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The profession of accountancy has an enormous impact on people’s livelihoods and retirement benefits and the nation’s business and economic climate. Indeed, accounting is the base upon which the critical business skills of finance, management, marketing, and communications rely.Whether they work for public accounting firms, not-for-profits, or governmental agencies, accountants provide the key to effective operations and expansion.

In conducting its program, the Stan Ross Department of Accountancy provides undergraduate students with both the technical tools and the general background necessary for successful careers in accounting, as well as providing accounting knowledge to students with majors in areas other than accounting. The department’s accounting program focuses on the development, measurement, analysis, validation, and communication of financial and other information. Much of the emphasis is directed to enhancing the students’ ability to understand the environment and to alert students to the broad implications of accounting principles, procedures, and accounting decisions. Baruch’s accounting program is designed to prepare students to become leaders in business, not-for-profit organizations, and government.

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The Major

BBA in Accounting

The BBA in accounting is offered by the Stan Ross Department of Accountancy. The undergraduate accounting program is intended to provide students with a general liberal arts and sciences background as well as a foundation in general business practices and an understanding of accounting concepts and theory.

The accounting major is separately accredited by AACSB International—The Association to Advance Collegiate School of Business.

Students who take their first 3000-level accounting course in Fall 2006 or thereafter must earn a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.5 in the following 3000-level Accountancy courses taken at Baruch (minimum of 8 credits must be taken at Baruch): ACC 3000, 3100, 3200, and 3202. Enrollment in TAX 4309H requires a cumulative 3.5 GPA overall and in ACC 3000, 3100, and 3200 when taken at Baruch.

 

The following courses are required for the BBA in accounting:

Accounting Base                                6 credits

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ACC 2101

Principles of Accounting

3 credits

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ACC 3202

Accounting Information Systems

3 credits

Required Courses                            24 credits

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ACC 3000

Financial Accounting I

4 credits

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ACC 3100

Financial Accounting II

4 credits

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ACC 3200

Cost Accounting

4 credits

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ACC 4100

Financial Accounting III

4 credits

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ACC 5400

Principles of Auditing

4 credits

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TAX 3300

Federal Income Taxation

4 credits

Suggested Electives for Accountancy Majors:

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TAX 4309H

Federal Income Taxes: Entities (Honors)

4 credits

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CIS 4350

Computer Control and Audit

3 credits

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LAW 3102

The Law of Business Organizations

3 credits

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LAW 3115

Securities Law and Business Crime

3 credits

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OPR 3300

Quantitative Methods for Accounting

3 credits

An advanced statistics course

  

3 credits

An advanced finance course (e.g.

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FIN 3610

 Corporate Finance or
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FIN 3710

 Investment Analysis)

3 credits

Total required in major over base:  24 credits

 

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Meeting New York State CPA Requirements: Bachelors/Masters Programs in Accounting

Students seeking to be licensed CPAs who take the New York State CPA exam after August 1, 2009 must have completed a minimum of 150 credit hours of college or university course work. Specific program options are:

  • a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in accounting and a Master of Science (MS) in accounting or taxation
  • a Bachelor of Business Administration (BBA) in a business discipline other than accounting and a Master of Science (MS) in accounting
  • a Bachelor of Arts (BA) from the Weissman School of Arts and Sciences (in such majors as English, philosophy, political science, or an interdisciplinary program in languages and international business) and a Master of Science (MS) or a Master of Business Administration (MBA) in accounting.

To learn more about these programs and how to apply, refer to the section on undergraduate academic programs in accounting on Baruchs Zicklin School website: http://zicklin.baruch.cuny.edu/programs/undergrad/degrees/accountancy

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Courses

Accountancy (ACC)

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ACC 2101

Principles of Accounting

4 hours; 3 credits

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ACC 2203

Principles of Managerial Accounting for Non-accounting Majors

3 hours; 3 credits

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ACC 3000

Financial Accounting I

4 hours; 4 credits

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ACC 3100

Financial Accounting II

4 hours; 4 credits

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ACC 3200

Cost Accounting

4 hours; 4 credits

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ACC 3202

Accounting Information Systems

4 hours; 3 credits

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ACC 4091

Special Topics in Accountancy

1 hours; 1 credits

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ACC 4092

Special Topics in Accountancy

2 hours, 2 credits

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ACC 4093

Special Topics in Accountancy

3 hours; 3 credits

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ACC 4094

Special Topics in Accountancy

1.5 hours; 1.5 credits

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ACC 4100

Financial Accounting III

4 hours; 4 credits

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ACC 4300

Federal Income Taxation

4 hours; 4 credits

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ACC 4306

Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation I

4 hours; 4 credits

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ACC 4307

Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation II

4 hours; 4 credits

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ACC 4308

Financial Statement Analysis and Valuation III

4 hours; 4 credits

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ACC 4360

Internal Auditing: Enterprise Risk Management

4 hours; 4 credits

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ACC 4361

Internal Auditing: Application and Practice

4 hours; 4 credits

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ACC 4900

Special Topics in Accounting

2 credits; 2 credits

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ACC 5000

Independent Study

1 hour; 1 credit

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ACC 5100

Accounting Internship

1 hour; 1 credit

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ACC 5200

Accounting Internship

3 hours; 3 credits

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ACC 5400

Principles of Auditing

4 hours; 4 credits

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Tax (TAX)

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TAX 3300

Federal Income Taxation

4 hours; 4 credits

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TAX 4309H

Hon Fed Inc Tax Ent

4 hours; 4 credits

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