Accountancy BBA Career Infused Degree Map

Accountants collect, maintain, and analyze financial records for organizations and compile reports for the use of managers, investors, creditors, regulators, and tax authorities. The Accountancy major prepares students for many accounting-related jobs, and some roles require a Master’s Degree or 150 credit Certified Public Accountant (CPA) designation. CPA’s must pass a national exam and meet additional requirements.

124 TOTAL CREDITS

42	Pathways Credits
21	Pre-Business Credits
27	Business Base Credits
24	Major Credits
10	Elective Credits

124 Credits minimum required for the Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) degree

57 Liberal Arts Credits minimum required for the BBA

2.0 GPA required to remain in good academic standing and to graduate

Liberal Arts Minor required to graduate (part of College Option)

The 3 Paths for Admission into the Zicklin School of Business

Degree Map

The degree map is a suggested term by term sample course schedule. Use the Degree Map along with DegreeWorks as tools to assist you in planning your academic path to graduation. You should customize your Degree Map to fit your individual needs.

FIRST YEAR

FALL 15 Credits		Career Readiness Recommended Tasks
ENG 2100 Writing I English Composition I	3 CR	Claim your Baruch Handshake account; create profile to include your major
MTH 2001 or 2003 or 2009 Pre-calculus Math & Quantitative Reasoning	3 CR	Create a resume using STARR’s Resume & Cover Letter Writing Guide
FYS 1000* First Year Seminar Degree Requirement	0 CR	Join a student club
Flexible Core Course Pathways Requirement	3 CR	Apply to CUNY Spring Forward (Fall) or CUNY Career Launch (Spring)
Flexible Core Course Pathways Requirement	3 CR	Research explore and early ID employer programs for accounting majors
Flexible Core Course Pathways Requirement	3 CR	Utilize Vault to explore career opportunities in accounting
*FYS 1000 is required for the first term & MUST be completed to graduate.		Optional (Career Readiness): Volunteer for VITA (Volunteer Income Tax Assistance); research and apply to student leadership opportunities

SPRING 15 Credits		Career Readiness Recommended Tasks
ENG 2150 Writing II English Composition II	3 CR	Every semester attend STARR networking events, employer information sessions, and internship fairs posted on Handshake; attend career workshops (e.g., interviewing skills)
ECO 1001 Microeconomics Pre-Business Requirement	3 CR	Research accounting internships, program deadlines and apply
ACC 2101 Principles of Accounting Pre-Business Requirement	3 CR	Draft cover letter using STARR’s Resume & Cover Letter Writing Guide
BUS 2000 Business Fundamentals: The Contemporary Business Landscape Business Base Requirement	3 CR	Create a LinkedIn account; add Baruch College and CUNY to education section
Flexible Core Course Pathways Requirement	3 CR	Apply to accounting internships at public accounting firms (July-Sep) for summer of following year
Minimum 2.25* average GPA in PRE-BUSINESS courses required for official admission into the Zicklin School of Business*		Optional (Career Readiness): Explore CUNY Upskilling and/or LinkedIn Learning to take an accounting-related, asynchronous course (i.e., Excel, QuickBooks)

SOPHOMORE YEAR

FALL 15 Credits		SPRING 15 Credits
CIS 2200 Intro to Information Systems & Tech Pre-Business Requirement	3 CR	LAW 1101 Fundamentals of Business Law Pre-Business Requirement	3 CR
COM 2020 Introductions to Communication Studies Pre-Business Requirement	3 CR	QNT 2020 Foundations of Predictive Analytics & Decision Modeling Base Requirement	3 CR
ECO 1002 Macroeconomics Pre-Business Requirement	3 CR	Life and Physical Sciences Natural Sciences Lab Course Pathways Requirement	3 CR
STA 2000 Business Statistics Pre-Business Requirement	3 CR	Flexible Core Course Pathways Requirement	3 CR
ENG 2800, CMP 2800, ENG 2850, or CMP 2850 Great Works of Literature I or II Pathways College Option Requirement	3 CR	Liberal Art Minor Course Pathways College Option Requirement	3 CR
		Minimum 2.25* average GPA in PRE-BUSINESS courses required for official admission into the Zicklin School of Business*

JUNIOR YEAR

FALL 16 Credits		SPRING 17 Credits
MGT 3120 Fundamentals of Management Business Base Requirement	3 CR	ACC 3100* Financial Accounting II Major Requirement	4 CR
ACC 3202* Accounting Information Systems Business Base Requirement	3 CR	ACC 3200* Cost Accounting Major Requirement	4 CR
ACC 3000* Financial Accounting I Major Requirement	4 CR	FIN 3000 Principles of Finance Business Base Requirement	3 CR
COM 3021 Professional Speech Communication Base Requirement	1.5 CR	MKT 3000 Marketing Foundations Business Base Requirement	3 CR
FIN 2000 Principles of Financial Planning & Individual Investing Base Requirement	1.5 CR	Flexible Core Course Pathways Requirement	3 CR
Liberal Art Minor Course Pathways College Option Requirement	3 CR	Maximum 2 of ACC 3202, 3000, 3100 & 3200 in one semester permitted. TAX 3300 may be taken with 2 accounting courses. *At least 2.5 GPA required in ACC 3202, 3000, 3100 & 3200 to complete accounting major

SENIOR YEAR

FALL 17 Credits		SPRING 14 Credits
ACC 4100 Financial Accounting III Major Requirement	4 CR	ACC 5400 Auditing Major Requirement	4 CR
TAX 3300¹ Federal Income Taxation Major Requirement	4 CR	MGT 4999 Strategic Management Business Base Requirement	3 CR
OPM 3000 Service Operations Management Business Base Requirement	3 CR	Free Elective³ Elective Requirement	3 CR
Liberal Art Minor Capstone Pathways College Option Requirement	3 CR	Free Elective³ Elective Requirement	4 CR
Liberal Arts Elective Elective Requirement	3 CR
		³Free electives can be any business, liberal arts, or public affairs course.

Liberal Arts Elective

Non-Liberal Arts

accountancy CAREER GUIDE

CAREER OUTCOMES BY MAJOR

Accountancy BBA

You may contact Professor Zelijko Sockovic of the Stan Ross Department of Accountancy for guidance on completing the CPA requirements.

Meet with a Peer Advisor for help with creating your 2-semester plan & much more!

AAS	ANT	ART	BIO	BLS	CHM	COM
CMP	ECO	ENG	ENV	FLM	FPA	GLS
HED	HIS	HSP	IDC	JRN	LACS	LIB
LTS	MSC	MTH	NMA	PHI	PHY	POL
PSY	REL	SOC	THE	WSM	ALL MODERN LANGUAGES

ART 5010	ART 5011	COM 4059	ECO 5010	ECO 5011	FPA 5070
FPA 5071	HED 1810	HED 2920	MSC 2061	MSC 2062	MSC 2063
MSC 2064	MSC 5050	MSC 5051	SOC 4085	SOC 4086	ART/MSC/THE Studio Elective Courses

Accountancy BBA Career Infused Degree Map

124 TOTAL CREDITS

42

Pathways Credits

21

Pre-Business Credits

27

Business Base Credits

24

Major Credits

10

Elective Credits

Be sure to review the Zicklin website for major requirements

Degree Map

FIRST YEAR

FALL

15 Credits

Career Readiness

Recommended Tasks

Claim your Baruch Handshake account; create profile to include your major

Create a resume using STARR’s Resume & Cover Letter Writing Guide

Join a student club

Apply to CUNY Spring Forward (Fall) or CUNY Career Launch (Spring)

Research explore and early ID employer programs for accounting majors

Utilize Vault to explore career opportunities in accounting

SPRING

15 Credits

Career Readiness

Recommended Tasks

Every semester attend STARR networking events, employer information sessions, and

internship fairs posted on Handshake; attend career workshops (e.g., interviewing skills)

Research accounting internships, program deadlines and apply

Draft cover letter using STARR’s Resume & Cover Letter Writing Guide

Create a LinkedIn account; add Baruch College and CUNY to education section

Apply to accounting internships at public accounting firms (July-Sep) for summer of following year

Review the Zicklin Website for Major Requirements

CPA

Peer Advisors