
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| 2e. Computer Information Systems Courses (10 credits) | Credits |
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| CSC | 120 | Introduction to Computer Science | 3 |
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| CSC | 203 | Fundamentals of Computer Science | 4 |
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| And one of the following computer information systems courses: | 3 |
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| CIS | 419 | Computer Networks and Internet Applications | ||
| CIS | 422 | Physical Design and Implementation of DBMS | ||
| CIS | 427 | Project Management and Practice | ||
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Total: |
10 |
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3. Other Requirements: In addition to the major course work described above, students must meet all of SUNY Brockport’s General Education requirements. Further, in order to meet the New York state requirements (after August 1, 2009) to sit for the CPA exam, accounting majors completing the 150 hour program must complete a minimum 60 credits of non-business, non-accounting liberal arts course work. Total liberal arts course work (non-business, non-accounting) cannot exceed 80 credits. Students need to work closely with their advisor to understand which of their courses count toward this required minimum 60 credits (maximum 80 credits). Because of the minimum 60-credit liberal arts requirement under CPA Exam requirements, accounting majors pursuing careers as CPAs are limited in the number of additional (elective) business or accounting courses that can be used toward the 150 credits required for the degree. Total course work in business and accounting combined cannot exceed 90 hours. It is very important for all students, including transfer students, pursuing careers as CPAs to work closely with their academic advisor to understand the limitations on the number of business and accounting courses that can be counted towards the 150-credit graduation requirement for the CPA exam.
Business Administration Major
The business administration major prepares students to assume entry-level positions in a number of functional areas. It also offers excellent preparation for graduate or law school study. Students must choose a specialty, and are able to specialize in management or pre-law.
Business Administration Degree Requirements
All business administration majors are bound by the policies, terms and conditions described earlier in the section above titled “Guidelines and Policies Pertaining to all Department Programs and Courses.” Business administration majors must complete all SUNY Brockport General Education requirements and degree requirements for students earning the Bachelor of Science. Students earning a degree in business administration must complete four groups of courses: (1) prerequisites, (2) corequisites, (3) the business core, and (4) a specialization of their choosing (management or pre-law). See “Course Requirements for the Business Administration Major” below for details.
Course-Grade and GPA Requirements for the Major in Business Administration
Students pursuing the business administration major must satisfy four course-grade and GPA requirements as follows:
- A student’s cumulative GPA in the prerequisite courses is used to determine whether the student will be admitted to the major. Students must earn a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the prerequisite courses, with no grade lower than “C-,” to be granted admission to the major in business administration. Transfer grades are included in this GPA.
- Students must earn a grade of at least “C-” in each course used to satisfy a business administration major requirement. This applies to the prerequisite, corequisite, business core, and specialization course requirements described in “Course Requirements for the Business Administration Major” below.
- Students must earn an overall cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in the SUNY Brockport courses used to satisfy the corequisite, business core, and specialization course requirements described in “Course Requirements for the Business Administration Major” below.
- All General Education, upper-division (300/400 level) course work, and GPA requirements of SUNY Brockport must be met, including an overall cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in all SUNY Brockport course work used to meet bachelor’s degree requirements.
Course Requirements for the Business Administration Major
Students must satisfy prerequisite, corequisite, business core, and specialization course requirements as specified below. Students may complete multiple specializations, but should remember that a maximum of 54 credits of course work with a BUS prefix, including transferred courses, internships and independent studies, can be applied toward the 120 credits required to graduate.
1. Prerequisite Course Requirements (21 credits, must be completed before declaring the major): Prerequisite courses provide a foundation for upper-division course work. As described in “Course Grade and GPA Requirements for the Major in Business Administration” above, grades in prerequisite courses are used to determine admission to the major.
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| CIS | End-user Computing | 3 |
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| ECN | Principles of Economics - Micro | 3 |
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| ECN | Principles of Economics - Macro | 3 |
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| ECN | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
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| ACC | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
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| ACC | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
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| MTH | Calculus I OR (MTH 221 Calculus for Business) | 3 |
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Total: |
21 |
Notes:
(1) It is expected that full-time students will complete all prerequisite courses no later than the first semester of their junior year. Part-time students should complete prerequisites before beginning 300-level business courses.
(2) An introductory statistics course from another discipline (e.g., psychology) may be substituted for ECN 204. However, credit towards graduation will be allowed for only one introductory statistics course.
2. Major Course Requirements
Completion of the business major requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in the corequisite, core, and specialty area courses requirements specified in 2a, 2b and 2c below. Students must earn a grade of at least “C-” in each course to satisfy degree requirements.
| 2a. Corequisite Requirements (10 credits) | Credits |
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| ENL | 308 | Business Writing | 3 |
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| ECN | 304 | Intermediate Statistics | 3 |
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| BUS | 317 | Management Information Systems OR | ||
| BUS | 461 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
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| BUS | 389 | Business Careers Seminar | 1 |
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Total: |
10 |
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Note: Either BUS 317 or BUS 461 may be taken to satisfy the corequisite requirement or as a management specialty elective, but neither counts for both requirements individually. Each course meets only one requirement.
| 2b. Business Core Requirements (21 credits) | Credits |
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| BUS | 325 | Principles of Finance | 3 |
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| BUS | 335 | Principles of Marketing | 3 |
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| BUS | 345 | International Business Environment | 3 |
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| BUS | 366 | Organizational Behavior | 3 |
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| BUS | 375 | Business Law I | 3 |
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| BUS | 378 | Business, Government, and Society | 3 |
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| BUS | 475 | Strategic Management | 3 |
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Total: |
21 |
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Notes:
(1) BUS 475 must be taken at SUNY Brockport.
(2) ACC 282 is not a pre-requisite for BUS 325. However, it is strongly recommended that students complete ACC 282 before BUS 325.
2c. Business Specialty Options (12-15 credits)
Students must complete at least one of the specialty areas described below. Students may take additional specialty courses on an elective basis. Note that, if the pre-law specialization is selected, at least five courses must be completed. Regardless of which area of specialization is selected, students should consult with their academic advisor to determine which combination of specialty area courses is most consistent with the students’ professional goals. After matriculating at SUNY Brockport, students must take all 400-level business and economics courses at SUNY Brockport.
Management Specialty (12 credits)
The management specialization prepares students for success in a wide variety of management-related careers. Management students’ career options may include general management, human resource management, information systems management, operations management, retail management and small business management. The specialty is also ideal for students seeking a general management degree, and is especially appropriate for those who envision going to graduate school and/or seeking promotions in their current career paths.
To complete the management specialty, students must take both of the following two courses:
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| BUS | 368 | Management Skills | 3 |
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| BUS | 369 | Management Topics Seminar | 3 |
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| and must complete at least two electives from the list below: | ||||
| BUS | 317 | Management Information Systems | 3 |
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| BUS | 415 | Data Management | 3 |
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| BUS | 417 | Systems Analysis and Design | 3 |
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| BUS | 418 | Advanced MIS | 3 |
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| BUS | 461 | Production and Operations Management | 3 |
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| BUS | 462 | Quality Management Systems | 3 |
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| BUS | 463 | Small Business Management | 3 |
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| BUS | 464 | Electronic Commerce | 3 |
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| BUS | 465 | Human Resources Management | 3 |
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| BUS | 467 | Employment Law and Compliance | 3 |
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| BUS | 468 | Advanced Human Resources Management | 3 |
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Note: Neither BUS 317 nor BUS 461 may be counted for both the corequisite requirement and the specialty requirement.
Note that some courses are not offered each year, and some of the courses above are only offered in the fall or the spring. Check with your advisor or each individual course’s description at the end of the department’s section in this catalog for details on timing of offerings.
Pre-law Specialty (15 credits)
The pre-law specialization is designed specifically for business students interested in attending law school. Students completing the specialization are able to make informed decisions about pursuing a law degree, elevate skills and cognitive abilities that are key to success in law school, and develop a fuller understanding of various aspects of the law, the legal profession, and the legal environment. Students who choose not to enter law school are able to pursue business-related careers and graduate programs.
To complete the pre-law specialty, students must complete the following three courses:
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| BUS | Business Law II | 3 |
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| PLS | Law and the Legal Process OR | |||
| CRJ | The Adjudication Process | 3 |
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| CRJ | Criminal Law | 3 |
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| and at least two electives from the list below: | ||||
| ECN | XXX: Any upper-division economics course not used to meet business corequisite requirements. |
3 |
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| BUS | Employment Law and Compliance | 3 |
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| CRJ | Constitutional Criminal Procedure | 3 |
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| CRJ | Constitutional Law of the Detained | 3 |
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| CRJ | Security Law | 3 |
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| ENL | Advanced Composition | 3 |
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| PHL | History of Modern Philosophy | 3 |
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| PHL | Business Ethics OR PHL 321 Medical Ethics | 3 |
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| PLS | Constitutional Law I | 3 |
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| PLS | Constitutional Law II OR | |||
| CRJ | Fair Trial/Free Press Conflicts | 3 |
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Notes:
(1) Students may substitute an approved six-credit (or greater) internship for one of the elective courses listed above. PLS 492, 493, 495 and OAP 413 (in law practice), are all approved internship experiences. Other experiences may be used, provided that they are approved in writing by the student’s business advisor.
(2) Students completing this specialty should take PHL 102, 104 or 202 to satisfy a General Education humanities requirement. Students should consider using electives to take all three courses.
(3) Students in the pre-law specialty are encouraged to complete a minor in economics, criminal justice, philosophy, or political science. Students may also wish to complete a second specialization in the business administration program.
(4) Students may wish to consult with the Area Coordinator for Pre-law in designing their program. Call (585) 395-2623 for an appointment.
Finance Major
The Finance major is appropriate for students who have an interest in a finance-related career, including corporate financial analysis, cash management, brokerage, banking, investment banking, marketing financial instruments and insurance, and personal financial and estate planning. In addition to providing a solid foundation for graduate work in business and finance, the major also prepares students to pursue professional certification, including the Certified Treasury Professional® exam, required for the CTP® designation.
Finance Degree Requirements
All finance majors are bound by the policies, terms, and conditions described earlier in the section above titled “Guidelines and Policies Pertaining to all Department Programs and Courses.” Finance majors must complete all SUNY Brockport General Education requirements and degree requirements for students earning the bachelor of science. Students earning a degree in finance must complete four groups of department-required courses: (1) prerequisites, (2) corequisites, (3) the business core, and (4) upper-level specialty courses. Details are provided below.
Course-Grade and GPA Requirements for the Major in Finance Students pursuing the finance major must satisfy four course-grade and GPA requirements as follows:
- A student’s cumulative GPA in the prerequisite courses is used to determine whether the student will be admitted to the major. Students must earn a minimum GPA of 2.5 in the prerequisite courses, with no grade lower than “C-,” to be granted admis- sion to the major in finance. Transfer grades are included in this GPA.
- Students must earn a grade of at least “C-” in each course used to satisfy a finance major requirement. This applies to the prerequisite, corequisite, business core, and specialization course requirements described in Course Requirements for the Finance Major” below.
- Students must earn an overall cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in the SUNY Brockport courses used to satisfy the corequisite, business core, and specialization course requirements described in “Course Requirements for the Finance Major” below.
- All General Education, upper-division (300/400 level) course work, and GPA re- quirements of SUNY Brockport must be met, including an overall cumulative GPA of at least 2.0 in all SUNY Brockport course work used to meet bachelor’s degree requirements.
1. Prerequisite Course Requirements (21 credits, must be completed before declaring the major): Prerequisite courses provide a foundation for upper-division course work. As described in “Course Grade and GPA Requirements for the Major in Finance” above, grades in prerequisite courses are used to determine admission to the major.
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| CIS | 106 | End-user Computing | 3 |
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| ECN | 201 | Principles of Economics - Micro | 3 |
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| ECN | 202 | Principles of Economics - Macro | 3 |
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| ECN | 204 | Introduction to Statistics | 3 |
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| ACC | 281 | Introduction to Financial Accounting | 3 |
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| ACC | 282 | Introduction to Managerial Accounting | 3 |
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| MTH | 201 | Calculus I OR (MTH 221 Calculus for Business) | 3 |
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Total: |
21 |
Notes:
(1) It is expected that full-time students will complete all prerequisite courses no later than the first semester of their junior year. Part-time students should complete prerequisites before beginning 300-level business courses.
(2) An introductory statistics course from another discipline (e.g., psychology) may be substituted for ECN 204. However, credit towards graduation will be allowed for only one introductory statistics course.
2. Major Course Requirements
Completion of the Finance major requires a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in the corequisite, core and specialty area courses requirements specified in 2a, 2b and 2c below. Students must earn a grade of at least “C-” in each course to satisfy degree requirements.
| 2a. Corequisite Requirements (10 credits) | ||||
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| ENL | 308 | Business Writing | 3 |
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| ECN | 302 | Intermediate Macroeconomics | 3 |
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| ECN | 304 | Intermediate Statistics | 3 |
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| BUS | 389 | Business Careers Seminar | 1 |
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Total: |
10 |
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| 2b. Business Core Requirements (21 credits) | ||||
Credits |
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| BUS | 325 | Principles of Finance | ||
| BUS | 335 | Principles of Marketing | ||
| BUS | 345 | International Business Environment | ||
| BUS | 366 | Organizational Behavior | ||
| BUS | 375 | Business Law I | ||
| BUS | 378 | Business, Government, and Society | ||
| BUS | 475 | Strategic Management | ||
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Total: |
21 |
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Notes:
(1) BUS 475 must be taken at SUNY Brockport.
(2) ACC 282 is not a pre-requisite for BUS 325. However it is strongly recommended that students complete ACC 282 before BUS 325.
| 2c. Upper Level Specialty Courses | ||||
| Finance students must complete the following two courses: | ||||
Credits |
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| BUS | 421 | Investment Analysis and Portfolio Management | ||
| BUS | 422 | Corporate Financial Policy | ||